2010
HMS 2010 Proceeding
Towards the integration of berth allocation and container stacking problems in maritim container terminals
Authors: Miguel A. Salido, Mario Rodriguez, Federico Barber
Abstract
Services provided by the container terminals are being further optimized due to the competitiveness between the different terminals. In this research, the combined problem of Container Stacking and Berth Allocation in container terminal?s management is investigated. On the one hand, each container allocated in the yard should be easily accessible before vessel?s arrival (demanded by terminal operators). On the other hand, an immediate berthing is expected for each incoming vessel (by ocean carriers). Thereby, we present an artificial intelligence based-integrated system to relate these problems. Berth Allocation Problem is solved by a metaheuristic algorithm which generates an optimized order of vessels to be moored; and we develop a domain-oriented heuristic planner to give a sequence of movements to allocate containers in the appropriate place according a given berth ordering of vessels. Through these optimized solutions together with the developed system, terminal operators can be assisted to decide the most appropriated solution in each particular scenario.
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