【正文】 De Martino, 2020). 。 Song, 2020, p. 14). Ports have been natural sites for transshipment in order to transfer goods from one mode of transport to another (King, 1997). They have historically provided the link between maritime and inland transport, the interface between the sea and rivers, and roads and railways (Dowd amp。 and presents details on Maldives Port Limited (MPL) and its organization management, MCH and handling equipment, cargo working hours, and port shut downs. The chapter also outlines and illustrates the existing shipping lines and other auxiliary services. Chapter four delineates the major demand drivers of import cargo and seeks to forecast cargo traffic for the next ten years based on population growth and economic growth indicators. Chapter five introduces the conceptual and empirical research models and provides a brief description of each model. The second part of the chapter explains the research design and data collection procedures of the study. Chapter six deals with the development of the simulation model for the study. It outlines the structure of the model, the terminal logic flow, and describes input parameters used for the model. This chapter also outlines the resource simulation model and resource operational cycle model which are used to control resource operational cycles. It also addresses the validation issues of the model, as well as 閆功喜：外文翻譯 running setup1 Finally, chapter seven reports on the results in detail, and it also discuss the theoretical and managerial implications. This research concludes with a discussion of the research limitations and the implications for future research agendas. CHAPTER 2 Port Terminal Operations: A Review of the Literature Introduction This chapter reviews the relevant literature and provides some background information on the development of marine container terminals and their operations. It aims to address topics closely related to this research and provides overview information of world trends towards container developments, technological changes, terminal operations, logistics processes, and types of resources used in container terminals. It also describes an overview of decision problems at terminals。 and can be applied to most port terminals. Therefore, the methodologies used for the development of MCH model will provide a platform for stakeholders and future researchers. Port constraints and capacity maximization have been two major issues for 2020 屆航運管理專業(yè)畢業(yè)設計（論文） MCH for many years. This research is one of the first to shed light into this subject. The findings of this research will be valuable for Maldives Port Limited, local importers, transport providers shippers, and concerned government authorities. Organization of the Thesis This thesis is divided into seven chapters presenting the main segments of this type of empirical research. First, the current chapter introduces the topic and outlines in very broad terms the objectives and contributions of the research. The second chapter proceeds to discuss the relevant theoretical literature published in the field. It does so by first introducing the concept of ?ports? and providing information on their developments and technological changes that took place worldwide over the years. The chapter then describes the different management appr