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873. On the berth allocation problem under disruptive events for a multipurpose terminal

Invited abstract in session MD-62: Seaside Planning II, stream OR in Port Operations.

Monday, 14:30-16:00
Room: S12 (building: 101)

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Rosa G. González-Ramírez
Universidad de Los Andes, Chile
2. Karol Suchan
Escuela de Informática y Telecomunicaciones, Universidad Diego Portales
3. Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente

Abstract

Maritime ports are strategic nodes in the global transport chain and play an important role in the efficiency of cargo transport as transfer nodes. One of the most important planning decisions at the seaside interface is the berth allocation problem (BAP), which consists of determining the berths' assignment to the incoming vessels in a port terminal such that spatial and temporal constraints are respected while minimizing vessel handling times. In this paper, we address the berth allocation problem considering the operations of a multipurpose terminal in Chile. Several terminals operate in the port and there exists a regulation that determines priorities for the incoming vessels and preemption of vessels is allowed. The port has recently suffered from weather surges or swells which resulted in port closures that affect the operations and seaside plans, in addition to more typical disruptions such as delays in the arrival times of vessels and black sailings. We propose a rolling horizon methodology and an extension to the generalized set partitioning-based formulation proposed by Christensen and Holst (2008). We generated some instances to test the proposed approach based on historical data provided by the port and derive some recommendations.
References
Christensen, C. G., & Holst, C. T. (2008). Berth allocation in container terminals. Master's thesis, Technical University of Denmark.

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Status: accepted

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