Container terminals play the role of exchange hubs in inter- modal transportation. They offer transfer facilities to move con- tainers from vessels to trucks, trains and barges and vice versa. A terminal is composed of quays, the inland area and the yard. Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary container terminal. Vessels berth at the quay where containers are unloaded and loaded by quay cranes. The inland area is the terminal’s interface with the inland transportation system (rail, road and waterway). It provides truck and train receiving gates where rail cars and trucks are unloaded and loaded with the appropriate equipment. Barges may be served at specific barge gates or at the same quay than vessels. The yard serves as a temporary storage location for full and empty containers.