A connectivity-based approach to evaluating port importance in the global container shipping network
Maritime Economics & Logistics, 2022 This paper proposes a framework for evaluating the strategic importance of container ports based on their connectivity. The Container Port Connectivity Index is computed and decomposed into components according to the Liner Shipping Connectivity Index ...
P. Jarumaneeroj +2 more
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Design and Analysis of a Lightweight Composite Shipping Container Made of Carbon Fiber Laminates
Logistics, 2019 The literature indicates that a 20% reduction in the weight of empty 40-foot shipping containers would result in $28 billion of fuel savings, along with a 3.6 exajoule reduction in the energy demand over containers’ 15-year lifetime. Decreasing the
Turkay Yildiz
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Simulated Global Empty Containers Repositioning Using Agent-Based Modelling
Systems, 2023 Due to an ever-increasing movement of containers across the globe in line with the economic boom, the trade imbalance and issues related to empty containers have become inevitable.
Alaa Abdelshafie +2 more
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Shore Power Deployment Problem—A Case Study of a Chinese Container Shipping Network
Sustainability, 2022 Shipping emissions, especially those in port areas, have become one of the main concerns of the maritime industry. Shore power has been recognized as a promising way to alleviate the problem. However, shore power has not been extensively adopted in China.
Jingwen Qi, Hans Wang, Jia-Wen Zheng
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Immunity-based evolutionary algorithm for optimal global container repositioning in liner shipping [PDF]
, 2010 Global container repositioning in liner shipping has always been a challenging problem in container transportation as the global market in maritime logistics is complex and competitive.
Lau, HYK, Mak, KL, Wong, EYC
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Shipping Container as Shelter Provision Solution for Post-Disaster Reconstruction
E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 The emerging of shipping container house can help to relief the challenging issue in provision of dwelling in certain countries with overpopulation or surge of refugee.
Tan Cher Siang, Ling Philip C.H.
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Port choice by intra-regional container service operators : an application of decision-making techniques to liner services between Malaysian and other Asian ports [PDF]
, 2019 Intra-regional container service operators are challenged to design regular and reliable liner services connecting regional ports at the lowest cost and shortest transit time while considering customer demand. This paper focuses on the selection of ports
Fitri Abdul Rahman, Noorul Shaiful +3 more
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Optimizing Shipping Operations through Real-Time Monitoring and Control
Jurnal Teknik Industri, 2023 The shipping industry plays a vital role in the global economy, with container shipping being one of the critical components. Shipping companies outline the time for customer stripping days in its contracts. The availability of the containers depends on
Felix Julio +4 more
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Beelic Quickly Prototype the Container Home for Self-Isolation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This study aims to discover a living container as an isolated home for a covid 19 patient and investigate the environmental challenges linked with using shipping containers as future dwellings. This study proves using this container as a covid 19 patient
Utoyo Arsa Widitiarsa +2 more
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Sensors, 2022 Due to the mechanical nature of container handling operations, as well as natural factors, container and handling infrastructure suffers various types of damage during use, especially within the tight and enclosed environments of a ship’s hull. In this operational environment, it is critical to detect any sort of physical impacts between the vertical ...
Jakovlev, Sergej +6 more
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