The Ship Stowage Planning Problem is the problem of determining the optimal position of containers to be stowed in a containership. In this paper we address the problem considering the objectives of the terminal management that are mainly related to the yard and transport operations. We propose...

This paper deals with two bi-objective models arising from competitive location problems. The first model simultaneously intends to maximize market share and to minimize cost. The second one aims to maximize both profit and the profit margin. We study some of the related properties of the...

The potential and critical aspects of any transport service can be highlighted through the estimation of appropriate performance indicators of the examined system. Commonly, container terminal analysis is based first on the evaluation and comparison of quantitative parameters that describe the...

A yard template determines the assignment of spaces in a yard for arriving vessels. Fluctuation of demand for freight transportation brings new challenges for making a robust yard template when facing uncertain maritime market. A model is proposed for yard template planning considering random...

This study presents a constraint programming (CP) model for the quay crane scheduling problem (QCSP), which occurs at container terminals, with realistic constraints such as safety margins, travel times and precedence relations. Next, QCSP with time windows and integrated crane assignment and...

Inbound and outbound containers are temporarily stored in the storage yard at container terminals. A combination of container demand increase and storage yard capacity scarcity create complex operational challenges for storage yard managers. This paper presents an in-depth overview of storage...

Managing container terminal operations in seaports is a cumbersome, complex and challenging problem. Given the importance of container traffic for international trade, it is surprising that this issue has been mostly tackled myopically. The problem involves a number of different criteria, such...

Container terminal production is both an important and complicated element in the contemporary global economy. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of the world’s most important container ports and terminals using the two alternative techniques of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the...

Effective storage space planning is important and complex, especially for container terminals with congested storage yards. The technique of yard template design, which normally specifies a set of storage locations in a group of yard blocks for export containers of various vessel services, is...