Analysis of the Efficiency of Quay Crane Control

In this paper, we examine the engineering possibility to apply monitoring equipment to detect movement patterns and collect statistical information in harsh container handling environment, during loading and unloading procedures. We design a simple, yet highly efficient data capture tool and use it to solve a transportation problem to lower the security issues and costs associated with increased turn-over time. This is an ongoing EU Structural fund project, its aim is to present a way and a technological solution to synchronize the crane, and Automated guided vehicle (AGV) processes. We demonstrate the problem and provide the readers with a use case study.