TOOL

HarborSym

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Description

Developer/Partners: USACE (2013)

Relevant Hazard/Threat(s): N/A

Intent: Facilitate economic analyses of proposed navigation improvement projects in coastal harbors

HarborSym is a discrete event Monte-Carlo simulation model designed to facilitate economic analyses of proposed navigation improvement projects in coastal harbors

Data Parameters

Inputs: Port layout, vessel calls, and transit rules and proposed navigation improvement projects
Outputs: Estimated delays and economic benefit associated with prospective modifications to improve delays

Caveats

HarborSym can be complicated, requiring detailed user‐provided data and assumptions