Interest in reducing the environmental impact of maritime shipping operations has recently
been induced by the International Maritime Organization's latest set of regulations …

Berth allocation is one of the crucial points for efficient management of ports. This problem is
complex due to all possible combinations for assigning ships to available compatible berths …

Marine container terminals (MCTs) play a crucial role in intelligent maritime transportation
(IMT) systems. Since the number of containers handled by MCTs has been increasing over …

Metaheuristics turned out to be a dominant tool for solving difficult combinatorial optimization
problems. Between them, a group of biologically motivated algorithms can be identified. The …

The berth allocation problem (BAP) involves decisions on how to allocate the berth space
and to sequence maritime vessels that are to be loaded and unloaded at a container …

This study considers the Dynamic Minimum Cost Hybrid Berth Allocation Problem
(DMCHBAP) with fixed handling times of vessels. The objective function to be minimized …

Over the last couple of decades, demand for seaborne containerized trade has increased
significantly and it is expected to continue growing over the coming years. As an important …