A Metaheuristic Approach for the Seaside Operations in Maritime Container Terminals

Eduardo Lalla Ruiz, Christopher Expósito Izquierdo, Belén Melián Batista, José Marcos Moreno-Vega

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Abstract

The service time of the container vessels is the main indicator of the competitiveness of a maritime container terminal. This work proposes two Variable Neighbourhood Searches (VNS) in order to tackle the Tactical Berth Allocation Problem and the Quay Crane Scheduling Problem, which are the main operational problems in the seaside. These metaheuristics are integrated into a framework that provides an overall planning for the vessels arrived to port within a given time horizon. The performance of the proposed VNSs is compared with the most highlighted solution methods published in the related literature. In addition, the effectiveness of the framework is assessed in real size environments.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Computational Intelligence
Subtitle of host publication12th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2013, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, June 12-14, 2013, Proceedings
Place of PublicationBerlin, Heidelberg
PublisherSpringer
Pages28-35
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-642-38682-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-38681-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event12th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2013 - Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
Duration: 12 Jul 201314 Jul 2013
Conference number: 12
http://iwann.ugr.es/2013/iwann13.php

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
Volume7903
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2013
Abbreviated titleIWANN
Country/TerritorySpain
CityPuerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Period12/07/1314/07/13
Internet address

Keywords

  • Metaheuristic
  • Container terminal
  • Seaside operations
  • n/a OA procedure

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