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Multi-period empty container repositioning approach for multimodal transportation
Measurement + ControlDue to the trade imbalance and poor management, a large number of empty containers are piled up after unpacking in importing regions, while the export-oriented areas are in urgent need of empty containers for replenishment.
Meiyan Chi +4 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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Applied SciencesContainer drayage, as a pivotal element of door-to-door intermodal transportation, has garnered increasing attention due to its significant influence on container logistics costs.
Xuhui Yu, Cong He
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Double-Cycling AGV Scheduling Considering Uncertain Crane Operational Time at Container Terminals
Applied Sciences, 2022 Container terminals (CTs) play an important role in the modern logistics and transportation industry. The utilization of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be effectively facilitated by reducing their empty running.
Hongchang Zhang +3 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Disruptions on Container Transport
Engineering Management in Production and Services, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruptions in the global economy, and container transport as a predominant means of the goods flow in global supply chains.
Kuźmicz Katarzyna Anna
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Insects, 2020 Maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais, are stored product pests mostly found in warm and humid regions around the globe. In the present study, acute toxicity via contact and residual bioassay and fumigant bioassay of 28 essential oils as well as their ...
Yunho Yang +2 more
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringTrade imbalances and equipment shortages are making it increasingly important to coordinate container slot allocation with empty container repositioning on liner services.
Lei Huang +3 more
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The Environmental Impact of Inland Empty Container Movements Within Two-Depot Systems
Applied SciencesInefficient inland repositioning of empty containers between depots remains a persistent challenge in container logistics, contributing significantly to unnecessary truck movements, elevated operational costs, and increased CO2 emissions.
Alaa Abdelshafie +2 more
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European Transport Research Review, 2019 Introduction The transport of full containers and repositioning of empty containers are essential for the operation of a container logistic enterprise.
Zixuan Peng +3 more
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Optimizing Empty Containers Distribution among Ports [PDF]
Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2011 Problem statement: Empty containers are an essential part of the logi stics of the movement, repositioning and distribution of contain ers. Optimizing the allocation and transportation o f empty containers contributes significantly in reduc ing cost. Approach: A mathematical model is formulated with the objective of finding an optimal sequence of ships
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