BUILDING A PORT SIMULATOR

The development of a simulation software for port operation is describ ed, with special emphasis on considerations for choosing both software and hardware. These considerations, along with input and output requi rements, led to a decision to write the software in C and to use simul ation library SSS. The resulting software is portable, flexible and co mprehensive, it addresses multiple port functions, various ship arriva l patterns, fleet composition, labor and productivity issues. It is th e only simulation model known to deal with coordination between termin als in more than one port.