The management of container flows is one of the most challenging tasks for terminal managers. In this regard, the freights inside the containers have to be transported towards their requesting companies. This delivery is subject to many factors such as the vessel berthing time, yard assignment, time windows of the companies, availability of internal vehicles etc. Therefore, the time a given company waits for its requested containers is highly dependent on the management of the technical resources at the container terminal. To appropriately address the coordination of involved operations, a multi-stage approach is proposed. It is aimed at providing a complete schedule of all the involved processes and supporting the operational decisions related to the technical terminal resources in an integrated way, from the berth to the delivery of the freights inside containers to the requiring companies. The computational results indicate that this solution approach provides a suitable solution in all cases and is appropriate for supporting terminal managers when addressing strategic decisions involving the technical equipment.
Multi-stage approach for the transshipment of import containers at maritime container terminals
IET Intelligent Transport Systems ; 13 , 4 ; 714-728
2019-01-16
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
containers , sea ports , container terminal , decision making , import containers , freights , freight containers , multistage approach , requested containers , vessel berthing time , operational decisions , strategic planning , challenging tasks , transportation , terminal managers , scheduling , internal vehicles , integer programming , container flows , solution approach , involved operations , technical resources , requiring companies , involved processes , requesting companies , containerisation , maritime container terminals , time windows , goods distribution , yard assignment , technical terminal resources
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