Over the past decades, container transportation has achieved considerable growth, and
maritime trade now constitutes 80% of the global trade. The vessel sizes increased in …

Abstract Container Terminals (CTs) are continuously presented with highly interrelated,
complex, and uncertain planning tasks. The ever-increasing intensity of operations at CTs in …

The sustainable development of port operation management is strongly related to the
energy consumption of production at automated container terminals (ACTs). This paper …

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

The efficiency of automated container terminals primarily depends on the automated guided
vehicle (AGV) scheduling scheme. This paper investigates the AGV dispatching and routing …

Smart technologies that streamline information among stakeholders can enhance
operational efficiency at sea ports. The benefit of network externality from smart technologies …

Container terminals play an important role in the transportation of containerized goods in
global supply chains. The number of containers handled in container terminals has …

Terminal layout design is an important strategic decision to obtain efficient automated
container terminals. Recently, several types of layout design are being implemented to …

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 …

With the increasing volume of global moving containers and the application of automation
technologies, it is important for container terminals to improve handling efficiency. This …