OPTIMIZING LINER SHIPPING FLEET REPOSITIONING PLANS

The author of the present work has addressed a number of the critically important aspects and issues associated with the maritime shipping ports and lines, providing perfectly worked math models and algorithms that should be applied by the marine port authorities and shipping liner companies to make key decisions.

For example, we will start with the repositioning of the container vessels involved in the network, with the intention to conduct adjustment of the subject network to the changes in the economy of the world, either seasonal or other. The LSFRP have been explained, standing for the liner shipping fleet repositioning problem.

As we can see, this title will be mainly useful to the people with the deep professional interest in the modern logistics, willing to improve their knowledge and be in the loop of all happenings and new trends in the industry. The evaluation has been performed by the author of the real-life dataset, including different scenarios.

The associated methodological background has been examined and explained in detail, for the clear picture and better understanding of the subject. The LSFRP with and without cargo have been considered, including the relevant models and functions.