Research Article

Simultaneous Optimization of the Liner Shipping Route and Ship Schedule Designs with Time Windows

Table 11

Optimal solutions with different bunker prices.

Bunker price (US$/t)Fleet sizeTotal cost (×105 US$)

20025.59
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

30026.38
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

40036.86
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

50037.08
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

60037.29
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD