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Coastal risk forecast system : fostering proactive management at the Catalan coast

García León, Manuel (Date of defense: 2018-07-10)

The action of sea storms is one of the most complex littoral processes with deep management implications. Along the Catalan shoreline which is about 700 km long, 190 km are subject to erosion and/or flooding. Around one ...

Effects of climate change on wave climate and consequent coastal impacts : application to the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Casas Prat, Mercè (Date of defense: 2014-01-20)

Climate change is a hot research topic due to the consequent impacts on our environment in the near future. The last report of the International Panel on Climate Change' the leading international body for assessment of ...

Multi-port container traffic analysis using Data Science tools: an application to Yangtze River Delta (China)

Huang, Dong (Date of defense: 2023-12-19)

(English) As a crucial node of maritime transportation, seaports carry more than 90% of global trade. Considering the complexity of a port system, even slight improvement at strategical and operational decision levels will ...

Multivariate characterization of wave storms in coastal areas

Lin Ye, Jue (Date of defense: 2018-05-22)

Wave-storms are the responsible of the main changes in the Coast. Their detailed characterization results in a better design of any marine structure. The most common approach to describe wave-storms is to simplify the event ...

Novel tools for port environmental management systems

Morell Villalonga, Mariano Nicolás (Date of defense: 2023-11-24)

(English) This thesis addresses the development and evaluation of novel tools and strategies for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implementation in ports for water quality. Integrating computer vision-based systems ...

Optimization of yard operations in container terminals from an energy efficiency approach

Terán Cobo, Pablo (Date of defense: 2018-06-25)

This Thesis addresses common operational issues related to maritime container terminals. In the last decades, containerization of maritime transportation has grown very rapidly, forcing terminal operators to cope with ...

Strategies for improving import yard performance at container marine terminals

Martín Alcalde, Enrique (Date of defense: 2014-07-22)

The process of containerization and its continuous development involves changes and technological innovations in containerships and maritime container terminals. In the current era of "gigantism", despite existing fleet ...