A follow-up survey of berth allocation and quay crane scheduling problems in container terminals

C Bierwirth, F Meisel - European Journal of Operational Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper surveys recent publications on berth allocation, quay crane assignment, and
quay crane scheduling problems in seaport container terminals. It continues the survey of …

Berth allocation and scheduling at marine container terminals: A state-of-the-art review of solution approaches and relevant scheduling attributes

B Li, Z Elmi, A Manske, E Jacobs, Y Lau… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Marine container terminals play a significant role for international trade networks and global
market. To cope with the rapid and steady growth of the seaborne trade market, marine …

The multi-port berth allocation problem with speed optimization and emission considerations

G Venturini, Ç Iris, CA Kontovas, A Larsen - Transportation Research Part …, 2017 - Elsevier
The container ship** industry faces many interrelated challenges and opportunities, as its
role in the global trading system has become increasingly important over the last decades …

Seaside operations in container terminals: literature overview, trends, and research directions

HJ Carlo, IFA Vis, KJ Roodbergen - Flexible Services and Manufacturing …, 2015 - Springer
Seaside operations are considered the bottleneck operation in most container terminals
around the world. This paper presents an in-depth updated overview of the seaside …

A comprehensive bibliometric analysis and assessment of high-impact research on the berth allocation problem

B Dragović, N Zrnić, A Dragović, E Tzannatos… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper aims at the identification and assessment of High-Impact Research Papers
(HIRPs) on the Berth Allocation Problem (BAP) research at marine terminals. The BAP …

Particle swarm optimization algorithm for the berth allocation problem

CJ Ting, KC Wu, H Chou - Expert Systems with Applications, 2014 - Elsevier
The berth allocation is one of the major container port optimization problems. In both port
operator's and ocean carriers' perspective, the minimization of the time a ship at the berth …

Exact and heuristic methods to solve the berth allocation problem in bulk ports

N Umang, M Bierlaire, I Vacca - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the dynamic hybrid berth allocation problem in bulk ports with the
objective to minimize the total service times of the vessels. We propose two exact methods …

A branch-and-price algorithm to solve the integrated berth allocation and yard assignment problem in bulk ports

T Robenek, N Umang, M Bierlaire, S Ropke - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this research, two crucial optimization problems of berth allocation and yard assignment in
the context of bulk ports are studied. We discuss how these problems are interrelated and …

Robust berth scheduling with uncertain vessel delay and handling time

Y Xu, Q Chen, X Quan - Annals of Operations Research, 2012 - Springer
In container terminals, the actual arrival time and handling time of a vessel often deviate
from the scheduled ones. Being the input to yard space allocation and crane planning, berth …

Berth allocation with time-dependent physical limitations on vessels

D Xu, CL Li, JYT Leung - European Journal of Operational Research, 2012 - Elsevier
We consider a berth allocation problem in container terminals in which the assignment of
vessels to berths is limited by water depth and tidal condition. We model the problem as a …