  Container handling problems at container terminals are NP-hard problems. This
paper presents an approach using discrete-event simulation modeling to optimize
solution for storage space allocation problem, taking into account all various
interrelated container terminal handling activities. The proposed approach is
applied on a real case study data of container terminal at Alexandria port. The
computational results show the effectiveness of the proposed model for
optimization of storage space allocation in container terminal where 54%
reduction in containers handling time in port is achieved.
