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This paper considers the combination of berth and crane allocation problems in container terminals. We propose a novel approach based on constraint programming able to model many realistic operational constraints. The costs for berth allocation, crane allocation, time windows, breaks and transition times during gang movements are optimized simultaneously. The model is based on a resource view w...

This paper studies the simultaneous reshuffle and yard crane scheduling problem in the yard of container terminals, which is one of the key logistics problems affecting the operation efficiency in container terminals. Although the reshuffle scheduling problem has received many research attention due to its importance, the problem without considering yard crane is not very practical, which is be...

Abstract The ever increasing demand for container transportation has led to the congestion of maritime terminals in world. In this work, two interrelated problems berth and quay crane scheduling are considered an integrated multiobjective mathematical model. A special character model is that arrival times vessels failure (working) cranes not deterministic can vary based on some scenarios. Hence...

Ports are one of transportation’s logistic components crucial to supporting international trade and economic growth. Increasing at an average annual rate of 16%, the Port of Savannah has been America’s fastest-growing port since 2001. Because of this rapid growth, there is a need to develop a cost-effective means to explore and evaluate new productivity improvement alternatives (e.g. a facility...

Container transport, an integral part of intercontinental trade, has steadily increased over the past few decades. The productivity of such a system, in part, hinges on the efficient allocation of terminal resources such that the container transit time is minimized. This study provides an analytical framework, which entails efficient scheduling of quay and yard cranes, to minimize the time spen...

One of the primary modes for worldwide trade of goods is maritime transport, which is exposed to rapid growth. In order to handle the increase of the traffic in ports, optimization of port operations has been studied and implemented in the past. In container terminals, significant amount of work has been done in the field of large scale optimization. In published literature, the main focus lies...

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...