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Simulación · Minimal Factory · Ports and coast

Hamburg-Altenwerder · container terminal

An automated container terminal as a model: container gantry cranes above the ship, driverless transport vehicles in the yard, freight trains and trucks at the container rail terminal.

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Real are location, terrain and surroundings (official Hamburg elevation data, OpenStreetMap). The container cranes are models of our own, berths are interpreted; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.

At the Altenwerder container terminal in the port of Hamburg, container gantry cranes lift the boxes out of the ships on the Köhlbrand. Driverless transport vehicles take them to the container yard, freight trains at the container rail terminal and trucks collect them and bring export containers. Three container cranes stand at one berth, and the vehicles run entirely without drivers.

Five controls steer the terminal: investment (one to four berths), workforce, supply, quality and market. More berths bring more throughput if ships, trains and people keep up. The container yard fills up when less is collected than arrives.

Real are location, terrain and surroundings from official Hamburg elevation data and OpenStreetMap. The cranes are models of our own, their booms are missing in the elevation model; berths, quantities, processes and times are an interpretation of our own and model values, and one working day lasts ten seconds. The page is for exhibitions, schools and universities, logistics training and local history.

From raw material to product

  1. 01

    supply – freight trains at the container station and trucks bring export boxes

  2. 02

    berths – container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below

  3. 03

    container yard – takes in what is not sold

  4. 04

    dispatch – container ships on the Köhlbrand take them

A site at work

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A site at work

Hamburg-Altenwerder: Container handling on the Köhlbrand: cranes lift the boxes out of the ships, driverless vehicles take them to the yard, trains and trucks collect them.

Berth 1

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Berth 1

Berth 1 – A berth: three container cranes lift the boxes between ship and quay, driverless transport vehicles take them to the yard – no drivers at all.

What is shown – why – for whom

Qué se muestra Por qué Para quién
Berth with three container cranes Por quéShows how boxes are lifted between ship and quay. Para quiénexhibition, teaching
Driverless transport vehicles Por quéShows how the containers reach the yard without drivers. Para quiénteaching, history of technology
Container yard Por quéShows what happens to containers that are not collected at once. Para quiéneconomics teaching, exhibition
Container rail terminal with freight trains Por quéShows how export containers arrive and imports are collected. Para quiénteaching, logistics training
Trucks at the terminal Por quéShows how containers also go to the hinterland by road. Para quiénteaching, exhibition
Container ships on the Köhlbrand Por quéShows where the ships lie and where the export containers go. Para quiénport history, exhibition
Five controls with output, container yard and daily result Por quéShows connections in operations, not operating figures. Para quiéneconomics teaching
Berth 4

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Berth 4

Berth 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.

Five levers, one works

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Five levers, one works

Full investment – four berths: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.

Films from the model

  • Above Hamburg-Altenwerder

    A flight across the whole site: low approach, Berth 1, then across the works to the long shot – everything moving, with the sound of the works.

  • From raw material to product

    The works’ chain in one flight – supply (freight trains at the container station and trucks bring export boxes), berths, container yard, dispatch: station by station.

  • A working day in time-lapse

    In time-lapse working days pass in seconds: shifts at the gate, traffic on the supply and dispatch routes, the stockpile (container yard) changing along.

  • A works grows

    Investment step by step: new berths appear, the workforce grows with them, then more supply and a boom in the market.

  • Bottleneck – the works respond

    First materials run short and the plant only runs in part, then the market takes too little and the stockpile fills up – in the boom the works recover.

  • Using the software

    With the full interface: open the works, set investment and market, look at stockpile and plant – every lever acts at once.

Facilities and areas in the model

  • Berths

    A berth: three container cranes lift the boxes between ship and quay, driverless transport vehicles take them to the yard – no drivers at all. In the game: all 4 as expansion (interpreted).

  • Container yard

    Whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when it is full the surplus goes at a discount, when the market wants more it is drawn down.

  • Supply

    Freight trains at the container station and trucks bring export boxes. A bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.

  • Dispatch

    Container ships on the Köhlbrand take them. The market only takes what it needs.

  • Container rail station

    Freight trains bring export boxes and collect imports.

When things get tight

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When things get tight

Container yard filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.

Medium long shot

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Medium long shot

Medium long shot – Berth 1: container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below.

Processes in the model

From raw material to product

  1. 01supply – freight trains at the container station and trucks bring export boxes
  2. 02berths – container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below
  3. 03container yard – takes in what is not sold
  4. 04dispatch – container ships on the Köhlbrand take them

Expansion

  1. 01raise investment by one step
  2. 02another berth is built on its plot
  3. 03set the workforce to match, otherwise it only runs in part
  4. 04the market decides whether it pays – success in one number at the top

Bottleneck and recovery

  1. 01supply short – the store empties
  2. 02materials missing – the plants only run in part
  3. 03market in a slump – the stockpile grows until the fire sale
  4. 04boom – the stockpile empties, the result rises

What the model can be used for

  • Exhibition and visitor centre

    The terminal explains itself at one berth: three container cranes lift the boxes between ship and quay, driverless vehicles take them to the yard, entirely without drivers.

    Para quiénexhibitions, visitor centres, port museums

  • School and university

    How do containers get from ship to rail and truck? Terms like container crane, berth, TEU, container rail terminal and hinterland traffic sit where they belong.

    Para quiénschools, universities, vocational training

  • Understanding logistics

    Investment, workforce, supply, quality and market act at once on output, container yard and result. It becomes visible why a further berth without ships, trains and people costs money.

    Para quiénlogistics training, economics teaching, further training

  • Port and city

    The terminal lies in the port of Hamburg on the Köhlbrand. You see how ships, freight trains and trucks come together in one place.

    Para quiéncity marketing, local history societies, port history

Berth 1 at work

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Berth 1 at work

Berth 1 at work – container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.

The whole software

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The whole software

Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.

What you can change

Controls

  • Investment: Number of berths (1 to 4): more money builds more, less shuts them down; without more people they only run in part.
  • Workforce: Enough people for all berths – output rises, and so does success. Too many people cost wages without more output.
  • Supply: More material arrives – the plant no longer has to wait. Levels short, normal and double; supply security costs money.
  • Quality: More quality means less scrap and fewer breakdowns but costs testing and maintenance (levels low, normal, high).
  • Market: Slump, normal or boom. In a slump more is made than sold: the stockpile grows and success drops. In a boom the market takes more: the stockpile empties and success rises.

Disruptions

  • Too few people: Workers are missing, part of the plant stands still.
  • Material missing: Supply is not enough; once the store is empty the plants only run in part (message: “Parts store empty – supply is short”).
  • Too much built: More is made than the market takes: the stockpile grows; when it is full the surplus goes at a 40 % discount (message: “Stockpile full – fire sale at a discount”).
  • Market wants more: Demand is greater than the works can make; once the stockpile is empty orders are lost (message: “Stockpile empty – orders are lost”).

What the model brings

  • 01

    The real terrain as a stage

    Terminal, tracks and surroundings stand on terrain from official Hamburg elevation data. You show the site as it lies, not as a diagram.

  • 02

    A terminal without drivers

    Container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below: you understand the process before you steer the terminal yourself.

  • 03

    Bottlenecks without damage

    Ships, trains or people are missing, the container yard fills up. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

  • 04

    For big screens and the browser

    Runs in the browser and on large projections. A working day in fast motion lasts ten seconds.

  • Hamburg-Altenwerder: Containerumschlag am Köhlbrand: Containerbrücken heben die Boxen aus den Schiffen, fahrerlose Fahrzeuge bringen sie ins Lager, Züge und Lkw holen sie ab.
    Hamburg-Altenwerder: Container handling on the Köhlbrand: cranes lift the boxes out of the ships, driverless vehicles take them to the yard, trains and trucks collect them.
  • Hamburg-Altenwerder von der anderen Seite – derselbe Ort in der Nachmittagssonne aus Südwesten, mit langen Schatten der Hallen und Gerüste.
    Hamburg-Altenwerder from the other side – the same site in the afternoon sun from the south-west, with long shadows of halls and structures.
  • Halbtotale – Liegeplatz 1: Containerbrücken über dem Schiff, fahrerlose Fahrzeuge darunter.
    Medium long shot – Berth 1: container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below.
  • Weit draußen bei Hamburg – Gelände, Häuser und Bäume stammen aus amtlichen Höhendaten, am Rand läuft die Welt weich ins Dunkel aus.
    Far out near Hamburg – terrain, houses and trees come from official elevation data; at the edge the world fades softly into the dark.
  • Von oben – Hamburg-Altenwerder als Modell aus Quadern: jede Zelle ein Quader, Gebäude und Gelände nach Höhendaten und OpenStreetMap.
    From above – Hamburg-Altenwerder as a model of blocks: every cell a block, buildings and terrain from elevation data and OpenStreetMap.
  • Hamburg-Altenwerder schräg von oben – Zulieferung, Liegeplätze, Containerlager und Abtransport auf einen Blick.
    Hamburg-Altenwerder from above at an angle – supply, berths, container yard and dispatch at a glance.
  • Rundherum Hamburg: Straßen, Gleise und Wasser aus OpenStreetMap, Häuser und Bäume aus den Höhendaten – nur die Anlage in der Mitte ist eigens gebaut.
    All around Hamburg: streets, tracks and water from OpenStreetMap, houses and trees from the elevation data – only the plant in the middle is built specially.
  • Auf Augenhöhe – Liegeplatz 1, so nah wie vom Zaun aus.
    At eye level – Berth 1, as close as from the fence.
  • Liegeplatz 1 – Ein Liegeplatz: drei Containerbrücken heben die Boxen zwischen Schiff und Kai, fahrerlose Transportfahrzeuge bringen sie ins Lager – ganz ohne Fahrer.
    Berth 1 – A berth: three container cranes lift the boxes between ship and quay, driverless transport vehicles take them to the yard – no drivers at all.
  • Liegeplatz 2 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Berth 2 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Liegeplatz 3 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Berth 3 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Liegeplatz 4 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Berth 4 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Containerlager – hier landet, was entsteht, aber nicht verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit Abschlag weg.
    Container yard – whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when there is no room left, the surplus goes at a discount.
  • Zulieferung – Güterzüge am Containerbahnhof und Lkw bringen Exportcontainer: ein größerer Vertrag kostet mehr, das Lager puffert kurze Lücken.
    Supply – freight trains at the container station and trucks bring export boxes: a bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.
  • Abtransport – Containerschiffe auf dem Köhlbrand nehmen sie mit: der Markt nimmt nur, was er braucht.
    Dispatch – container ships on the Köhlbrand take them: the market only takes what it needs.
  • Containerbahnhof – Güterzüge bringen Exportcontainer und holen Importe ab.
    Container rail station – freight trains bring export boxes and collect imports.
  • Liegeplatz 1 nah – Containerbrücken über dem Schiff, fahrerlose Fahrzeuge darunter.
    Berth 1 close up – container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below.
  • Containerlager nah – die Boxen stehen in Reihen, bis Schiff, Zug oder Lkw sie holen.
    Container yard close up – the boxes stand in rows until ship, train or truck collects them.
  • Zulieferung in vollem Gang – Güterzüge am Containerbahnhof und Lkw bringen Exportcontainer; je größer der Vertrag, desto mehr ist unterwegs.
    Supply in full swing – freight trains at the container station and trucks bring export boxes; the bigger the contract, the more is on the move.
  • Liegeplatz 1 in Betrieb – Containerbrücken über dem Schiff, fahrerlose Fahrzeuge darunter; die Maschinen laufen mit der Auslastung des Werks.
    Berth 1 at work – container cranes above the ship, driverless vehicles below; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.
  • Liegeplatz 4 – der Ausbau läuft mit, solange Leute, Material und Markt reichen.
    Berth 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.
  • Containerlager im laufenden Betrieb – die Boxen stehen in Reihen, bis Schiff, Zug oder Lkw sie holen.
    Container yard in day-to-day operation – the boxes stand in rows until ship, train or truck collects them.
  • Volle Fahrt – alle vier Liegeplätze in Betrieb, der Markt im Boom: auf Zufahrt und Abfahrt ist am meisten los.
    Full steam – all four berths running, the market booming: supply and dispatch routes are at their busiest.
  • Investition klein – nur Liegeplatz 1 läuft, die übrigen Plätze liegen als Fundament mit Markierung da.
    Small investment – only Berth 1 runs, the other plots lie ready as marked foundations.
  • Investition voll – vier Liegeplätze: Kapazität für den Boom, aber nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Full investment – four berths: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.
  • Jede Anlage beschriftet – Liegeplatz 1 bis 4, Containerlager, Zulieferer und Markt; oben der Werktag mit der Menge je Tag, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl.
    Every facility labelled – berth 1 to 4, container yard, supplier and market; at the top the working day with the daily output, on the right success in one number.
  • Liegeplatz 1 beschriftet – Name und Nummer stehen direkt im Bild.
    Berth 1 labelled – name and number right in the picture.
  • Erfolg in einer Zahl – 100 heißt: besser geht es bei diesem Markt nicht; darunter das Ergebnis je Tag, oben die Menge je Werktag.
    Success in one number – 100 means it cannot get better in this market; below it the result per day, at the top the output per working day.
  • Wo ein Regler wirkt, leuchtet ein Ring – hier nach einem Wechsel am Markt: Containerlager.
    Where a lever acts, a ring lights up – here after a change in the market: container yard.
  • Material fehlt – die Zulieferung ist knapp, das Lager leer: die Liegeplätze laufen nur noch zum Teil, auf der Zufahrt ist wenig los.
    Materials missing – supply is short, the store is empty: the berths only run in part, the supply route is quiet.
  • Containerlager läuft voll – es entsteht mehr, als verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit 40 % Abschlag weg.
    Container yard filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.
  • Boom – der Markt nimmt mehr ab, als gerade entsteht: die Halde leert sich, auf der Abfahrt ist viel los.
    Boom – the market takes more than is being made: the stockpile empties, the dispatch route is busy.
  • Die ganze Software – oben der Werktag mit Uhr und Menge, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl, unten die Kacheln für Werk und Anlagen.
    The whole software – at the top the working day with clock and output, on the right success in one number, below the tiles for works and facilities.
  • Werk steuern – fünf Regler: Investition, Belegschaft, Zulieferung, Qualität und Markt; die Kette zeigt sofort, was daraus wird.
    Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.
  • Ein Regler, sofort sichtbar – Markt auf Flaute: die Lage oben erklärt den Engpass, die Halde wächst, das Ergebnis je Tag sinkt.
    One lever, visible at once – market set to slump: the status line explains the bottleneck, the stockpile grows, the daily result drops.
  • Karte einer Anlage – Liegeplatz: in Betrieb, Beschäftigte und Auslastung, dazu ein Satz, was dort geschieht.
    Facility card – berth: in operation, workforce and utilisation, plus one sentence on what happens there.
  • Karte der Halde – Containerlager: Bestand, belegter Platz und Zuwachs je Tag.
    Stockpile card – container yard: stock, space used and growth per day.
  • Karte der Zulieferer – Lieferung je Tag, Lager und Materialkosten am Tag.
    Supplier card – delivery per day, store and material costs per day.
  • Karte des Markts – Nachfrage, verkauft und Umsatz am Tag.
    Market card – demand, sold and turnover per day.
  • Engpass in Orange – die Zulieferung reicht nicht: Zeile oben und Lage im Werk sagen in einem Satz, was fehlt.
    Bottleneck in orange – supply is not enough: the line at the top and the works status say in one sentence what is missing.
  • Das Menü – Übersicht und Anlage, Schnitt, neu beginnen, Vorführung, Ton und andere Orte, darunter die Bedienung mit Maus, Finger und Tastatur.
    The menu – overview and plant, cutaway, restart, demo, sound and other sites, below the controls for mouse, touch and keyboard.
  • Sechzehn echte Orte – Hochöfen, Zechen, Autowerke, Häfen und eine Werft, jeder dort, wo er wirklich steht.
    Sixteen real sites – blast furnaces, collieries, car plants, harbours and a shipyard, each where it really stands.

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Basis and limits

Real are the location, terrain and buildings in Hamburg (official Hamburg elevation data and OpenStreetMap). The plant in the middle is our own simplified interpretation: quantities, processes, times and prices are model assumptions; the economy runs in time-lapse (10 seconds are one working day). Not a simulation of real operations and no cooperation with the site.

Public sources the model is based on:

  • Wikipedia (German), article on the site: Containerterminal Altenwerder
  • Trade press, report on the site
  • Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, LGV: DGM1 and bDOM 2022 (dl-de/by-2.0)
  • OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): streets, tracks, water, land use

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Real are location, terrain and surroundings (official Hamburg elevation data, OpenStreetMap). The container cranes are models of our own, berths are interpreted; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.