Calls for papers

 

European Journal of Industrial Engineering

 

6th-Y-RIB: Special Issue on: "Emerging Optimisation and Operation Methods in Ports and Shipping"

Guest Editors:
Prof. Xuehao Feng, Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Yanjie Zhou, Zhengzhou University, China
Prof. Said Salhi, University of Kent, UK
Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Angeloudis, Imperial College London, UK

The maritime industry is a very open society for embracing emerging methods to make the global supply chain more efficient, profitable, safe and environmentally friendly. Recently, emerging optimisation methods, including machine learning, data-driven, 5G, digital twin, reinforcement learning, etc., are becoming powerful tools used in real-world optimisation problems. To realise automation, electrification and digitalisation, modern ports and shipping companies aim to adopt innovative approaches and strategies for achieving the above goals.

As a crucial part of global trade, the management of ports and shipping is the frontier of the maritime industry for adopting novel technologies. Adopting emerging optimisation methods could have significant potential to enhance the performance and efficiency of productivity and resource utilisation for port and shipping management, in areas such as storage yard management, berth and crane allocation, and shipping network design.

The operational performance of ports and shipping management is highly related to business models adopted by port operators and shipping companies. Novel business models could improve efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness for port operators and shipping companies, which need novel operational logic for economic and social value creation.

This special issue invites researchers to contribute their relevant, rigorous and innovative work on the subject of emerging optimisation and operation methods in ports and shipping. The issue is dedicated to stimulating research that demonstrates how emerging optimisation and operation methods can be adopted to obtain better and more mobile decision-making for the maritime industry.

The Guest Editors will be inviting substantially extended versions of selected papers presented at the 6th International Conference of the Yangtze River Research and Innovation Belt (Y-RIB) in collaboration with UNESCAP (6th-Y-RIB) for review and potential publication, but are also inviting other experts to submit articles for this call.

Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include, but are not limited, to the following:

• New-generation port design
• Shipping network design
• Green ports and shipping
• Smart port/shipping management
• River-sea transportation networks
• Real-world applications in port/shipping management
• Case studies of port management
• Novel game theory models used in the maritime industry
• Data-driven methods to support better management in the maritime industry
• Emerging trends and innovations in port/shipping management
• Digitalisation of inland waterway transport
• AI-based optimisation and scheduling approaches for ports and shipping
• Novel optimisation models for container ports and shipping
• Current state-of-the-art basic and applied research methodology for container ports and shipping

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.

Important Dates

Manuscripts due by: 30 October, 2024

Notification to authors: 30 January, 2025

Final versions due by: 1 May, 2025