area, where the containers are then collected for transfer to storage areas or buffer zones. Container terminals are … essential inter-modal interfaces for the worldwide transportation network. An optimal location for a container terminal is very … terminal, which can reduce transportation costs. In this work, the authors propose a container placement problem and a solution …

for different ships, are determined in the first stage. The exact storage location for each container is determined in the …

Container transport refers to the transportation of goods in standardized re-sealable transportation boxes by rail and … sea. Data are expressed in tons and twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). TEU is based on a container of 20 foot length (6 ….10 m) providing a standardised measure of containers of various capacities and for describing the capacity of container …