Abstract
This paper proposes a liner ship fleet deployment (LSFD) problem with container transshipment operations. The proposed problem is formulated as a mixed-integer linear programming model which allows container transshipment operations at any port, any number of times, without explicitly defining the container transshipment variables. Experiments on the Asia-Europe-Oceania shipping network of a global liner shipping company show that more than one third (17-22 ports) of the total of 46 ports have transshipment throughputs. Computational studies based on randomly generated large-scale shipping networks demonstrate that the proposed model can be solved efficiently by CPLEX.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 470-484 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Fleet deployment
- Liner shipping
- Mixed-integer linear programming model
- Transshipment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Transportation