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Strategies for dynamic appointment making by container terminals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We consider a container terminal that has to make appointments with barges dynamically, in real-time, and partly automatic. The challenge for the terminal is to make appointments with only limited knowledge about future arriving barges, and in the view ...
Douma, Albert, Mes, Martijn
core   +12 more sources

Load-In-Load-Out AGV Route Planning in Automatic Container Terminal

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2020
Efficient automatic guided vehicle (AGV) scheduling is the key to increase the throughput of automated container terminals. Traditional transport strategies cannot guarantee that AGVs are fully loaded during their traveling between the dock and the ...
Yixiang Xu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital-Twin-Driven AGV Scheduling and Routing in Automated Container Terminals

open access: yesMathematics, 2023
Automated guided vehicle (AGV) scheduling and routing are critical factors affecting the operation efficiency and transportation cost of the automated container terminal (ACT).
Ping Lou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Container terminal automation: assessment of drivers and benefits

open access: yesMaritime Policy & Management, 2023
Abstract: This study identifies and analyzes the relative importance of the multi-faceted factors that drive the decision to automate container terminals and the realized benefits, thus establishing how accurately terminal operators predicted the benefits of automation.
Geraldine Knatz   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Chances and Challenges: Transformation from a Laser-Based to a Camera-Based Container Crane Automation System

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
In recent years, a steady increase in maritime business and annual container throughput has been recorded. To meet this growing demand, terminal operators worldwide are turning to automated container handling.
Johannes Benkert   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Scheduling of Automated Yard Cranes and Automated Guided Vehicles with Limited Buffer Capacity of Dual-Trolley Quay Cranes in Automated Container Terminals

open access: yesLogistics, 2022
Background: The key performance index for the container terminals is the vessel berthing time which is highly affected by the scheduling of the different handling equipment. Proper integrated scheduling of the handling equipment is crucial, especially in
Doaa Naeem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling of integrated scheduling problem of capacitated equipment systems with a multi-lane road network.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
The coordination of different container-handling equipment is an important method for improving the overall efficiency of automated container terminals.
Di Luan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategic Analysis of the Automation of Container Port Terminals through BOT (Business Observation Tool)

open access: yesLogistics, 2020
The port system is immersed in a process of digital transformation towards the concept of Ports 4.0, under the new regulatory and connectivity requirements that are expected of them.
Alberto Camarero Orive   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smart stacking for import containers using customer information at automated container terminals [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Operational Research, 2022
zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Feng, Yuanjun, Song, Dong-Ping, Li, Dong
openaire   +2 more sources

Modeling and Design of Container Terminal Operations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Design of container terminal operations is complex because multiple factors affect the operational perfor- mance. These factors include: topological constraints, a large number of design parameters and settings, and stochastic interactions that interplay
Koster, M.B.M. (René) de   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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