Multi-port vs. Hub-and-Spoke port calls by containerships
Multi-port vs. Hub-and-Spoke port calls by containerships
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DOI：
10.1016/j.tre.2009.01.002
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发表时间：
2009-09
影响因子：
10.6
通讯作者：
A. Imai;Koichi Shintani;Stratos Papadimitriou
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作者：
A. Imai;Koichi Shintani;Stratos Papadimitriou
本文讨论了集装箱班轮运输网络的设计，考虑到集装箱管理问题，包括空箱重新定位。我们研究了两种典型的服务网络与不同的船舶大小：多港口呼叫的常规船舶大小和轴辐的巨型船舶。整个解决方案过程分为两个阶段：服务网络设计和集装箱配送。对亚洲-欧洲和亚洲-北美贸易通道进行了各种数值试验。在大多数情况下，多港口停靠在总成本方面是上级的，而轴辐式在欧洲贸易中对昂贵的航运公司更有利。
This paper addresses the design of container liner shipping networks taking into consideration container management issues including empty container repositioning. We examine two typical service networks with different ship sizes: multi-port calling by conventional ship size and hub-and-spoke by mega-ship. The entire solution process is performed in two phases: the service network design and container distribution. A wide variety of numerical experiments are conducted for the Asia–Europe and Asia–North America trade lanes. In most scenarios the multi-port calling is superior in terms of total cost, while the hub-and-spoke is more advantageous in the European trade for a costly shipping company.