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 …

Terminal layout design is an important strategic decision to obtain efficient automated
container terminals. Recently, several types of layout design are being implemented to …

This paper studies the effect of a handshake area on the performance of twin automated
stacking cranes (ASCs) operating on top of a stack with transfer zones at both seaside and …

The fluctuation of container transportation volume caused by trade policy, epidemic disease
and other factors has a significant impact on the terminal yard management. Especially, the …

Abstract In the considered Automated Container Terminal, twin (ie, identical non-passing)
automated stacking cranes are configured for each block. The twin Automated Stacking …

In this paper, we study the stacking problem of outbound containers in a deep-sea container
terminal. In such a terminal, outbound containers-to be transported by barge to the …

The increasing demand for container transportation calls for higher terminal storage capacity
and greater handling efficiency. A good yard template design will facilitate both space and …

We consider a scheduling problem for two gantry cranes moving on the same rails at a
single storage block. Containers originating at the seaside have to be stored in the block …

To enable the efficient division of labor in container yards, many large ports apply twin
cranes, two identical automated stacking cranes each dedicated to one of the transfer zones …

Abstract The Twin-Automated Stacking Crane (Twin-ASC) system is a special configuration
of Yard Crane (YC) that is common in most of the Automated Container Terminals (ACTs) …