A survey on maritime fleet size and mix problems

TY - JOUR

T1 - A survey on maritime fleet size and mix problems

AU - Pantuso, Giovanni

AU - Fagerholt, Kjetil

AU - Hvattum, Lars Magnus

PY - 2014/6/1

Y1 - 2014/6/1

N2 - This paper presents a literature survey on the fleet size and mix problem in maritime transportation. Fluctuations in the shipping market and frequent mismatches between fleet capacities and demands highlight the relevance of the problem and call for more accurate decision support. After analyzing the available scientific literature on the problem and its variants and extensions, we summarize the state of the art and highlight the main contributions of past research. Furthermore, by identifying important real life aspects of the problem which past research has failed to capture, we uncover the main areas where more research will be needed.

AB - This paper presents a literature survey on the fleet size and mix problem in maritime transportation. Fluctuations in the shipping market and frequent mismatches between fleet capacities and demands highlight the relevance of the problem and call for more accurate decision support. After analyzing the available scientific literature on the problem and its variants and extensions, we summarize the state of the art and highlight the main contributions of past research. Furthermore, by identifying important real life aspects of the problem which past research has failed to capture, we uncover the main areas where more research will be needed.

KW - Fleet planning

KW - Logistics

KW - Maritime transportation

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893814090&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.058

DO - 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.058

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84893814090

SN - 0377-2217

VL - 235

SP - 341

EP - 349

JO - European Journal of Operational Research

JF - European Journal of Operational Research

IS - 2

ER -