Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1023715 Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 2011 18 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper, we consider the ship routing problem of tramp shipping (SRPTP) and propose a combined mathematical model that simultaneously takes into account the ship allocation, freight assignment and ship routing problems of SRPTP. To solve this problem, we investigate the practical operational issues of SRPTP and develop a genetic algorithm. The empirical studies demonstrate the applicability of the proposed solution scheme for solving real-world problems that are beyond the reach of a widely used commercial optimization package. The technical, computational, practical and calibration issues involved in this unique tramp shipping problem are discussed in detail in this paper.

Research highlights► We propose a combined model for ship allocation, freight assignment and ship routing of tramp shipping problem. ► Practical operational issues of tramp shipping have been investigated. ► An efficient genetic algorithm has been developed to solve problems of realistic sizes.

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