A decision-support framework for the stowage of maritime containers in inland shipping

Stefano Fazi

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2019, vol. 131, issue C, 1-23

Abstract: The typical voyage of a barge transporting maritime containers inland, consists of visiting a set of terminals where loading/unloading operations occur. The required stowage plans must meet stability requirements during all transport phases and avoid costly re-handling operations. In this paper, we formalize this problem and consider a typical dry-port transport system. We propose a comprehensive mathematical model that seeks to maximize stowed containers. To solve it, we develop a hybrid metaheuristic approach, based on local search and an industrial solver. Numerical experiments, based on real-world data, provide insights into the performances of the proposed framework and current stowage practices.

Keywords: Inland shipping; Stowage; Containers; Dry-port; Stability; Metaheuristic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2019.09.008

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