A new algorithm was developed to schedule both traditional and next-gen quay cranes at container terminals. It allows us to evaluate different levels of next gen quay crane investments for the Abu Dhabi Ports, which can reduce makespan by as much as 70% when all traditional cranes are replaced. Part of Omar Abou Kasm’s PhD dissertation work.

Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221722008232