Fleet co-deployment for liner shipping alliance: Vessel pool operation with uncertain demand

LNG Bunkering Station Deployment Problem—A Case Study of a Chinese Container Shipping Network

“…Ships deployed on route j berth at port of call k for m jk hours for cargo handling, and sail at the speed of µ j knots (nautical mile per hour). For each route, the weekly service frequency should be maintained as stated in previous studies on ship deployment [41][42][43].…”

Disruption management-based coordinated scheduling for vessels and ship loaders in bulk ports

“…They provided representative mathematical models that could be used further in future research efforts dealing with liner shipping and ship schedule recovery uncertainties. Chen et al [31] studied the co-deployment of liner alliance fleets under the vessel pool operation with uncertain demand. Then, Chen et al [32] studied the fleet scheduling problem of container liner alliance members in the slot exchange mode, with sulfur emission restrictions taken into consideration.…”

Port governance in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: Heterogeneous service and collusive incentive

“…With the increasing demand of maritime logistics and whole supply chain, there are two main kinds of integration of shipping companies. One is horizontal integration ( Jiang and Li, 2021 ), of which the representative is a shipping alliance ( Chen et al, 2021 , 2022 ). It is formed by liner companies via various cooperation agreements in shipping services, such as complementing routes and docking ports, coordinating shipping schedules, leasing shipping space, sharing information on transportation auxiliary services, building and sharing wharves and yards, and sharing inland logistics systems.…”