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The Berth Allocation Problem with Service Time and Delay Time Objectives

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  • Akio Imai

    ([1] Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Fukae, Higashinada, Kobe 658-0022, Japan [2] World Maritime University, PO Box 500, S-201 24 Malmo, Sweden.)

  • Jin-Tao Zhang

    (Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Fukae, Higashinada, Kobe 658-0022, Japan)

  • Etsuko Nishimura

    (Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Fukae, Higashinada, Kobe 658-0022, Japan)

  • Stratos Papadimitriou

    (Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli & Dimitriou Str., GR185 32 Piraeus, Greece)

Abstract

This study addresses a two-objective berth allocation problem: ship service quality expressed by the minimisation of delay in ships' departure and berth utilisation expressed by the minimisation of the total service time. In this problem, noninferior solutions are expected to be identified. Two heuristics, which are implemented based on two existing procedures of the subgradient optimisation and genetic algorithm, are proposed for solving this problem. Through numerical experiments, it was found that in most cases the genetic algorithm outperformed the subgradient optimisation. Also the tight time window yielded noninferior solutions. Maritime Economics & Logistics (2007) 9, 269–290. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100186

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  • Akio Imai & Jin-Tao Zhang & Etsuko Nishimura & Stratos Papadimitriou, 2007. "The Berth Allocation Problem with Service Time and Delay Time Objectives," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 9(4), pages 269-290, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:marecl:v:9:y:2007:i:4:p:269-290
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