Title: An integrated model for ship routing and berth allocation

Authors: Chung-Lun Li, King-Wah Pang

Addresses: Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ' Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Abstract: We present a mathematical model to support joint decisions for container ship routing and container terminal berth allocation. This model is particularly useful for shipping companies that operate container vessels as well as self-owned terminals, where it helps to coordinate the routing, berthing time, and berth assignment of the vessels. Using this model and randomly generated data, we conduct computational experiments to investigate the potential cost-saving benefits attainable by the integrated operations.

Keywords: ship scheduling; berth allocation; vehicle routing; pickup and delivery; ship routing; mathematical modelling; container ships; container terminals; berthing times.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2011.040797

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 2011 Vol.3 No.3, pp.245 - 260

Published online: 21 Feb 2015 *

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