Yard Optimization at Sea Container Terminals Ilaria Vacca, Michel Bierlaire, Matteo Salani Transport and Mobility Laboratory ´ Ecole Polytechnique F ´ ed ´ erale de Lausanne AIRO 2007 - Genova September 8, 2007 Yard Optimization at Sea Container Terminals – p.1/12
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Yard Optimization at Sea ContainerTerminals
Ilaria Vacca, Michel Bierlaire, Matteo Salani
Transport and Mobility Laboratory
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
AIRO 2007 - Genova
September 8, 2007
Yard Optimization at Sea Container Terminals – p.1/12
Outline
• Introduction
• Terminal overview
• Terminal operations
• Issues in yard management
• Transshipment: a new approach
• Conclusions
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Introduction
• Growth of container sea-freight transportation.
• Competition among terminals in terms of:
- Service (ship’s turnaround time);- Productivity (TEUs per year).
• Issues: traffic, congestion and capacity limits.
• OR techniques can improve the efficiency of terminaloperations.
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Terminal Overview
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