container terminal

A Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithm for the Berth Allocation and Quay Crane Assignment Problem

  • Ramon Alvarez-Valdes
  • Juan F. Correcher
    • Categories Applications - OR and Management Sciences Tags , , , , ,

    Maritime transportation plays a crucial role in the international economy. Port container terminals around the world compete to attract more traffic and are forced to offer better quality of service. This entails reducing operating costs and vessel service times. In doing so, one of the most important problems they face is the Berth Allocation and … Read more

    A new mixed integer linear model for the berth allocation and quay crane assignment problem

  • Ramon Alvarez-Valdes
  • Juan F. Correcher
  • Jose M. Tamarit
    • Categories Scheduling, Transportation Tags , , , ,

    Efficient management of operations in seaport container terminals has become a critical issue, due to the increase in maritime traffic and the strong competition between ports. In this paper we focus on two seaside operational problems: the Berth Allocation Problem and the Quay Crane Assignment Problem, which are considered in an integrated way. For the … Read more