The simulation-driven metaheuristic algorithms have been successful in solving numerous
problems compared to their deterministic counterparts. Despite this advantage, the …

Over the past decades, container transportation has achieved considerable growth, and
maritime trade now constitutes 80% of the global trade. The vessel sizes increased in …

This study takes into account the integrated quay crane and yard truck scheduling problem
in which the yard truck picks containers at quay crane and then transports required …

The integrated scheduling of quay cranes, internal vehicles, and yard cranes in container
terminals aims to improve port operations and often requires scheduling robustness under …

Operational efficiency is one of the key performance indicators of a port's service level. In the
process of making scheduling plans for container terminals, different types of equipment are …

Quay cranes are among the most important resources in port terminals, and their efficient
use is crucial for port terminals to remain competitive in the market. The problem of …

Our study focuses on a two-stage robust optimization model for the unidirectional quay
crane scheduling problem with uncertain handling times at container terminals. We first …

The joint scheduling of quay cranes (QCs), yard cranes (YCs), and yard trucks (YTs) is
critical to achieving good overall performance for a container terminal. However, there are …

Yard cranes (YCs), yard trucks (YTs), and quay cranes (QCs) are the main material handling
equipment (MHE) used to fulfill Yard Storage Plan (YSP) and Vessel Stowage plan (VSP) in …

As a type of intermodal terminal, pure Ro–Ro terminals are one of the most important logistic
hubs in the supply chain for rolling freight stored in containerized and wheeled steel boxes …