Research Article

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

Table 12

Optimal solutions with different port efficiencies.

Dwell time (%)Fleet sizeTotal cost (×105 US$)

−5025.47
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

−2525.83
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

026.38
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

2536.79
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

5037.04
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

10038.22
Route: QHD⟶TXG⟶KAW⟶TOK⟶SZU⟶YCI⟶NAG⟶YOK⟶DAL⟶QHD