Ship speed optimization: Concepts, models and combined speed-routing scenarios

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-69

  Psaraftis, Harilaos N ^a   Kontovas, Christos A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Green maritime logistics; Ship routing; Ship speed optimization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SPEED;

GREEN MARITIME LOGISTICS; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; ROUTING DECISIONS; SHIP OWNERS; SHIP SPEED; TRADE OFF;

SHIPS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LOGISTICS; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; VESSEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHIP MOTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84899125114     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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