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
    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
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    Keywords

    • Metaheuristic
    • Container Terminal
    • Seaside Operations

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