The current decade sees a considerable growth in worldwide container transportation and
with it an indispensable need for optimization. Also the interest in and availability of …

Due to the variety of technical equipments and terminal layouts, research has produced a
multitude of optimization models for seaside operations planning in container terminals. To …

The efficiency of automated container terminals primarily depends on the synchronization of
automated-guided vehicles (AGVs) and automated cranes. Accordingly, we study the …

Container terminals mainly include three types of handling equipment, ie, quay cranes
(QCs), internal trucks (ITs) and yard cranes (YCs). Due to high cost of the handling …

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 …

To improve the operational efficiency of container terminals, it is important to consider the
coordination of different types of container-handling equipment, which typically include …

For a container terminal system, efficient berth and quay crane (QC) schedules have great
impact on the improvement of both operation efficiency and customer satisfaction. In this …

Operations research techniques have helped optimize container terminal operations over
the past decades and have been a regular feature of maritime logistics and maritime supply …

This paper studies the interactions between crane handling and truck transportation in a
maritime container terminal by addressing them simultaneously. Yard trucks are shared …

In this paper, a simulation optimization method for scheduling loading operations in
container terminals is developed. The method integrates the intelligent decision mechanism …