Abstract
This paper presents a holistic analysis for the network design problem of the intermodal liner shipping system. Existing methods for liner shipping network design mainly deal with port-to-port demand. However, most of the demand has inland origins and/or destinations. Thus, it is necessary to cope with inland origin-destination (OD) pairs involving a change in transport mode from inland transportation to maritime shipping. A method is first proposed to convert inland OD demand to port-to-port demand. Then, a framework for global intermodal liner shipping network design is proposed. Finally, the proposed methodology is applied to and numerically verified by a large-scale network example.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 28-39 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review |
Volume | 61 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Destination-based model
- Intermodal transport
- Large-scale applications
- Liner shipping system
- Network design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Transportation