An Optimal Model for Container Deployment in Liner Shipping Routes Based on Equilibrium Operation
This paper addresses the formulation for the problem of container deployments in liner shipping routes (PCDLSR). A key and fundamental issue, which is usually regarded as a given factor by most existing studies based on such an assumption that the quantities of containers handled at each calling port are the same as ships capacity, is here to be treated with as an essential management problem on the shipping routes with multi-hubs in this paper. The PCDLSR is formulated as a mixed integer problem (MIP). The model for container deployment in liner shipping routes can be constructed and developed by a two-stage approach based on the route equilibrium operation. Meanwhile, a circular shipping route is given as an example to conduct numerical experiments. Results indicate that the proposed model is more effective in describing the case of assets deployed in the liner shipping route, guaranteeing the stability of its operation and reducing the total cost of its operation.
container deployment equilibrium operation quantity handled at calling ports a circularshipping voyage
Chen Chao Chen Kong
Transportation and Management College,Dalian Maritime University,Dalian, China
国际会议
长沙
英文
2404-2408
2009-10-10（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）