A Liner Shipping Network Design Problem: A Systematic Literature Review
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Maritime transportation is one of the oldest forms of human connection in history, and waterborne transport has always played a crucial role in trade and cultural exchanges. Maritime transport carries more than 90 percent of international trade volumes, especially in worldwide logistics networks. One of the most well-known optimization problems in this area is liner shipping network design. These scheduled transportation lines should be able to satisfy local transportation requests, but also to connect the local market with the major international hubs. There are several studies that have examined the problems that occur in liner shipping. Some of these problems include facility location, network design, etc. The purpose of this study is to find gaps and provide direction for future research in the field of maritime networks. The authors tried to find studies from scientific databases. Some related studies were grouped into type of network, type of problem and solving method based on the characteristic of the studies. Based on the studies that have been reviewed, there are several research possibilities that can be done. Future research possibilities are the integration of liner shipping problems with sustainable supply chains, network design in the liner shipping with a combination of several types of networks, and the application of information integration (physical internet) in network design in liner shipping problems.
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