Abstract
This paper proposes a liner shipping service network design problem with combined hub-and-spoke and multi-port-calling operations and empty container repositioning. It first introduces a novel concept - segment - defined as a pair of ordered ports served by one shipping line and subsequently develops a mixed-integer linear programming model for the proposed problem. Extensive numerical experiments based on realistic Asia-Europe-Oceania shipping operations show that the proposed model can be efficiently solved by CPLEX for real-case problems. They also demonstrate the potential for large cost-savings over pure hub-and-spoke or pure multi-port-calling network, or network without considering empty container repositioning.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 695-708 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Empty container repositioning
- Hub-and-spoke
- Liner shipping network design
- Multi-port-calling
- Transshipment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Transportation