Optimising load planning and container routing in intermodal rail transport

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A New Synchronous Handling Technology of Double Stack Container Trains in Sea-Rail Intermodal Terminals

“…Container sea-rail intermodal transport has been a trendy topic that has attracted more attention in recent years [4][5][6][7]. However, most existing research is focused on con-tainer transshipment and mechanical scheduling optimization in single-stack container trains [8][9][10][11][12], as well as container freight train loading plans and container port area transportation route optimization [13][14][15][16]. Furthermore, Guo et al formulated the operation at intermodal container terminals for China Railway Express and proposed the accelerated accumulation scenario considering the cooperation between a maritime terminal and a railway terminal [17].…”