The efficient routing and scheduling of multi-parcel chemical tankers is a challenging problem for both chemical and shipping industry. To optimally manage complex logistics problem, a novel continuous time precedence-based ...

This paper presents a novel column generation algorithm for managing the logistics activities performed by a fleet of multi-parcel chemical tankers. In our procedure, for providing elementary routes, the conventional dynamic ...

Vehicle routing problems occur in many practical situations where the distribution of goods and / or services to different demand points is necessary. In this context, this research aims to study a ship routing and scheduling ...

Ship routing problems are a particular kind of routing problems where the vehicles to be routed are vessels or ships, usually in maritime environments. In contrast to land routing, ship routing has unique features, including ...

The document assesses of the situation of the maritime sector in CARICOM and presents a series of new observations and issues. Challenges and barriers in the maritime sector, or problems created through inefficiencies in ...

This paper introduces and studies the bi-objective insular traveling salesman problem, where a set of rural islands must be served using a single barge following a single route. Each island presents a number of docks from ...

Ship routing problems are a particular kind of routing problems, where the vehicles to be routed are vessels or ships, usually in maritime environments. In contrast to land routing, ship routing has unique features, including ...

The cost-effective routing and scheduling of a fleet of multi-parcel chemical tankers represents a centraldecision making process in both chemical and shipping industry. Ships designed for the transport of liquidor gas in ...