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A New Hybrid Decision Making Framework for Prioritising Port Performance Improvement Strategies

Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2017
This study aims to propose a conceptual decision making framework for prioritising port performance improvement strategies. It can be achieved by the concepts of benchmarking-best practices using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) incorporating a fuzzy ...
Min Ho Ha, Zaili Yang, Man Wook Heo
doaj   +1 more source

On Optimizing PSA Berth Planning System [PDF]

, 2003
Competition among container ports continues to increase as the differentiation of hub ports and feeder ports progresses. Managers in many container terminals are trying to attract carriers by automating handling equipment, providing and speeding up ...
Moorthy, Rajeeva Lochana, Dai, Jim, Teo, Chung Piaw   +2 more
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Sustainability Practices by the Banking Sector to Support Small Organizations Toward SDG 9

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The banking sector plays a critical role in fostering sustainability by directing capital toward environmentally and socially responsible projects. Yet, there is a perceived need for studies that shed some light on their activities in this field.
Walter Leal Filho, Tony Wall, Kay Emblen‐Perry, Tiago F. A. C. Sigahi, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Rosley Anholon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scenario Tool for Sustainability Transformation in Fisheries and Beyond

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The urgency to find sustainable management solutions intensifies with increasing natural resource scarcity. Resource sectors are usually characterized by diverse resource users. We developed a structured scenario tool designed to quantitatively assess policy options for achieving sustainability, accounting for ecological, economic and ...
Marie‐Catherine Riekhof, Tanja Hartig‐Thiemann, Christian Möllmann, Lotta Thaller, Rudi Voss, Heike Schwermer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a dynamic model for strategic port planning and investment [PDF]

, 1985
Different levels of congesti'on are 'encountered in ports all over the world and particularly in developing countries. Depending on the volume of traffic flow over time, the changes of development in the economy and industrial activity and the random ...
Audo, S.
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Renewable Energy‐Driven Green Electricity Supplement for Empowering Blue Economy

SusMat, EarlyView.
In order to support the blue economy to expand to the distant sea, this work proposes the framework driven by renewable energy. It integrates flexible perovskite solar cells, triboelectric nanogenerator‐supercapacitors, grid‐forming control strategies, and AI‐driven digital engines.
Ruibo Fan, Kai Feng, Tiankai Zhang, Heng Wu, Lei Feng, Xiangzhou Yuan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
wiley   +1 more source

Ship Autonomous Berthing Strategy Based on Improved Linear-Quadratic Regulator

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
There has been significant interest in the research field of ship automatic navigation, particularly in the area of autonomous berthing. To address the key challenges of path planning and control during ship berthing, we propose an enhanced Linear ...
Jian Yin, Guoquan Chen, Shenhua Yang, Zeyang Huang, Yongfeng Suo   +4 more
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Robust scheduling for Berth Allocation and Quay Crane Assignment Problem [PDF]

, 2014
[EN] Decision makers must face the dynamism and uncertainty of real-world environments when they need to solve the scheduling problems. Different incidences or breakdowns, for example, initial data could change or some resources could become unavailable,
Barber, Federico, Rodríguez Molins, Mario, Miguel A. Salido   +2 more
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The morphological affinities of the fossil cranium from Kabua, Kenya Affinités morphologiques du crâne fossile de Kabua (Kenya)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Our current understanding of the origins of Homo sapiens is limited, in part, by the fragmented fossil record from Late Pleistocene and early Holocene Africa. Here, we re‐examine the Kabua 1 cranium, an enigmatic and little‐studied Kenyan fossil discovered in the 1950s. We compare virtual reconstructions created previously by our team with a wide range
Abel Marinus Bosman, Laura Tabitha Buck, Hugo Reyes‐Centeno, Marta Mirazón Lahr, Chris Stringer, Rainer Grün, Qingfeng Shao, Katerina Harvati   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source