In recent years, the importance of incorporating uncertainty into planning models for logistics and transportation systems has been widely recognized in the Operations Research and transportation science communities. Maritime transportation, as a major mode of transport in the world, is subject to a wide range of disruptions at the strategic, tactical and operational levels. This thesis is mainly concerned with the development of robustness planning strategies that can mitigate the effects of some major types of disruptions for an important class of optimization problems in the shipping industry. Such problems arise in the creation and negotiation of long-term delivery contracts with customers who require on-time deliveries of high-value goods throughout the year. In this thesis, we consider the disruptions that can increase travel times between ports and ultimately affect one or more scheduled deliveries to the customers. Computational results show that our integrated solution procedure and robustness planning strategies can generate delivery plans that are both economical as well as robust against uncertain disruptions.

The goal of the Thesis is the analysis of maritime transportation of dangerous goods. Thesis is divided into 4 Parts. Chapter 1 describes development of dangerous goods regulations with the emphasis on maritime safety and environmental aspects. Chapter 2 is based on the analysis of IMDG Code, whose regulations have the fundamental importance for the carriages of dangerous goods by sea. Chapter 3 is dedicated to the basic duties of the parties included in the maritime transportation of dangerous goods- carriers on the one side and shippers on the other side. Final Chapter is related to the maritime carriage of oil - one of the dangerous substances with the strategic importance.

This diploma thesis focuses on documents used in maritime transport, includes insurance problems, contracts, INCOTERMS and transportation of containers. In practical part I firstly theoretically described the process starting with customers demand ending with actual delivery of goods. After theoretical description I applied this process to real cases.

yes / Simulation is undoubtedly a very useful tool for modelling a system specifically in the presence of stochastic elements and complex interactions between the system entities. In this paper, a simulation model to support decision making in ship scheduling for Maritime Inventory Routing Problem (MIRP) with particular application to cement distribution is presented. The system under study is a combined discrete and continuous system, where a heterogeneous fleet of ships with various sizes and types of contracts transport bulk cement products from production facility (Central Supply, CS) of a cement company to its packing plants (Distribution Centres, DCs). The simulation model in this study has been designed and developed thoroughly to emulate the complexity of the real system of the MIRP. The simulation model has demonstrated the capability to provide support for decision making in ship scheduling of the heterogeneous shipping fleet in the following forms: (a) real time states of inventory levels at CS and DCs and (b) ships’ routing. In addition, one of the main strength of this simulation model is its flexibility. It can be easily expanded or adjusted to different size of system entities for example number of CSs, DCs, berths, vessels, and products. / Support for this research is provided by the Directorate of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Republic of Indonesia

Esta pesquisa aborda a Indústria de Apoio Marítimo por meio de uma visão estratégica. Trata-se de um problema relacionado à identificação e mapeamento dos Fatores Críticos de Sucesso (FCSs). A indústria de apoio marítimo é um importante segmento da cadeia de petróleo, pois, participa desde as fases iniciais, envolvendo a prospecção de um campo, até o fim da vida útil por meio da desativação dos poços de petróleo. A presente tese se propõe a analisar a indústria de apoio marítimo, caracterizando os aspectos mais importantes e impactantes, por meio da identificação dos FCSs, desenvolvimento de um framework a partir dos FCSs para a melhoria da tomada de decisão pelas empresas e também a modelagem do mapa estratégico da indústria. Por meio de entrevistas com armador, especialistas da área, dados dos sites das empresas e anuários do setor, o estudo identificou 68 FCSs. Os fatores críticos identificados foram submetidos a 28 empresas, por meio de um questionário estruturado (escala Likert de 5 pontos). As análises, por meio de estatística descritiva e testes de correlação, identificou os FCSs mais sensíveis à indústria. Além dessa contribuição, também foi proposto um framework (Matriz de Produtividade x Competitividade) para analisar a distribuição dos FCSs e o desdobramento em estratégias relacionadas a foco em melhorias urgentes, foco na inovação, foco na captação de projetos e foco na liderança do setor. Também foi modelada uma adaptação do Mapa Estratégico da Indústria da CNI para a indústria de apoio marítimo. Por fim, os principais resultados sinalizaram a sensibilidade do setor frente às variáveis relacionadas às Políticas (Industriais/Governamentais), Financiamentos e a necessidade do desenvolvimento de Inovação em toda a cadeia de suprimentos. / This research addresses the Maritime Support Industry through a strategic vision. This is a problem related to the identification and mapping of Critical Success Factors (CSFs). The maritime support industry is an important segment of the oil chain since it participates from the early stages, involving the prospecting of a field, to the end of its useful life by deactivating the oil wells. The present thesis proposes to analyze the maritime support industry, characterizing the most important and impacting aspects, through the identification of the CSFs, development of a framework from the CSFs for the improvement of the decision making by the companies and also the modeling of the Strategic map of the industry. Through interviews with ship-owner, experts from the area, company website data and industry yearbooks, the study identified 68 CSFs. The identified critical factors were submitted to 28 companies, through a structured questionnaire (Likert scale of 5 points). The analyzes, through descriptive statistics and correlation tests, identified the most sensitive CSFs to the industry. In addition to the contribution, a framework was also proposed for the analysis of the distribution of CSFs and the focus on urgent improvements, focus on innovation, focus on project capture and focus on sector leadership. An analysis was also made of the CNI\'s Industry Strategic Map for the Maritime Support Industry. Finally, the main results showed a sensitivity of the sector to the variables related to policies (industrial / governmental), finance and the need to develop innovation throughout the supply chain.

Submitted by Ana Carolina Carlucci da Silva null (anacarolcarlucci@gmail.com) on 2017-06-02T15:38:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Mestrado Ana Carolina Carlucci da Silva.pdf: 1539598 bytes, checksum: a08dddc51489dd59e5707aae52a4be49 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-06-02T18:02:56Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_acc_me_fran.pdf: 1539598 bytes, checksum: a08dddc51489dd59e5707aae52a4be49 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-02T18:02:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_acc_me_fran.pdf: 1539598 bytes, checksum: a08dddc51489dd59e5707aae52a4be49 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-25 / O trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o regime internacional sobre responsabilidade civil e compensação por danos decorrentes de poluição por derramamento de petróleo no transporte marítimo por navios, com foco em quatro convenções: Convenção sobre Responsabilidade Civil Internacional das pessoas, grupos de pessoas e empresas conforme a Convenção de Bruxelas, de 1969; Convenção Internacional sobre Responsabilidade Civil em Danos Causados por Poluição por Óleo, de 1992; Convenção Internacional para o Estabelecimento de um Fundo para Compensação de Danos Causados por Poluição por Óleo, de 1992 e o Protocolo para Fundo Suplementar de 2003. Primeiro, apresenta-se as definições básicas para a compreensão do estudo do mar e da poluição ambiental dentro do direito internacional, introduzindo questões relativas ao petróleo e o risco no seu transporte, com os grandes derramamentos. No segundo capítulo adentra-se no estudo de cada um das convenções que compõe o regime e a evolução deste a partir dos casos históricos. O terceiro capítulo dedica-se ao estudo da compensação pelos danos, abordando aspectos práticos e processuais. Por fim, o último capítulo apresenta uma tabela comparativa simplificada e analisa os resultados práticos bem como registra as impressões e perspectivas com relação ao regime culminando nas considerações finais que busca responder se tal regime é satisfatório. / The aim of this dissertation is to analyze the international legal regime of civil liability and compensation for pollution damage caused by oil spills in maritime transportation by ship, focusing on four conventions: the International Convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage of 1969; International Convention on Civil Liability for by Oil Pollution damage of 1992; International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution damage, 1992 and the Supplementary Fund Protocol of 2003. First, it is presented the basic settings for the understanding of the study of the sea and the environmental pollution within the international law, introducing the issues related to oil and the risk in its transportation, considering large oil spills. In the second chapter it is analyzed each of the conventions that form the international regime and its evolution in consequence of the historical cases. The third chapter is dedicated to the study of compensation for damage, addressing practical and procedural aspects. Finally, the last chapter presents a simplified comparative table and the practical results are analyzed as well as it offers the impressions and perspectives with respect to the regime, culminating in the final considerations that seek to answer if such regime is satisfactory.

Esta pesquisa aborda a Indústria de Apoio Marítimo por meio de uma visão estratégica. Trata-se de um problema relacionado à identificação e mapeamento dos Fatores Críticos de Sucesso (FCSs). A indústria de apoio marítimo é um importante segmento da cadeia de petróleo, pois, participa desde as fases iniciais, envolvendo a prospecção de um campo, até o fim da vida útil por meio da desativação dos poços de petróleo. A presente tese se propõe a analisar a indústria de apoio marítimo, caracterizando os aspectos mais importantes e impactantes, por meio da identificação dos FCSs, desenvolvimento de um framework a partir dos FCSs para a melhoria da tomada de decisão pelas empresas e também a modelagem do mapa estratégico da indústria. Por meio de entrevistas com armador, especialistas da área, dados dos sites das empresas e anuários do setor, o estudo identificou 68 FCSs. Os fatores críticos identificados foram submetidos a 28 empresas, por meio de um questionário estruturado (escala Likert de 5 pontos). As análises, por meio de estatística descritiva e testes de correlação, identificou os FCSs mais sensíveis à indústria. Além dessa contribuição, também foi proposto um framework (Matriz de Produtividade x Competitividade) para analisar a distribuição dos FCSs e o desdobramento em estratégias relacionadas a foco em melhorias urgentes, foco na inovação, foco na captação de projetos e foco na liderança do setor. Também foi modelada uma adaptação do Mapa Estratégico da Indústria da CNI para a indústria de apoio marítimo. Por fim, os principais resultados sinalizaram a sensibilidade do setor frente às variáveis relacionadas às Políticas (Industriais/Governamentais), Financiamentos e a necessidade do desenvolvimento de Inovação em toda a cadeia de suprimentos. / This research addresses the Maritime Support Industry through a strategic vision. This is a problem related to the identification and mapping of Critical Success Factors (CSFs). The maritime support industry is an important segment of the oil chain since it participates from the early stages, involving the prospecting of a field, to the end of its useful life by deactivating the oil wells. The present thesis proposes to analyze the maritime support industry, characterizing the most important and impacting aspects, through the identification of the CSFs, development of a framework from the CSFs for the improvement of the decision making by the companies and also the modeling of the Strategic map of the industry. Through interviews with ship-owner, experts from the area, company website data and industry yearbooks, the study identified 68 CSFs. The identified critical factors were submitted to 28 companies, through a structured questionnaire (Likert scale of 5 points). The analyzes, through descriptive statistics and correlation tests, identified the most sensitive CSFs to the industry. In addition to the contribution, a framework was also proposed for the analysis of the distribution of CSFs and the focus on urgent improvements, focus on innovation, focus on project capture and focus on sector leadership. An analysis was also made of the CNI\'s Industry Strategic Map for the Maritime Support Industry. Finally, the main results showed a sensitivity of the sector to the variables related to policies (industrial / governmental), finance and the need to develop innovation throughout the supply chain.

Focus of this bachelor thesis is on examining the port located in Köping, thus a holistic view of maritime transportation is adapted in relation to the examined companies in the region and their global trade. The aim of this study is to examine the current situation and the potential to increase transportation of goods by maritime transportation and what criteria are the most important for different industrial/customer segments. The aim is divided into three research questions: • RQ1: Which decision criterions are considered in selection of transportation mode? • RQ2: What are the advantages and the disadvantages of the different transportation modes? • RQ3: When is maritime transportation preferable to road and railway? The research approach used in order to answer the aim and research questions were; literature review to gain an understanding of freight transportation in a broad context. To narrow down the area, freight transportation practice in the Swedish setting have been examined. Data collection for the Swedish setting have been collected through reports published by the national authorities. Lastly, data for freight transportation in the region of Western Mälardalen has been collected through a case study.Several criterions were found to be of importance during a transportation mode decision, as well as interrelationships between criterions. The identified criterions were cost, reliability and time, frequency and volume and lastly specific goods need. This was found to be in line with theoretical framework, especially the fact that the mode decision is vastly complex and highly depended upon which industry is making the decision, that is the context. A comparison of the modes was made to specify the benefits and downfalls with each mode for answering research question 2. Furthermore, an important identification is the gap between transportation purchaser and providers view of the reliability criterion. This difference can create a gap making it difficult to attract customers to maritime transportation. It is recommended that a thorough investigation is needed in order to examine what aspect of reliability is achievable and realistic in maritime transportation in general and for Köping´s Port in particular.

Cette thèse est une contribution aux travaux de recherche sur l’optimisation des problèmes du transport multimodal. Les principaux concepts clé de la multimodalité dans les réseaux du transport intermodal et l’état de l’art des travaux scientifique du domaine y sont présentés. Le problème de la localisation des terminaux du transport combiné est ensuite étudié. Nous proposons un algorithme génétique à codage mixte pour la résolution de ce problème et nous comparons nos résultats avec ceux de la littérature. Un ensemble de problèmes posés dans le cadre de notre travail sur le projet DCAS (Direct Cargo Axe Seine), porté par le Grand Port Maritime du Havre, y est décrit et modélisé par des outils de programmation mathématique. Ainsi, nous avons étudié le problème du transfert de navettes ferroviaires qui consiste à optimiser le transfert d’un ensemble de conteneurs entre des terminaux maritimes et un terminal multimodal. Ensuite, nous avons modélisé le problème d’ordonnancement des trains de grandes de lignes pour le placement sur les voies de la cour ferroviaire du terminal multimodal du Havre. Ces problèmes sont résolus en utilisant une approche combinée optimisation-simulation. Une première application est basée sur un algorithme génétique couplé avec la simulation multi agents pour l’affectation des voies aux trains. Une deuxième, consiste à optimiser la manutention des conteneurs lors d’un transbordement rail-rail en utilisant un algorithme de colonie de fourmis intégré dans le modèle de simulation et une stratégie de collaboration agents pour minimiser les temps d’attente des portiques et ainsi augmenter leurs productivités. / This thesis is a contribution to research on the optimization of multimodal transport problems. The main key concepts of multimodality in the intermodal transportation networks and the state of the art of scientific works in the field are presented. The intermodal terminal location problem is then studied. We propose a genetic algorithm with mixed encoding for solving this problem and we compare our results with those of literature. A set of problems in the framework of our work on the project DCAS (Direct Cargo Axe Seine), carried by the Grand Port Maritime du Havre, are described and modeled by mathematical programming tools. Thus, we studied the problem of the transfer of rail shuttles which is to optimize the transfer of a set of containers between maritime terminals and a multimodal terminal. We then modeled the scheduling problem of freight trains for placement on rail tracks. These problems are solved by using combined optimization simulation approaches. A first application is based on a genetic algorithm coupled with the multi agent’s simulation. A second is to optimize a rail-rail transshipment of containers using an ant colony algorithm embedded in the simulation model and an agent’s collaboration strategy to minimize waiting times and increase cranes productivity.541 ##‎$a@Optimization of multimodal transportation problems

The main issue of this diploma thesis will be to introduce actual situation in maritime container shipping, which has been developing few last years. The biggest changes were in technologies, liability issues and documentation. These changes influenced every company at this maritime market, but the customer was influenced too. In the thesis there are analyses of 3PL and 4PL providers, who are cooperating with these customers the most. The SWOT analyses were used to compare the differencies or similarities between these companies. The objective of the thesis is to recommend the right type of provider to normal customer at the market, who wants to find some help with transportation of his products