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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 +4 more
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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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Desktop Research into Historic Automation Projects of Brownfield Container Terminals
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 There is a global trend of automation of container terminals. However, there is a lack of literature to guide automation projects for brownfield terminals.
Luis Burgos Gajardo +2 more
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Storage Allocation in Automated Container Terminals: the Upper Level
Polish Maritime Research, 2016 Nowadays automation is a trend of container terminals all over the world. Although not applied in current automated container terminals, storage allocation is indispensable in conventional container terminals, and promising for automated container ...
Mengjue Xia, Ning Zhao, Weijian Mi
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Optimization of Resource Allocation in Automated Container Terminals
Sustainability, 2022 Automated container terminals have been constructed to reduce emissions and labor cost. Resource allocation problems in automated container terminals have a critical effect on handling efficiency and cost.
Xiaoju Zhang, Huijuan Li
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Yard Operations and Management in Automated Container Terminals: A Review
Sustainability, 2022 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 paper provides a comprehensive literature review on yard management issues
Hang Yu, Leijie Zhang, Caimao Tan
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Minimizing quay crane downtime in container terminals using genetic algorithms with a case study of Tangier MED Port [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe 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 +2 more
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThe significant congestion during the COVID-19 epidemic has prompted terminal managers to prioritize efforts to enhance daily operational efficiency in the post-epidemic era.
Yu Wang +3 more
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Transport Economics and ManagementAutomated container terminals have gained considerable attention recently due to the advantages of lower emissions, higher efficiency, and lower labour cost.
Lingxiao Wu, Hao Lang
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringPort development is a critical component in constructing a resilient transportation infrastructure. The burgeoning integration of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) within container terminals, in conjunction with the orchestrated scheduling of unmanned ...
Liangyong Chu +4 more
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