Research highlights ► We define the segment-based laden container flow and leg based empty container flow. ► We develop a mixed-integer liner programming model for the liner shipping network design with combined H&S and multi-port-calling operations. ► 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.

    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.


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    Titel :

    Liner shipping service network design with empty container repositioning


    Beteiligte:
    Meng, Qiang (Autor:in) / Wang, Shuaian (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2011-01-14


    Format / Umfang :

    14 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch