Mathematically calculating the transit time of cargo through a liner shipping network with various trans-shipment policies

This paper derives the mathematical expressions for the transit time of cargo through a liner shipping network. Main efforts are devoted to deriving the calculation expressions of the connection time of cargo during trans-shipment. For the forward and many-to-one trans-shipment policies, we conduct a minor correction towards the expressions in existing studies to improve the completeness. Meanwhile, we propose an alternative but more straightforward calculation method for connection time which bypasses the complicated inductive argument in existing studies. Then we introduce two new trans-shipment policies: backward trans-shipment and one-to-many trans-shipment, and mathematically calculate the corresponding connection times. Numerical experiments also deliver some managerial insights into the effectiveness of backward trans-shipment in transit time control.     

航运企业信息网建设的探讨

信息网络成为新经济时代一个国家和地区综合实力的重要标志,信息网络建设已在社会和经济发展中占据越来越重要的地位。在当今社会,航运企业要实现管理的现代化和决策的科学化,提高企业整体素质和市场竞争能力,必须要加强信息网络建设,把信息网络建设作为企业发展战略的一个重要组成部分,并在信息网络的发展中确定自身在市场上的立足点。     

Containership scheduling with transit-time-sensitive container shipment demand

This paper examines the optimal containership schedule with transit-time-sensitive demand that is assumed to be a decreasing continuous function of transit time. A mixed-integer nonlinear non-convex optimization model is first formulated to maximize the total profit of a ship route. In view of the problem structure, a branch-and-bound based holistic solution method is developed. It is rigorously demonstrated that this solution method can obtain an ε-optimal solution in a finite number of iterations for general forms of transit-time-sensitive demand. Computational results based on a trans-Pacific liner ship route demonstrate the applicability and efficiency of the solution method.     

Liner ship route schedule design with port time windows

This paper examines a practical tactical liner ship route schedule design problem, which is the determination of the arrival and departure time at each port of call on the ship route. When designing the schedule, the availability of each port in a week, i.e., port time window, is incorporated. As a result, the designed schedule can be applied in practice without or with only minimum revisions. This problem is formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear nonconvex optimization model. In view of the problem structure, an efficient holistic solution approach is proposed to obtain global optimal solution. The proposed solution method is applied to a trans-Atlantic ship route. The results demonstrate that the port time windows, port handling efficiency, bunker price and unit inventory cost all affect the total cost of a ship route, the optimal number of ships to deploy, and the optimal schedule.     

我国集装箱运输发展战略研究

分析了我国香港港、高雄港、上海港、深圳港集装箱运输的发展状况,提出了我国集装箱市场面临的机遇以及严峻的挑战,针对我国集装箱市场存在的问题,提出了进一步的改进措施。     

PLC在船舶锅炉控制系统中的应用

本文介绍了可编程序控制器(PLC)在船舶锅炉控制系统中的应用。针对目前船舶锅炉的现状,采用可编程序控制器(PLC)对船舶锅炉系统进行设计与改进,并给出了系统部分硬件组成和软件流程图。     

江苏省内河航运的现状及对策研究

江苏发展水运的条件优越,但是江苏省等级航道比例低,长期内河建设的投入不足,法律法规的不完善以及船舶运力结构的不合理,这些都影响着江苏航运事业的发展,为此江苏省在"十一五"期间加大水运建设的投入,积极推广标准船型的应用。     

中国航运企业发展现状及对策研究

从中国航运企业所面临机遇、存在的问题两方面出发,即从国际航运市场、政府及企业自身因素分析中国航运企业所处的环境,提出如何提高中国航运企业国际竞争力的策略。     

加强实践教学,培养具有国际竞争力的航运人才

我国加入WTO和STCW78/95公约实施后,如何拓宽实践教学思路,培养出符合STCW78/95公约、适应国际航运人才市场需求,具有较强实践能力和竞争能力的航运人才,是航海类专业实践教学改革的需要研究的重要课题。     

从供应链管理看现代物流对我国航运业的影响

在海洋运输的基础上,全面介入物流服务,积极配合货主对运输服务更高层次的要求,以货主为中心全面提高门到门运输的服务水平,将给航运企业自身带来多方面的竞争优势。事实表明,从海洋运输向综合物流服务转变,已经成为国际航运企业发展的大方向。本文介绍了现代物流的供应链管理、“双赢”及“多赢”战略,以客户为中心等理念在航运业中的应用情况;结合大量的例子,从供应链管理角度分析我国航运存在的问题,并探讨解决问题的措施。