Multilevel Layout Planning of Port Space Designs in Marine Transportation Systems

ABSTRACT Zeng, J. and Wan, R., 2018. Multilevel layout planning of port space designs in marine transportation systems. In: Ashraf, M.A. and Chowdhury, A.J.K. (eds.), Coastal Ecosystem Responses to Human and Climatic Changes throughout Asia. In the marine transportation system, the port occupies an important position. The rational allocation of port space plays a role in promoting the speed of logistics and economic growth. The traditional port layout planning usually results in low utilization of space and limits the speed of logistics and economic growth. To solve these problems, multilevel layout planning is proposed in this paper. By introducing the theory of spatial multilevel arrangement, the layout planning of a port is carried out, and the optimal arrangement of the multilevel layout is analyzed. Through the calculation of the port economy, the optimal arrangement is obtained. The validity of multilevel layout planning is proved by an example.