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 …

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

Scheduling problems can be understood in general as the problems of allocating resources
over time to perform a set of tasks being parts of some processes, among which …

In this paper we consider an integrated berth allocation and quay crane assignment and
scheduling problem motivated by a real case where a heterogeneous set of cranes is …

This paper studies the effect of a handshake area on the performance of twin automated
stacking cranes (ASCs) operating on top of a stack with transfer zones at both seaside and …

Many modern manufacturing settings feature especially close relationship of the
transportation of workpieces between production steps with the scheduling of manufacturing …

The blocks allocation and integrated scheduling of quay cranes (QCs), yard cranes (YCs),
and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) between the apron, side-loading blocks and end …

In multi-crane systems, interference between cranes frequently occurs, and a significant
amount of energy is wasted to avoid these interferences. Energy-efficient multi-crane …

In the container terminals of seaports, the container handling system consists of a variety of
container handling machines such as quay cranes, internal yard trucks, and yard cranes …

Maritime container terminals are complex infrastructures designed specifically to handle a
large number of containers, and which play a relevant role in international freight transport …