Focuses on the latest developments in information technology (IT) methodologies for maritime transportation

Features seven chapters describing essential modeling tools, methodologies, algorithms, and systems

Presents a simulation model building process that offers a useful guide for model builders in the maritime transportation domain

Zusammenfassung

This book is one of very few in the maritime literature that solely focus on the latest developments in information technology (IT) methodologies in this field. It provides the reader with a concise overview of how IT can truly improve the efficacy of operations in the maritime industry. It consists of seven chapters that address a range of topics related to the synergy between Computer Science and Maritime Science. Specifically, Chapters 1 and 2 explore two important problems in maritime logistics pertaining to quayside operational planning, while Chapters 3 and 4 focus on maritime routing methodologies. Chapters 5 and 6 present decision-making support systems for safe shipping and port security. Last, Chapter 7 presents simulation methodologies for modeling maritime traffic.

The intended readership of the book spans both an academic audience and professionals in the areas of Operational Research, Transportation Science, and Maritime Science interested in applying ITmethodologies in their areas of expertise.

Inhalt
Metaheuristic Approaches for the Minimum Cost Hybrid Berth Allocation Problem.- Ship Stability Considerations in the Quay Crane Scheduling Problem.- Recent Progress Using Matheuristics for Strategic Maritime Inventory Routing.- Evolutionary computation for the ship routing problem.- Decision Support Tool Employing Bayesian Risk Framework for Environmentally Safe Shipping.- A decision support system for the assessment of seaports' security under fuzzy environment.- Maritime Simulation Using Open Source Tools: Ship Transits in Bosporus.