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 scen