Measuring the impact of an exogenous factor: An exponential smoothing model of the response of shipping to COVID-19

HM Zhao, HD He, KF Lu, XL Han, Y Ding, ZR Peng - Transport Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, various lockdown strategies restrained
global economic growth bringing a significant decline in maritime transportation. However …

GMDH-based hybrid model for container throughput forecasting: Selective combination forecasting in nonlinear subseries

L Mo, L Xie, X Jiang, G Teng, L Xu, J Xiao - Applied Soft Computing, 2018 - Elsevier
The accurate forecasting of future container throughput is important for the construction,
upgrade, and operation management of a port. This study introduces group method of data …

[HTML][HTML] Forecasting container throughput of major Asian ports using the Prophet and hybrid time series models

ZH Munim, CS Fiskin, B Nepal… - The Asian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forecasting container throughput is critical for improved port planning, operations, and
investment strategies. Reliability of forecasting methods need to be ensured before utilizing …

Integrating linear and nonlinear forecasting techniques based on grey theory and artificial intelligence to forecast shale gas monthly production in Pennsylvania and …

Q Wang, F Jiang - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Pennsylvania and Texas accounted for about 60% of US total shale gas production. Better
forecasting shale gas production in Pennsylvania and Texas can serve us to better predict …

A combined approach to forecast container throughput demand: Scenarios for the Hamburg-Le Havre range of ports

Y Rashed, H Meersman, C Sys… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The decision to provide new or additional capacities in the ports is challenging since it
should be supported by a growing demand, which require modelling and forecasting the …

A comparison of time series methods for forecasting container throughput

HK Chan, S Xu, X Qi - International journal of logistics research and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A good port data management system can undoubtedly improve a port's
operations. This, in turn, affects the economic development of the port city or region. Given …

An empirical study of China–Singapore International Land–Sea Trade Corridor: Analysis from supply and demand sides

S Zhu, S Jia, Q Sun, Q Meng - Transport Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The China–Singapore International Land–Sea Trade Corridor (CS-ILSTC) was
officially proposed in 2018, under the government-to-government framework of the China …

Deep learning-based container throughput forecasting: A triple bottom line approach

S Shankar, S Punia, PV Ilavarasan - Industrial Management & Data …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Container throughput forecasting plays a pivotal role in strategic, tactical and
operational level decision-making. The determination and analysis of the influencing factors …

Revisiting traffic forecasting by port authorities in the context of port planning and development

F Parola, G Satta, T Notteboom… - Maritime Economics & …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This paper contributes to the extant debate on port planning and development by analysing
current approaches and challenges for academics and port authorities with respect to traffic …

Estimation of container traffic at seaports by using several soft computing methods: a case of Turkish Seaports

Ü Gökkuş, MS Yıldırım, MM Aydin - Discrete Dynamics in Nature …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Container traffic forecasting is important for the operations and the design steps of a seaport
facility. In this study, performances of the novel soft computing models were compared for …