... and yard. The traffic system in an automated container terminal is modeled in the study by Zhou et al. (2017) as a network of servers that represents both paths and junctions. Rather than using an analytical queueing model, they resort to simulation to assess how traffic is affected...

...Liu-Liu Li; Young-Joon Seo; Min-Ho Ha Purpose Seaports are a signifier for the world economy and international trade. Notwithstanding the considerable role of Chinese ports in global trade, only few studies have explored the efficiency of Chinese container terminals. Furthermore, studies...

...W.K. Kon; Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman; Rudiah Md Hanafiah; Saharuddin Abdul Hamid Purpose Since the first automated container terminal (ACT) was introduced at Europe Container Terminals Delta Terminal in Port Rotterdam back in the year 1992, a lot of research had been done to improve...

... time based on simulation data, and the regression model is used in an optimization model to minimize the ship turnaround time. Etsuko Nishimura can be contacted at: e-nisi@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp Genetic Algorithm Optimization Container terminal Multiple regression analysis Handling time...

...Chin-Shan Lu; Hsiang-Kai Weng; Chih-Wen Lee Purpose Container terminal operation is one of the most risky industries. Many of the accidents that occurred were found to be caused by human errors. However, it seems relatively little research has been conducted to examine the influence of leader...

...Yui-yip Lau; Adolf K.Y. Ng Purpose Mid-stream operation has had a significant role in Hong Kong’s economic development since the 1960s. Prior to the building of container terminals in Hong Kong, cargo was mainly loaded onto and discharged from ocean-going vessels by mid-stream operations...

... 2017 Pacific Star Group Education Foundation Licensed re-use rights only Fuzzy AHP Container terminal Liner shipping Radio frequency identification (RFID) National Science Council of the Republic of China, Taiwan NSC 99-2410-H-019-015 For the sake of homeland security...

...David J. Bentolila; Ronit Kastro Ziedenveber; Yehuda Hayuth; Theo Notteboom Purpose Avoiding truck congestion and peaks in landside activity is one of the challenges to container terminal managers. The spreading of truck arrivals at terminals can be facilitated by widening the opening hours...