Port terminals play a critical role in the context of world trade since they are the main nodes
responsible for connecting sea and land transportation. There are several optimization …

This paper surveys recent publications on berth allocation, quay crane assignment, and
quay crane scheduling problems in seaport container terminals. It continues the survey of …

Inbound and outbound containers are temporarily stored in the storage yard at container
terminals. A combination of container demand increase and storage yard capacity scarcity …

Oceangoing ships transport a significant amount of different goods across the globe. The
seaborne trade is expected to continue its growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

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 …

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

This paper provides an overview of the container shipping supply chain (CSSC) by taking a
logistics perspective, covering all major value-adding segments in CSSC including freight …

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 …

The container shipping industry faces many interrelated challenges and opportunities, as its
role in the global trading system has become increasingly important over the last decades …

The simulation modelling of shore-and sea-side port operations constitutes a fundamental
prerequisite for effective project planning in port development, as the influence of numerous …