Container transportation has become an important part of global transportation and it may
gain a new potential in the light of the Chinese One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, known …

The concept of dry ports has gained significant interest among practitioners and researchers
in the last decade. Consequently, publications on this topic have followed this development …

This study develops a dual-channel supply chain model composed of a retailer with capital
constraints and a supplier with sufficient funds, in which the retailer can apply the trade …

Traditional multimodal transportation dispatching of roads, railways, and maritime has been
studied for years. This study investigates a bulk cargo distribution problem in a multimodal …

This paper mainly evaluates the previously published fleet planning researches which
primarily utilize operations research and computational intelligence based techniques. An …

The paper proposes a two-stage approach that combines data mining and complex network
theory to optimize the locations and service areas of dry ports in a large-scale inland …

Managing empty-container movements is one of the most challenging logistics problems in
the shipping field. With the growth of global trade imbalance, the repositioning process has …

In shipping market, the distinct characteristics of violating demand and fluctuating spot
market price both in low-demand and high-demand seasons breed the problems of shippers …

This study investigates a rail-water multimodal transport system composed of a railway
company, a liner company, and an emerging multi-modal operator. Based on the co …

A dry port is an inland intermodal terminal connected to a seaport via railways. This paper
studies a rail transportation pricing problem with quantity discounts in a dry port system …