Container Terminals and Cargo Transport
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 1277
Special Issue Editors
Interests: maritime transport; terminal and hinterland management; game theory; optimization; data analytics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: maritime organization and management, innovation; capital allocation; startups and incubators; international business
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent disruptions in container shipping have forced many container terminals to reexamine their practices. Some of these shocks include changing trade routes, access to terminals, and climate-related stresses around the world. As a result, there have been some substantial shifts in demand and capacity, and delays may occur. To remain viable, terminals need to enhance their performance and improve the sustainability of their clients and themselves.
This special issue aims to present new engineering or operational research that examines container terminal operations, logistics to and from terminals, and connections with the hinterland. Any aspect of performance monitoring and enhancement is of interest. Some specific areas are: sustainable terminal management, alternate fuels for maritime transport, inland terminal development, maritime vessel routing, and logistics of movements by truck, rail, or barge to and from terminals. Also worth analysis are complementary issues such as chassis management and automation. The modeling employed might include artificial intelligence, machine learning, routing and cargo load planning, facilities layout and design, or automation design.
We seek engineering or analytically oriented papers, from academic and professional researchers and practitioners, which may be general or case-based. Articles may offer novel approaches, interesting techniques, and methodologies that could enhance performance, economic value, and sustainability of terminals as they face new disruptions and crises.
Prof. Dr. Bruce Hartman
Dr. Christopher B. Clott
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- container shipping disruptions
- terminal performance enhancement
- sustainable terminal management
- alternate fuels for maritime transport
- inland terminal development
- container and intermodal logistics
- truck, rail, and barge movements
- terminal chassis management
- terminal automation
- artificial intelligence in terminal operations
- machine learning for container terminals
- routing and cargo load planning
- facilities layout and design
- automation design for terminals
- engineering research for container terminals
- performance monitoring in terminals
- crisis response in container terminals
