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519709 - Time-window Based Berth and Yard Allocation Planning of Container Vessels

Primary Author(s)

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  Jialin Xu

  Ph.D. student
  Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University
  Houston, Texas

Additional Author(s)

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  Sujing Wang, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Department of Computer Science, Lamar University

Presenting Author(s)

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  Qiang Xu, PhD

  Professor
  Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University

Mathematical programming could help improve the operability of container-vessel oriented ports in terms of coupling the management of vessel berth allocation and container yard allocation under various realistic constraints. In this paper, a time-window based MINLP (mixed-integer nonlinear programming) model has been developed for the simultaneous planning of berth and yard allocation problems at container-vessel oriented ports. It can simultaneously optimize the spatial berthing schedule of each vessel as well as container transshipment schedule at the port yard, so as to minimize the overall port operating cost subject to various port resource limits and operating constraints. A detailed case study has also been utilized to demonstrate the efficacy of the developed model.