Open AccessJoint Optimization of Ship Sailing Speed and Container Handling Rate for a Near-sea Liner Service Route
Author(s) -
Jiang Xi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/571/1/012097
Subject(s) - bunker , container (type theory) , service (business) , integer programming , marine engineering , computer science , operations research , joint (building) , linear programming , engineering , simulation , business , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , waste management , coal , algorithm , marketing
This paper jointly designs the optimal ship sailing speeds on shipping legs and the optimal handling rates at ports of a near-sea liner service route operated by a container liner shipping company. A mixed integer linear programming model is developed, which can be solved directly by the commercial solvers to give a global optimal solution. The model is further applied to a real-life case. Results demonstrate that both bunker price and unit inventory cost affect the optimal ship sailing speed and the optimal container handling rate.