The Maritime Shipping Competition (MSC) 2025: efficient maritime cargo bidding and transport scheduling: demonstration track
The Maritime Shipping Competition (MSC) 2025: efficient maritime cargo bidding and transport scheduling: demonstration track
The Maritime Shipping Competition (MSC) at AAMAS 2025 introduced a novel challenge focused on autonomous decision-making in maritime logistics. Participants developed agents capable of bidding for cargoes in sequential reverse auctions and scheduling transportation under uncertainty. Using the Maritime Agent-Based Logistics Emulator (MABLE), the competition simulated tramp trade shipping markets with heterogeneous fleets and dynamic cargo opportunities. Agents were evaluated across multiple scenarios varying in fleet composition and operational constraints. The competition and the entries submitted by the participating teams highlight the challenges and complexity of maritime transportation, and encourage further research in this important area.
Competition, Agent-Based Systems, Multi-Agent Systems
International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS)
Buermann, Jan
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Gerding, Enrico H.
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Marchioni, Enrico
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Rastegari, Bahar
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25 May 2026
Buermann, Jan
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Gerding, Enrico H.
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Marchioni, Enrico
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Rastegari, Bahar
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Buermann, Jan, Gerding, Enrico H., Marchioni, Enrico and Rastegari, Bahar
(2026)
The Maritime Shipping Competition (MSC) 2025: efficient maritime cargo bidding and transport scheduling: demonstration track.
In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026).
International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS).
3 pp
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(doi:10.65109/YCVT1762).
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Abstract
The Maritime Shipping Competition (MSC) at AAMAS 2025 introduced a novel challenge focused on autonomous decision-making in maritime logistics. Participants developed agents capable of bidding for cargoes in sequential reverse auctions and scheduling transportation under uncertainty. Using the Maritime Agent-Based Logistics Emulator (MABLE), the competition simulated tramp trade shipping markets with heterogeneous fleets and dynamic cargo opportunities. Agents were evaluated across multiple scenarios varying in fleet composition and operational constraints. The competition and the entries submitted by the participating teams highlight the challenges and complexity of maritime transportation, and encourage further research in this important area.
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 February 2026
Published date: 25 May 2026
Keywords:
Competition, Agent-Based Systems, Multi-Agent Systems
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