Optimization approaches for defining storage strategies in maritime container terminals

Automated Technologies in Maritime Container Terminals

The purpose of this article is to investigate the potentials of implementing an integrated Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) and Automated Guided Vehicle System (AGVS) in maritime container terminals. We first define the main components of the proposed configuration and justify the potential impacts of each and that of the integrated system. A 3D simulation (and animation) model is ...

Truck Arrival Management At Maritime Container Terminals

In this work the management of truck arrivals in a maritime terminal is investigated as possible strategy to be used for obtaining a reduction in congestion and gate queues. In particular, a non-mandatory Truck Appointment System (TAS) is considered. Inspired by the work of Zehedner and Feillet 2013, we propose a multi-commodity network flow model for representing a maritime terminal. We solve ...

Optimization of operations in container terminals: hierarchical vs integrated approaches

Over the last years, international sea freight container transportation has grown dramatically and container terminals play nowadays a key role within the global shipping network. Terminal’s operations have received increasing interest in the scientific literature and operations research techniques are more and more used to improve efficiency and productivity. In this work we provide an overvie...

Short-Term Load Forecasting Methods for Maritime Container Terminals

Procurement of electricity gains more and more focus in enterprises especially with the introduction of electric mobility. At a maritime container terminal the electricity consumption is highly related to the number of container movements of each day. Short-term load forecasting (STLF) methods have not yet been systematically researched when applied to container terminals. Therefore it seems re...

New Optimization Models and Algorithms for the Management of Maritime Container Terminals