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European Automated Container Terminals [PDF]

Communications, 2014
The establishment of the container as a cargo packaging unit belongs to the most significant developments in maritime transport in the 20th century. Containers started to be used in sea transport due to the reduction of loading time.
Andrej David, Jarmila Sosedova, Lisa-Maria Putz, Natalija Jolic, Zvonko Kavran   +4 more
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Scheduling Optimization for Twin ASC in an Automated Container Terminal Based on Graph Theory

Advances in Multimedia, 2022
Aiming at the twin automated stacking cranes (ASCs) scheduling problem in a single block of an automated container terminal, resolving conflicts between ASCs is an important point that needs to be considered.
Yifeng Xu, Jin Zhu
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Multi-AGV Dynamic Scheduling in an Automated Container Terminal: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

Mathematics, 2022
With the rapid development of global trade, ports and terminals are playing an increasingly important role, and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) have been used as the main carriers performing the loading/unloading operations in automated container ...
Xiyan Zheng, Chengji Liang, Yu Wang, Jian Shi, Gino Lim   +4 more
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Minimizing quay crane downtime in container terminals using genetic algorithms with a case study of Tangier MED Port [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The problem of quay crane downtime continues to challenge container terminals across the globe, particularly in fully and partially automated ones like Tangier MED Port in Morocco. The persistent breakdowns of the cranes increase vessel turnaround times,
Hamza Garmouch, Otman Abdoun, Oumaima Garmouch   +2 more
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Advancing Smart Sustainable Seaports: Auction-Based Truck Appointment System for Automated Container Terminal

IEEE Access
This study proposes alternative solutions to the container pick-up reservation problem involving container terminals and drayage operators by introducing two variations of a modified auction mechanism—cost-based and service-oriented—into ...
Meditya Wasesa, Ardian Rizaldi, Andries Stam, Rob Zuidwijk, Eric van Heck   +4 more
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Energy-Aware Integrated Scheduling for Quay Crane and IGV in Automated Container Terminal

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
In this study, we address the integrated scheduling problem involving quay cranes and IGVs in automated terminals. We construct a mixed-integer planning model with the aim of minimizing the total energy consumption during quay crane and IGV operations ...
Yuedi Luo, Xiaolei Liang, Yu Zhang, Kexin Tang, Wenting Li   +4 more
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The Influence of High Operation Platform Mode on U-Shaped Automated Container Terminal Efficiency

IEEE Access
Improving operational efficiency and reducing energy consumption are common objectives for all ports. In previous research by authors, a new high operation platform mode was proposed.
Xiao-Jun Li, Ran Zhou, Le-Qun Zhu, Yi-Sheng Wang   +3 more
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Automated Container Terminal Production Operation and Optimization via an AdaBoost-Based Digital Twin Framework

Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2021
Digital twin (DT), machine learning, and industrial Internet of things (IIoT) provide great potential for the transformation of the container terminal from automation to intelligence.
Yu Li, Daofang Chang, Yinping Gao, Ying Zou, Chunteng Bao   +4 more
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Integrated Scheduling of Handling Equipment in Automated Container Terminal Considering Quay Crane Faults

Systems
Quay cranes (QCs) play a vital role in automated container terminals (ACTs), and once a QC malfunctions, it will seriously affect the operation efficiency of ships being loaded and unloaded by the QC.
Taoying Li, Quanyu Dong, Xulei Sun
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Development and Suggestions on Container Twist Lock Handling in Automated Container Terminals [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2021
In this paper automated container terminals were introduced and characteristics of the automated container terminals were summarized. Besides, a common problem of twist lock handling technology in automated container terminal was proposed.
Zhang Panpan
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