Vessel Scheduling and Bunker Management With Speed Deviations for Liner Shipping in the Presence of Collaborative Agreements

Zhao, Shuaiqi; Duan, Jingru; Li, Dechang; Yang, Hualong

doi:10.1109/access.2022.3211311

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“…Tugboats play a crucial role in assisting large ships in berthing, shifting, and departing operations, and are an indispensable part of port operations. However, at the same time, the costs and environmental issues brought about by tugboat operations have also become increasingly prominent [1].…”

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Tugboat Scheduling Method Based on the NRPER-DDPG Algorithm: An Integrated DDPG Algorithm with Prioritized Experience Replay and Noise Reduction

Li,

Duan,

Xiong

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The scheduling of harbor tugboats is a crucial task in port operations, aiming to optimize resource allocation and reduce operational costs, including fuel consumption of tugboats and the time cost of vessels waiting for operations. Due to the complexity of the port environment, traditional scheduling methods, often based on experience and practice, lack scientific and systematic decision support, making it difficult to cope with real-time changes in vessel dynamics and environmental factors. This often leads to scheduling delays and resource waste. To address this issue, this study proposes a mathematical model based on fuzzy programming, accounting for the uncertainty of the arrival time of target vessels. Additionally, we introduce the NRPER-DDPG algorithm (DDPG Algorithm with Prioritized Experience Replay and Noise Reduction), which combines a prioritized replay mechanism with a decaying noise strategy based on the DDPG algorithm. This approach optimizes the time for tugboats to reach the task location as a continuous action space, aiming to minimize the total system cost and improve scheduling efficiency. To verify the effectiveness of the mathematical model and algorithm, this study conducted experimental validation. Firstly, the optimal algorithm hyperparameter combinations were adjusted through random examples to ensure the stability and reliability of the algorithm. Subsequently, large-scale examples and actual port cases were used to further verify the performance advantages of the algorithm in practical applications. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed mathematical model and algorithm significantly reduce system costs and improve scheduling efficiency, providing new insights and methods for the sustainable development of port operations.

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