The forthcoming research characterises and analyses the key market players (shipping lines), their customer service policy together with the implications the container transport bottlenecks have for the market in the Czech Republic with customer orientation being one of these. Eval-uating...

The container-shipping industry's poor performance in 2011 and its continued struggles in 2012 are primarily the result of supply and demand imbalance, which triggered intense competition and price wars. Some carriers have begun to recognize the importance of alliances, as reflected by their...

Ports have become a key element of modern supply chains through the important role they play in coordinating material and informational flows. However, because of the fixed nature of port assets, they can rarely control the supply chains dynamics, which are most often affected by the strategies...

Marine transport by container is the most economical and safe way of shipping for almost any kind of cargo. But putting cargo into a closed steel box also entails a permanent risk of moisture damage for the majority of cargoes carried by sea. Such damage may result in substantial losses and...

In this paper an attempt has been made to develop a system dynamics model that account for flow of containers, their dwell times, type of equipments and constraints that determine the container yard capacity. The structure of the system is captured with the delays in capacity building and...

The paper presents a sophisticated interactive tool supporting the decision-making of loading parties and vehicle operators – Methodology for the verification of load distribution in a container. The methodology allows us to standardize procedures used by loading parties, and ensures safe...

Представлены результаты анализа работы транспортно-экспедиционных компаний (ТЭК) при организации интермодальных перевозок грузов в контейнерах (ИПК). Выявлены...

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In the container relocation problem (CRP) n items are given that belong to G different itemgroups (g = 1,…,G). The items are piled up in up to S stacks with a maximum stack height H.A move can either shift one item from the top of a stack to the top of another one (relocation)or pick an item...

The article presents a tree search algorithm (TRSA) for the strip packing problem in two and threedimensions with guillotine cutting constraint. In the 3D‐SPP we are given a set of rectangular items(boxes) and a container with fixed width and height but variable length. We have to determine...

This case study deals with a two-stage packing problem that has to be solved in thedaily distribution process of a Portuguese trading company. At the first stage boxesincluding goods are to be packed on pallets while at the second stage these pallets areloaded into one or more trucks. The boxes...

In this paper, an approach for recognizing and defining correct and operable performance will be presented with the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of processes in dry ports (inland intermodal hubs). The challenge in evaluating the possible improvements of the underlying...

Der von dem Amerikaner Malcolm Mclean 1956 an der US Ostküste für den Güterverkehr eingeflihrte Container trat einen wahren Siegeszug an. Ohne diesen Großraum-Behälter sähe die Verkehrswelt heute anders aus....

AOP – Agent Oriented Programming – is a new software paradigm that brings many concepts from the artificial intelligence. This paper provides a short overview of the JADE software platform and the principal’s components constituting its distributed architecture. Furthermore, it describes...

This paper addresses the storage location assignment problem for outbound containers. The problem is decomposed into two stages. The yard bays and the amount of locations in each yard bay, which will be assigned to the containers bounded for different ships, are determined in the first stage....

Gegenstand der Arbeit ist eine Methode zur Kosten- und Leistungsbewertung von Containerschiffen als Transportmittel des Hauptlaufes in intermodalen Transportketten für ISO-Container. Anlass bildet die permanente Größenentwicklung der Containerschiffe und die daraufhin ausgerichtete...

This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which enhances trade and, consequently, economic welfare. A major...