Since the rise of globalization, international trade has grown constantly and the demand of
transportation services grew with it. Multimodal transportation is a natural evolution of the …

Liner shipping plays an important role in international shipping. This article systematically
reviews studies regarding liner shipping alliance management from three decision-making …

Abstract Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) are deemed as the future of maritime
transport. Although showing attractiveness in terms of the solutions to emerging challenges …

Multimodal transportation offers an advanced platform for more efficient, reliable, flexible,
and sustainable freight transportation. Planning such a complicated system provides …

This paper surveys the extant research in the field of ocean container transport. A wide
range of issues is discussed including strategic planning, tactical planning and operations …

This paper reviews studies from the past 30 years that use operations research methods to
tackle containership routing and scheduling problems at the strategic, tactical, and …

This paper provides an overview of the container shipping supply chain (CSSC) by taking a
logistics perspective, covering all major value-adding segments in CSSC including freight …

In the daily operations of a shipping line, minimization of a ship's bunker fuel consumption
over a voyage comprising a series of waypoints by adjusting its sailing speeds and trim …

Container transportation has become an important part of global transportation and it may
gain a new potential in the light of the Chinese One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, known …

Pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NO x), sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and particulate matters (PM)
generated by shipping industry are increasing in recent years. In order to control the ship …