The Port of Rotterdam is a key container transshipment hub for Europe. Inland container shipping is important to connect the hinterland (40% market share). Barges visit several terminals per round-trip through the Port, thus requiring a proper planning support – to avoid planning problems such...

The Port of Rotterdam is a key container transshipment hub for Europe. Inland container shipping is important to connect the hinterland (40% market share). Barges visit several terminals per round-trip through the Port, thus requiring a proper planning support – to avoid planning problems...

Internet technologies are widely recognized for their promise asenablers of collaborative computing both within and among organizations.The presence of heterogeneous systems based on different technologicalplatforms in organizations makes the implementation of networkcollaboration very complex....