International sea-freight container transportation has grown dramatically over the last years and container terminals represent nowadays a key actor in the global shipping network. Terminal managers have to face with an increasing competitiveness among terminals, which require more and more efficiency in container operations both along the quayside and within the yard: the objective is usually ...

today, along with enhancement of social well-being andeconomic development, demand for transportation is growing increasingly.many countries are seeking for providing transportation servicesat a reasonable price. therefore, optimization of carrying goods on nationalor international roads is highly important in terms of costs andtransportation indicator, so that the goods are shipped at minimumc...

In the management of container sea-rail intermodal transportation, dynamic pricing problem with uncertain conditions has significant impacts on the benefit and competitiveness of a multimodal transport operator. Based on the revenue management theory and the features of container sea-rail intermodal transport, this paper develops a two stages optimal model which integrates dynamic pricing and s...

In domains where several and different systems are working jointly, the integration of them via graphic interfaces is necessary to improve their employ and the user acceptance degree. In the transportation domain the interfaces are basically based on object control that allows to the road operator to manage the different traffic elements. The most usual interfaces are proprietary and they use d...

The use of web services for sensor networking applications is seen as an important part in emerging M2M communications. The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is proposed by the IETF to optimize the use of the RESTful web service architecture in constrained nodes and networks, for example Wireless Sensor Networks. We present an IP based solution to integrate sensor networks used in a cargo...

a r t i c l e i n f o In this paper, we present a DSS that generates schedules for the transportation of containers by barge in the hin-terland, in particular from sea terminals to an inland terminal. As a case study, we propose the transportation from the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to a terminal in the south of the Netherlands, where the problem is typical. This problem is modeled as a het...

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. existing strategies cannot guarantee full load AGVs during because complex constraints container scheduling. This work proposes a double-cycling AGV scheduling model that ensures ...

We apply the graph container method to prove a number of counting results for the Boolean lattice P(n). In particular, we: (i) Give a partial answer to a question of Sapozhenko estimating the number of t error correcting codes in P(n), and we also give an upper bound on the number of transportation codes; (ii) Provide an alternative proof of Kleitman’s theorem on the number of antichains in P(n...

A major feature of intermodal transportation systems is the presence of large container terminals, where loading and unloading of containers are split in different tasks that depend on carrier categories, cargo types and service requirements. The efficiency of a terminal is influenced by the ability to manage the various transfer tasks done by means of quay cranes, transfer cranes, trucks and s...

1366-5545/$ see front matter 2011 Elsevier Ltd doi:10.1016/j.tre.2011.02.006 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 778 782 3564; fa E-mail address: [email protected] (P. Jula). Analytical models are introduced for predicting the allocation to ports and transportation channels of containerized goods imported from Asia to the USA. Assuming fixed distributions for container flow-times, the Long-Run Model he...