An Analysis of Net Berth Productivity in the Handling Operations with Dry Bulk Cargoes in a Seaport

Abstract

Productivity at the berth is one from the group of port productivity measures which is closely tied to ship turnaround times. Net berth productivity is value of productivity related to the operational time at the berth. Based on the facts identified from available literature about minor share of researches related to the net berth productivity in the handling operations with dry bulk cargoes in a seaport, it was decided to take this port productivity metrics as an object of a research. After a detailed analysis of different categories of the net berth productivity in the handling operations with dry bulks, key groups of influential factors which determine values of the net berth productivity are identified and systematized. Some principal elements related to improving net berth productivity are taken into consideration, too. Concrete results shown in this paper are related to the Dry Bulk Cargo Terminal in the Port of Bar (Montenegro).