Several papers propose methods to derive the number of blocks
required in a yard. Kim, Park, and Jin (2008) study parallel and perpendicular
layouts served by yard trucks and a fixed number of
RMGCs that are able to travel between blocks. The physical measures
of both the yard and block are known. The objective is to
minimize the weighted cost of yard trucks (from berths and gate)
and expected reshuffling cost. Under the similar assumptions as
described for Wiese et al. (2010) including that the gate is required
to be in the center of a side of the yard, and using data from a container
terminal in South Korea, it was found that the parallel layout
outperformed in this setting the perpendicular layout. Chu and
Huang (2005) derive a formula to estimate the number of bays in
container terminals with straddle carriers, RTGCs, and RMGCs. A
case study on container terminals in the Taiwan ports is presented
to determine the best yard layout for each type of MHE considered.
It is concluded that for this specific port, SCs perform well for oneberth
terminals, yet are outperformed by gantry cranes for larger
terminals.l and a variable neighborhood descent
heuristic is proposed.