Performance analysis of berth configurations at container terminals

OR Spectrum

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 453-476

  Vis, Iris F A ^a   van Anholt, Roel G ^a  

^a VU University   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Container terminals; Design; Indented berth; Performance analysis; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953544763     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-010-0201-8     Document Type: Article

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