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Erratum to: Crane scheduling for opportunistic remarshaling of containers in an automated stacking yard [PDF]

open access: yesFlexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 2014
Ri Choe   +3 more
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Optimizing container movements using one and two automated stacking cranes

open access: yes, 2005
The number of containers shipped through ports has increased substantially in recent years and has stimulated research and development of ways to improve storage yard operations. The productivity of a portâ s storage yard depends, in part, on the cranes that are working in storage blocks.
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Cargo dwell time in Durban : lessons for Sub-Saharan African ports [PDF]

open access: yes
Based on quantitative and qualitative data, this paper attempts to identify the main reasons why cargo dwell time in Durban port has dramatically reduced in the past decade to a current average of 3-4 days. A major customs reform; changes in port storage
Ittmann, Hans W.   +2 more
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Transaction costs of inland river transport for urban logistics in France

open access: yes, 2013
Experimentations and innovations flourish in France that involve a container barge transport (CBT) as the main leg for urban distribution of goods. Based on the study of existing chains, the paper shows how coordination issues are actually managed by CBT
Fischman, Marianne, Lendjel, Emeric
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Maritime Ports And Inland Interconnections: A Transactional Analysis Of Container Barge Transport In France

open access: yes, 2012
Recent research on maritime ports hinterlands points out the relevance of mass ground transport modes such as barge transport for enormous flows of containers to and from harbours, especially when a maritime port is located at the mouth of a river ...
Fischman, Marianne, Lendjel, Emeric
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Design of internal support structures for an inflatable lunar habitat [PDF]

open access: yes
NASA has a long range goal of constructing a fully equipped, manned lunar outpost on the near side of the moon by the year 2015. The proposed outpost includes an inflatable lunar habitat to support crews during missions longer that 12 months.
Cameron, Elizabeth A.   +2 more
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A fuzzy logic model for the container stacking problem at container terminals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
González-Ramírez, Rosa Guadalupe   +2 more
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