Container terminal (CT) operations are often bottlenecked by slow yard crane (YC)
movements. Efficient YC scheduling to reduce the PM waiting time is therefore critical in …

Container terminal (CT) operations are often bottlenecked by slow YC (yard crane)
movements. PM (prime mover) queues in front of the YCs are common. Hence, efficient YC …

Maritime transportation is an important branch of intelligent transportation system (ITS). It is
widely recognized that modern ITS technologies and advanced management methods, such …

This article presents a comparative study of two contrasting approaches for modeling the
yard crane scheduling problem: centralized and decentralized. It seeks to assess their …

The performance of a container terminal depends on many aspects of operations. This
paper focuses on the optimal sequencing of a yard crane (or YC for short) for serving a fleet …

In this paper, we study the problem of scheduling quay cranes (QCs) at container terminals
where incoming vessels have different ready times. The objective is to minimize the …

Yard cranes (YCs), yard trucks (YTs), and quay cranes (QCs) are the main material handling
equipment (MHE) used to fulfill Yard Storage Plan (YSP) and Vessel Stowage plan (VSP) in …

This study investigates the scheduling problem of the tandem quay crane (TQC), which is a
new type of loading/unloading device used at container terminals. The TQC can execute …

To lower vessel turn time, it is crucial that the operations of quay cranes, yard trucks, and
yard cranes are well coordinated. Most studies have sought to optimize each of these …

Yard cranes are the most popular container handling equipment for loading containers onto
or unloading containers from trucks in container yards of land scarce port container …