A Maritime Global Route Planning Model for Hazardous Materials Transportation

Eleftherios Iakovou, Christos Douligeris, Huan Li, Chi Ip and Lalit Yudhbir
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Eleftherios Iakovou: College of Engineering, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0640
Christos Douligeris: College of Engineering, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0640
Huan Li: College of Engineering, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0640
Chi Ip: College of Engineering, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0640
Lalit Yudhbir: College of Engineering, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0640

Transportation Science, 1999, vol. 33, issue 1, 34-48

Abstract: We consider the strategic level routing problem of hazardous materials in marine waters over a multicommodity network with multiple origins–destinations. The problem is motivated by the fact that selecting optimal routes by each origin–destination pair or by each type of material is myopic and may result in overloading certain links of the transportation network and, consequently, in poor overall system performance. We employ a network flow model, instead of the traditional shortest path formulation, to capture the multicommodity, multiple origin–destination nature of the problem. An efficient two-phase solution approach is proposed. The proposed solution methodology is illustrated through a single hazmat problem followed by a large scale case study of the marine transportation system of oil products in the Gulf of Mexico.

Date: 1999
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