The Berth-Scheduling Problem: Maximizing Berth Productivity and Minimizing Fuel Consumption and Emissions Production

This paper presents a new formulation for the discrete space berth-scheduling problem at marine container terminals. This formulation reflects an environmentally friendly berth-scheduling policy with the objectives of (a) maximizing berth productivity by minimizing the total service time and delayed departures for all vessels and (b) minimizing the total emissions and fuel consumption for all vessels while in transit to their next port of call. A genetic algorithms–based heuristic is presented to solve the resulting problem, and computational examples are presented to evaluate the proposed berth-scheduling policy.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2166-03
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=The+Berth-Scheduling+Problem%3a+Maximizing+Berth+Productivity+and+Minimizing+Fuel+Consumption+and+Emissions+Production&author=M.+Golias&author=M.+Boile&author=S.+Theofanis&author=C.+Efstathiou&publication_year=2010
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• Authors:
  • Golias, Mihalis
  • Boile, Maria
  • Theofanis, Sotiris
  • Efstathiou, Christos
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 20-27
• Monograph Title: Marine Transportation and Port Operations 2010
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2166
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Berth utilization; Container terminals; Docking; Environmental impacts; Fuel consumption; Genetic algorithms; Heuristic methods; Marine terminals; Pollutants; Port operations; Scheduling; Ships; Water traffic
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01152454
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309142991
• Report/Paper Numbers: 10-1410
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 16 2010 6:13AM