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Empty Container Logistics

open access: yesPromet (Zagreb), 2012
Within the whole world container traffic, the largest share of containers is in the status of repositioning. Container repositioning results from the need for harmonization between the point of empty container accumulation and the point of demand, and ...
Jakov Karmelić   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Analysis of empty container management

open access: yesPomorstvo, 2022
Shipping containers are known as a crucial equipment for global trade. Most of their lifespan containers are spending empty, being in process of repositioning or sitting in a yard.
Antonio Blažina   +3 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Model for Collaboration among Carriers to Reduce Empty Container Truck Trips

open access: yesInformation, 2020
In recent years, intermodal transport has become an increasingly attractive alternative to freight shippers. However, the current intermodal freight transport is not as efficient as it could be.
Majbah Uddin, Nathan Huynh
doaj   +2 more sources

Collaborative Optimization of Container Liner Slot Allocation and Empty Container Repositioning Within Port Clusters

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
The imbalance between supply and demand for slot resources and empty containers has led to resource waste and excessive operating costs for liner companies.
Wenmin Wang   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Analysis of Empty Container Accumulation Problem of Container Ports [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Eta Maritime Science, 2018
In this study, the empty container problem is evaluated by quantification of factors related to empty container accumulation as well as alternative ways that can be followed for solutions. The study is mainly constructed as two parts; the first part is
Ünal ÖZDEMİR
doaj   +2 more sources

Collaborative Optimization of Container Liner Slot Allocation and Empty Container Repositioning Based on Online Booking Platform

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The shipping market is unpredictable and volatile due to some uncontrollable factors such as epidemic, conflicts and natural disasters. There is always an imperfect match between the supply capacity of liner companies and the actual demand of the market,
Wenmin Wang   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Logistic of Empty Containers′ Return in the Liner-Shipping Network [PDF]

open access: yesTransport and Telecommunication, 2017
The Maritime Transport is a favoured tool regarding the universal exchanges because it has gone through several evolutions. Indeed, the containerization is considered as one of the most remarkable improvements in the shipping.
Belayachi Naima   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Simulated Global Empty Containers Repositioning Using Agent-Based Modelling

open access: yesSystems, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Container repositioning management in liner shipping industry [PDF]

open access: yesManagement Science Letters, 2013
Managing empty containers in shipping industry plays an important role to increase the profitability on marine shipping industry. This paper presents an empirical investigation to detect influential factors in container transportation and estimates the ...
Nasser Saeidi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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