Vessel schedule reliability optimization for container terminal based on adaptive differential evolution

Based on dynamic berth allocation problem (BAP) in container terminal (CT), a schedule reliability problem (SRP) optimization model is proposed. The model focuses on the minimum average schedule missed hours of ships between the ship schedule departure time and the actual departure time to enhance the schedule reliability (SR) of ships in CT, and the quay crane allocation is considered in this model. Adaptive differential evolution is employed to optimize the berth allocation planning to improve the SR in CT and makes average schedule missed hours reduce 40%.