In this paper we study the simultaneous optimization of berth allocation and quay crane assignment in seaport container terminals. We propose a model based on an exponential number of variables that is solved via column generation. An exact branch-and-price algorithm is implemented to produce optimal integer solutions to the problem. In particular, we present several accelerating techniques for...

The efficiency of container handling has got great improvement with the usage of the 40ft quay crane and the twin 40 ft yard crane. Reasonable bay planning strategies is necessary to reach the high handing efficiency by the twin 40 ft yard crane. This paper studies both bay planning and row planning for yard bay allocation. The models of bay planning and row planning are created, and the discre...

Container terminals are designed to provide support for the continuous changes in container ships. The most common schemes used for dock management are based on discrete and continuous locations. In view of the steadily growing trend in increasing container ship size, more flexible berth allocation planning is mandatory. The consideration of continuous location in the container terminal is a go...

Both of berth allocation and quay crane assignment are one of the most complex parts in container terminal operations, which significantly affect the operational efficiency, energy consumption and operational cost of the entire container terminal. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an efficient strategy for integrated berth allocation and quay crane assignment (BACP) from the perspective of ...

The tremendous increase of containerized trade over the last several years, the resulting congestion in container terminals worldwide, the remarkable increase in containership size and capacity, the increased operating cost of container vessels and the adoption by liner shipping companies of yield management techniques strain the relationships between ocean carriers and container terminal opera...

The acceleration of the speed of the quay crane for containers has raised a higher demand to the dynamic simulation system which is the key part of the simulator in the coast container crane. So it is very necessary to do this research on it. This essay, aimed at the seat motion system of training simulator in the coast container crane, lays a study on the key points in the design of the propri...

We consider a terminal operator, who provides his logistics services of container handling at multiple terminals within the same port. In this setting, the well-known berth allocation problem can no longer be considered per terminal for two main reasons: i) vessel calls should be spread over the various terminals to avoid peaks and troughs in quay crane utilizations, ii) an allocation of two co...