Cargos

 

Intermodal containers are standardized used in shipping goods across different types of transport. The advantage of containers is that no unloading or loading of cargo has to take place while exchanging them between ships, trucks and trains. After each delivered container the player earns money.

Physical properties
 

- The containers all have the same dimensions of 1×1×2 units.

- The colour of the container indicates to which transport mode it has to be delivered: - The weight of the container affects the speed with which cranes can transfer them between objects. A normal container has a base weight of 100.
 * Red containers need to be dispatched by trucks
 * Green containers need to be dispatched by train
 * Blue containers need to be dispatched by ship

- Containers can have an additional icon, indicating a special type.''' '''

Container Types
Container types differ in weight, earnings and special attributes.

Container Handling
Containers arrive trough 3 modes of transport. They have to be picked up, stored and transported to the right places. Unloading and loading containers is always done using cranes. Incoming trucks can unload and load at a chosen storage or buffer area. AGV’s can be used to automatically transport containers between storage and buffer. Ships and trains are always loaded and unloaded at a buffer area.