Advisory-Based Time Slot Management System to Mitigate Waiting Time at Container Terminal Gates

This paper introduces an advisory-based time slot management system (TSMS) to control truck arrivals at seaport terminals with the aim to reduce congestion at terminal gates. A modeling framework is proposed, developed, and applied to assess the impact of a truck arrival shift for a case study in the Port of Rotterdam. This system is designed...

Vessel routing for sweeping of marine litter in a port area

In literature it is widely accepted that 80% of the marine litter originates from land based sources. Since seaports usually are strategically situated with an inland waterway connection, it is not surprising that seaports have to deal with marine litter. Port authorities would like to avert excessive amounts of marine litter by sweeping marine...