Energy consumption is expected to be reduced while maintaining high productivity for container handling. This paper investigates a new energy-efficient scheduling problem of automated terminals, in which quay cranes (QCs) and lift guided vehicles (AGVs) cooperate handle inbound outbound containers. In our problem, operation times task sequences are both determined. The underlying optimization m...

Vessel discharge and load jobs in a container terminal can be divided into sequences, one for each assigned quay crane (QC). A QC sequence lists containers in their desired handling order. The common practice for operators is to make do with just this sequence, without generating a job schedule (i.e. desired start-times of handling each container). Operators who need job schedules generate crud...

In recent years, high speed and automation have been promoted to provide higher efficiency for container handling in cranes handling containers such as container cranes and transfer cranes. To bring about automation in these cases, it is important to detect the positioning of hoisting loads accurately. In 1996, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.(MHI) developed a hoisting load position sensor usi...

Berth ~hed.ulin9 is a critical functi?" at marine container terminals and determining the best berth schedule depends on several factors including the type and function of the port, size of the port, location, nearby competition, and type of contractual ~greement between the terminal and the carriers. In this paper we formulate the berth scheduling problem as a bi-objective mixed· Integer probl...