Transport operations in container terminals: Literature overview, trends, research directions and classification scheme

HJ Carlo, IFA Vis, KJ Roodbergen - European journal of operational …, 2014 - Elsevier
Internal transport operations connect the seaside, yard side, and landside processes at
container terminals. This paper presents an in-depth overview of transport operations and …

Designing an adaptive production control system using reinforcement learning

A Kuhnle, JP Kaiser, F Theiß, N Stricker… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2021 - Springer
Modern production systems face enormous challenges due to rising customer requirements
resulting in complex production systems. The operational efficiency in the competitive …

A simulation optimization approach for solving the dual-cycling problem in container terminals

Q Zeng, A Diabat, Q Zhang - Maritime Policy & Management, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Dual cycling is an operation technique whereby quay cranes perform loading and unloading
operations simultaneously in the same ship bay. In this article, a mixed-integer programming …

Cranes scheduling in frame bridges based automated container terminals

L Zhen, H Hu, W Wang, X Shi, C Ma - Transportation Research Part C …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates crane scheduling problems for a new type of automated container
terminal system, which is based on multi-storey frame bridges. For the new design concept …

Modeling yard crane operators as reinforcement learning agents

F Fotuhi, N Huynh, JM Vidal, Y Xie - Research in transportation economics, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to the importance of drayage operations, operators at marine container terminals are
increasingly looking to reduce the time a truck spends at the terminal to complete a …

集装箱码头混合交叉作业集成调度模型

陈超, 张哲, 曾庆成 - 交通运输工程学报, 2012 - transport.chd.edu.cn
针对集装箱码头进出口作业系统中泊位分配, 装卸作业, 水平搬运等诸多环节之间的关系,
分析了现有进出口作业系统对集装箱码头生产效率与运营成本的影响. 运用系统工程优化理论 …

A systematic literature review of machine learning applications for port's operations

SE Mekkaoui, L Benabbou… - 2020 5th International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In transportation systems, there is a need of Machine Learning (ML) to create intelligent
solutions for many issues. In port's studies, there has been a long focus on optimization and …

Evaluation of the floaterm concept at marine container terminals via simulation

MA Dulebenets, MM Golias, S Mishra… - … Modelling Practice and …, 2015 - Elsevier
International seaborne trade rose significantly during the past decades. This created the
need to increase capacity of existing marine container terminals to meet the growing …

集装箱码头同贝同步装卸调度模型与算法

曾庆成, 杨忠振, 陆靖 - 交通运输工程学报, 2010 - transport.chd.edu.cn
为了提高集装箱码头装卸效率, 建立同贝同步装卸调度模型, 实现装卸桥在同一贝位内同时进行
装船与卸船作业, 模型通过优化装卸桥作业序列与出口集装箱积载计划降低装卸桥与龙门吊作业 …

Machine learning models for efficient port terminal operations: case of vessels' arrival times prediction

S El Mekkaoui, L Benabbou, A Berrado - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2022 - Elsevier
Port terminals are critical nodes in the maritime transport network and play a significant role
in the global supply chain. However, they still suffer from many disruptions entailed by their …