Congestion, port expansion and spatial competition for US container imports

Modelling and robust trajectory following for offshore container crane systems

“…During the last few years, port congestion has become a major issue due to rapid developments of logistics industry causing a substantial increase in the trading volume [1][2][3]. Some ambitious plans of port expansion have been proposed to overcome this problem but it is not a feasible solution due to land constraints.…”

Vessel capacity restrictions in the fleet deployment problem: an application to the Panama Canal

“…De Marucci (2012) analyses the environmental effects of the expansion. Fan et al evaluate the impact of the expansion in traffic flows through the logistic channels feeding the American market (Fan et al 2009), in the container intermodal network of the United States (Fan et al 2010), in the congestion of the American logistic system for container imports (Fan et al 2012a) or in the creation of new ports and routes for containerized imports in the Unites States (Fan et al 2012b). Daduna and Hanisch (2015) examine the consequences of the expansion on the logistical structures of the Central America region, presenting the routes expected to change and outlining a multilevel harbour network.…”

Modelling and Simulation Methodology for Dynamic Resources Assignment System in Container Terminal

“…Simulations have been widely applied into container terminal production [14]. Majority these terminal simulations are mainly aiming to forecast logistics volume, and to seek an optimal infrastructure and proper equipment combinations, so that they have been used at the planning stage of port construction [17].…”