Abstract
This paper proposes different network structures for a real liner shipping company to serve demands between Norwegian and European continental ports. The current practice of the shipping company deploys a feeder network where all routes depart from the European port. We study the impact of using a hub-and-spoke network that is composed of mother and daughter routes with the possibility of splitting pickups and deliveries. Computational studies carried out on problem instances based on realistic data show that significant cost reductions can in several cases be obtained by including the proposed network structure.
Highlights
According to the national transportation plan 2018–2029 of Norway, cargo transport is expected to increase by 30% until 2029 with a strong political focus on moving cargo transportation from land to sea (Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, 2017)
The route generation procedure shows a good performance when generating all routes even for large instances, the complexity of the model makes V 2 intractable to solve with e > 1 for these problem sizes
This paper studied different network structures to offer a cost-effective liner network shipping design
Summary
According to the national transportation plan 2018–2029 of Norway, cargo transport is expected to increase by 30% until 2029 with a strong political focus on moving cargo transportation from land to sea (Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, 2017). This political choice of moving from land to sea is justified to avoid the future high pressure on roads that will require a heavy extension of the infrastructure on land. This paper presents a case study for a liner shipping company that transports goods between Norwegian ports and the European continental port at Rotterdam. Since the demand among Norwegian ports is so small, it can be considered as negligible
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