An operational activity-based method to estimate CO2 emissions from container shipping considering empty container repositioning

This paper develops an operational activity-based method to estimate CO₂ emissions from container shipping in contrasts to the traditional aggregated activity-based method. Two case studies investigate the impacts of empty container repositioning policies and port handling capacity on CO₂ emission index. The results show that the aggregated method could well overestimate CO₂ emissions and the operational activity-based method is more appropriate. The paper also demonstrates that high port-handling capacity and efficient empty container repositioning could reduce CO₂ emissions in seaborne container transportation.     

Foldable container in empty container repositioning in intermodal transportation network of Belt and Road Initiative: strengths and limitations

In 2013, the concept of the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (Belt and Road)’ was initiated by the Chinese government, which involves Asian, European and African continents and their adjacent seas. Logistics plays a core role in such a large framework of economy and trade. In recent years, China, European Union, and Southeast Asia pay much attention to the design and development of the intermodal transportation network towards both economic and environmental efficiency. In this paper, we propose an empty container repositioning model in the intermodal transportation network of Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative by considering both standard and foldable containers. In this model, empty containers are repositioned from the inland of the original area, such as China, to other areas of B&R Initiative related countries and regions, such as European Union and Southeast Asia. We develop a mixed integer linear programming model to determine the optimal repositioning of empty containers via the intermodal transportation network. An Artificial Bee Colony algorithm is developed to solve large size problems in practice and numerical experiments are conducted to show the efficiency of our proposed algorithm. We provide managerial insights regarding the impact on the network performance of foldable containers transportation.     

The Storage Space Allocation Problem at a Container Terminal

Due to the asymmetry between the time required to retrieve a container to vessel and the time required to register a container at the gate, the storage space allocation problem solves the best allocation policy of these containers that minimizes the potential number of gantry movements during the assigning process and the future retrieval process. A decision rule-based heuristic is proposed, and three properties are discovered in this research. Comprehensive numerical experiments show that the proposed heuristic can solve the real-sized instances within a second, making it possible to account for uncertainty because the re-optimization effort is negligible. Moreover, when applying the proposed heuristic to a container yard at the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan and considering the extreme cases, the heuristic performs even better when the number of containers increases and still requires less than 1 s to solve these extreme cases. Finally, the proposed heuristic can be applied to different layouts of storage space and various material handling machines.     

Genetics of traffic assignment models for strategic transport planning

This paper presents a review and classification of traffic assignment models for strategic transport planning purposes by using concepts analogous to genetics in biology. Traffic assignment models share the same theoretical framework (DNA), but differ in capability (genes). We argue that all traffic assignment models can be described by three genes. The first gene determines the spatial capability (unrestricted, capacity restrained, capacity constrained, and capacity and storage constrained) described by four spatial assumptions (shape of the fundamental diagram, capacity constraints, storage constraints, and turn flow restrictions). The second gene determines the temporal capability (static, semi-dynamic, and dynamic) described by three temporal assumptions (wave speeds, vehicle propagation speeds, and residual traffic transfer). The third gene determines the behavioural capability (all-or-nothing, one shot, and equilibrium) described by two behavioural assumptions (decision-making and travel time consideration). This classification provides a deeper understanding of the often implicit assumptions made in traffic assignment models described in the literature. It further allows for comparing different models in terms of functionality, and paves the way for developing novel traffic assignment models.     

Direct formulation and algorithms for the probit-based stochastic user equilibrium traffic assignment problem

This paper proposes simple and direct formulation and algorithms for the probit-based stochastic user equilibrium traffic assignment problem. It is only necessary to account for random variables independent of link flows by performing a simple transformation of the perceived link travel time with a normal distribution. At every iteration of a Monte-Carlo simulation procedure, the values of the random variables are sampled based on their probability distributions, and then a regular deterministic user equilibrium assignment is carried out to produce link flows. The link flows produced at each iteration of the Monte-Carlo simulation are averaged to yield the final flow pattern. Two test networks demonstrate that the proposed algorithms and the traditional algorithm (the Method of Successive Averages) produce similar results and that the proposed algorithms can be extended to the computation of the case in which the random error term depends on measured travel time.     

卸船作业模式下自动化码头AGV路径仿真优化

AGV作为自动化码头水平运输的设备,主要负责运输集装箱。受岸桥和场桥装卸能力、水平运输距离和集装箱作业量增加等因素影响,水平运输环节是制约自动化码头发展的瓶颈。结合港口码头作业实际,采用"模型+实例+仿真"的方法对自动化码头AGV路径优化问题进行研究。结合道路交通流理论,提出交通虚拟环岛策略以避免多AGV在码头行驶时产生冲突和拥堵。在卸船作业流程下,采用e M-Plant仿真软件,对提出的交通控制策略从不同角度进行仿真模拟。结果表明,AGV不同路径的选择影响着码头的作业效率。试验结果进一步提高码头作业效率,为自动化码头AGV路径优化提供参考依据。     

BIM技术在大型集装箱码头工程设计中的应用

上海国际航运中心洋山深水港四期工程是国内首个全自动化集装箱码头,以此为依托,针对BIM技术在集装箱码头工程设计中应用的问题进行总图、水工、机械等相关专业BIM技术应用的研究,将BIM技术与传统二维设计模式相融合,采用欧特克BIM系列软件以及探索者BIM协同平台,得出全自动化集装箱码头BIM总体设计技术路线,重点对BIM协同设计平台的应用流程以及设计相关专业的BIM应用方法进行探讨,为全自动化集装箱码头从传统二维设计向基于BIM技术全生命周期设计应用的转变提供参考。     

基于多智能体仿真的自动化集装箱码头合理通过能力研究

针对自动化集装箱码头泊位合理通过能力评估问题,基于多智能体仿真建立采用"双小车岸桥(DTQC)+自动导引车(AGV)+自动化轨道吊(ARMG)"工艺的自动化集装箱码头装卸作业模型,对顺岸布置的自动化码头通过能力与码头服务水平、泊位数量之间的关系进行研究。仿真结果表明:码头服务水平(AWTAST)与泊位通过能力呈明显负相关关系,且在一定码头服务水平下,泊位合理通过能力随顺岸式码头泊位数量的增加显著提高。基于仿真结果进行公式拟合,提出了自动化集装箱码头的泊位合理通过能力估算方法,可以为自动化集装箱码头规划与运营提供决策支持。     

水下容器开启过程流场特性仿真研究

水下容器开启过程中,海水快速灌入容器内,对载体的平衡产生较大的影响.采用Mixture多相流计算模型求解气液两相流场,网格更新方法采用域动分层法,对不同开启角度进行数值计算.结果表明:开启角度越小,容器底部压力和容器内部进水量波动越大,且峰值越大,随着开启角度的增大,两者波动范围有所减缓,研究成果可为水下容器总体设计、系统使用流程优化提供理论支撑.     

几种典型的大型集装箱船导轨结构特性对比计算分析

本文以固定装载型式导轨和混合装载型式导轨为研究对象,基于有限元方法分析了不同集装箱装载工况对导轨强度、刚度的影响,同时在相同集装箱装载工况下,对不同导轨的强度、刚度进行了对比分析。结果可为集装箱导轨的设计优化提供了一定的参考。