OPTIPORT project progresses at a good pace. The model of the terminal has been successfully developed by microsimulation, what has allowed the testing of different TOS with different characteristics in a simulated environment.
Testing by microsimulation enables the obtainment of different output parameters based on a series of variations in operational parameters of terminal operation (e.g. distribution of the storage area, cranes´ load and unload times, time needed for the handling of the freight by the different equipment used in the terminal, etc.). This type of analysis allows observing the efficiency of the operations performed in the terminal according to the TOS used with minimum costs.