Empty Container Management at Ports Considering Pollution, Repair Options, and Street-Turns
International trade imbalances make the management of empty containers within shipping networks an important economic and ecological problem. While import-dominated ports accumulate large amounts of empty containers, export-dominated ports need them as transport resources, requiring a repositioning...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Mathematical Problems in Engineering |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3847163 |