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Managing variability in ocean shipping [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Purpose – The paper aims to explore the relationship between time-related variables in global ocean transportation networks (GOTNs) and the shipper's inventory management performance.
Fichtinger, Johannes, Harrison, Alan
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Holistic tactical-level planning in liner shipping: an exact optimization approach

open access: yesJournal of Shipping and Trade, 2020
Effective liner shipping is important for the global seaborne trade. The volume of cargoes transported by liner shipping has been increasing over the past decades.
Junayed Pasha   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Logistic of Empty Containers′ Return in the Liner-Shipping Network [PDF]

open access: yesTransport and Telecommunication Journal, 2017
Abstract The Maritime Transport is a favoured tool regarding the universal exchanges because it has gone through several evolutions. Indeed, the containerization is considered as one of the most remarkable improvements in the shipping. The containers are rented by shipping companies.
Belayachi, Naima   +3 more
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Containerships Sailing Speed and Fleet Deployment Optimization under a Time-Based Differentiated Freight Rate Strategy

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Transportation, 2020
This paper investigates the problem of containership sailing speed and fleet deployment optimization in an intercontinental liner shipping network. Under the consideration of the time value of container cargo, three kinds of impact of sailing speed ...
Hualong Yang, Yuwei Xing
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing the Stowage Planning and Block Relocation Problem in Inland Container Shipping

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2020
The stowage planning and block relocation problem (SPBRP) consider the relations between stowage planning and block relocation comprehensively, in which the retrieval sequence of containers in yard and the stowage plan of a ship are concerned.
Jun Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uncertainties in Liner Shipping and Ship Schedule Recovery: A State-of-the-Art Review

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Each shipping line is expected to establish a reliable operating model, and the design of ship schedules is a key operational consideration. Long-term profits for shipping lines can be expected from a well-designed ship schedule. In today’s liner service
Zeinab Elmi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Costs of Container Transport Flow Between Far East and Serbia Using Different Liner Shipping Services

open access: yesLogistics & Sustainable Transport, 2015
Liner shipping is the most efficient mode of transport for goods. International liner shipping is a sophisticated network of regularly scheduled services that transports goods from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world at low cost and with ...
Rajkovic Radoslav   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Port Choice by Intra-Regional Container Service Operators: An Application of Decision-Making Techniques to Liner Services Between Malaysian and Other Asian Ports

open access: yesAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2019
Intra-regional container service operators are challenged to design regular and reliable liner services connecting regional ports at the lowest cost and shortest transit time while considering customer demand. This paper focuses on the selection of ports
Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fleet mix in container shipping operations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In the context of container shipping, carrying capacity can be one of the resources for better firm performance. Shipping is one of the most capital intensive industries as carriers need to acquire ships to offer shipping services to their customers ...
Lun, Y.H.V., Browne, M.
core   +1 more source

Reliable Liner Shipping Hub Location Problem Considering Hub Failure

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
Hub ports play an important role in reducing the number of container routes and saving the operating costs of liner companies. However, hub failures caused by uncertainties such as natural disasters may cause huge recovery costs.
Qian Wang, Jianfeng Zheng, Xintong Liu
doaj   +1 more source

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