Research Article

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

Table 6

Comparison between the model [M2] and the model of Wang et al. [3].

ModelTotal cost (×105 US$)Fleet sizeTotal waiting time in the anchorage (h)

The model [M2]6.3820
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG⟶DAL ⟶ YCI ⟶ NAG ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ TOK ⟶ SZU ⟶ QHD

The model of [3]11.65400.76
Route: QHD ⟶ TXG ⟶ DAL ⟶ NAG ⟶ YCI ⟶ SZU ⟶ TOK ⟶ YOK ⟶ KAW ⟶ QHD