Intro
Preface
Organization
Contents
Maritime and Port Logistics
Hybrid Berth Allocation for Bulk Ports with Unavailability and Stock Level Constraints
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
3 Model Formulation
3.1 Problem Description
3.2 Notation
3.3 Model
4 Numerical Experiments
4.1 Generation of Instances
4.2 Results Analysis and Discussion
4.3 Managerial Insights and Policy Implications
5 Conclusions
References
A Self-adaptive Hybrid Search Technique with Its Application to the Quadratic Semi-assignment and Berth Allocation Problems

1 Introduction
2 Problem Formulation
3 Related Work
4 The SACA
4.1 Solution Encoding
4.2 The Integration of a Best-Improvement and a Regret-Based Construction Method
4.3 The Integration of Regret-Based and Ranked-Based Crossover Operators
4.4 The Local Search
4.5 The Perturbation Method
4.6 The Facilitating Heap-Based Module
4.7 The Managing Self-adaptive Module
5 Computational Experiments
6 Concluding Remarks
References
The Multi-port Continuous Berth Allocation Problem with Speed Optimization
1 Introduction
2 Problem Formulation

2.1 Network-Flow Formulation
2.2 Set Partitioning Formulation
3 Solution Method
3.1 Branching
3.2 Computing Bounds
4 Results
4.1 Instance Generation
4.2 Comparison of Exact Methods
5 Conclusion
References
Optimization of a Ship-Based Logistics System for Carbon Capture and Storage
1 Introduction
2 Problem Definition
3 Mathematical Model
3.1 Modeling Approach and Notation
3.2 Model Formulation
4 Computational Study
4.1 Case Study and Input Data
4.2 Results
5 Concluding Remarks
References

A Linear Time Algorithm for Optimal Quay Crane Scheduling
1 Introduction
2 Container Terminals
3 Literature Review
4 Problem Definition
5 Problem Complexity
5.1 Makespan Lower Bounds
5.2 The CreateSchedule Algorithm
5.3 Correctness Proof
5.4 Extensions of the QCSP
6 Conclusion
References
Impact of Rubber-Tired Gantry Crane Dimension on Container Terminal Productivity
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Method
3.1 Method to Estimate Stacking Density
3.2 Method to Estimate Yard Productivity
4 Results and Discussion

4.1 Estimated Stacking Density
4.2 Estimated Yard Productivity
5 Conclusion and Outlook
References
Vehicle Routing and Urban Logistics
Fleet Size Control in First-Mile Ride-Sharing Problems
1 Introduction
2 Problem Description and Mathematical Model
3 Numerical Experiment
3.1 Instance Generation
3.2 Results
3.3 Solution Time
4 Conclusion
References
ILS-RVND Algorithm for Multi-trip Pickup and Delivery Problem, with Split Loads, Profits and Multiple Time Windows
1 Introduction
2 Problem Description
3 Solution Approaches