Quay-side berthing congestion is an emerging challenging issue that arises in busy container transshipment terminals and calls for effective management of terminal operations. This paper tackles the berthing congestion problem by introducing a proactive management strategy from the terminal’s...

This paper presents an integer programming model for the terminal and yard allocation problem in a large container transshipment hub with multiple terminals. The model integrates two decisions: terminal allocation for vessels and yard allocation for transshipment container movements within a...

The feeder vessel management problem consists of designing preferred berthing positions and service time for cyclically visiting feeders, and allocating storage yard space to the transshipment flows between mother vessels and feeders. We consider the above three tactical decision problems...