Container transportation has become an important part of global transportation and it may
gain a new potential in the light of the Chinese One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, known …

Despite an increasing number of studies on the efficiency of container terminals, their focus
has mostly been on advanced and emerging markets. There are limited studies on container …

In this paper we study the simultaneous optimization of berth allocation and quay crane
assignment in seaport container terminals. We propose a model based on an exponential …

This paper studies the daily storage yard manage problem arising in maritime container
terminals, which integrates the space allocation and yard crane deployment decisions …

The feeder vessel management problem consists of designing preferred berthing positions
and service time for cyclically visiting feeders, and allocating storage yard space to the …

In this work, a joint planning problem for berth and yard allocation in transshipment terminals
is addressed. Multi-cluster stacking strategy is proposed to split each transshipment flow into …

In container terminals, the integrated planning of berth allocation and quay crane
assignment problems has attracted much attention in literature. These problems can be …

Sea-rail intermodal transportation around the globe faces complex challenges that affect the
satisfaction of shippers' needs. An efficient cargo flow between the port and its hinterland …

Sea freight transportation plays a vital role in the global supply chain. Sri Lanka is located
closer to one of the world busiest sea routes: east to west. Since Sri Lanka is located in the …

The efficiency of a maritime container terminal mainly depends on the process of handling
containers, especially during the ships loading process. A good stowage planning facilitates …