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

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 …

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 …

Container terminals play an important role in the transportation of containerized goods in
global supply chains. The number of containers handled in container terminals has …

It is crucial nowadays for shipping companies to reduce bunker consumption while
maintaining a certain level of shipping service in view of the high bunker price and …

This paper examines the design of liner ship route schedules that can hedge against the
uncertainties in port operations, which include the uncertain wait time due to port congestion …

This paper addresses the container ship routing problem in inland waterway liner
transportation. Given estimated weekly full container shipping demands between port pairs …

Container liner shipping is one of the most important transportation modes in international
trade. The industry is network-based, so network decision contributes much to the success of …