Optimal Container Routing in Liner Shipping Networks Considering Repacking 20 ft Containers into 40 ft Containers

Table 1

Laden container handling cost (USD/container) at three ports (source: [11]).

Port	Type	Loading	Discharge	Transshipment
A (a major transshipment port in Europe)	D20	248	324	183
	D40	256	332	198
	Ratio	1.03	1.02	1.08
B (a major transshipment port in Southeast Asia)	D20	118	118	145
	D40	148	148	145
	Ratio	1.25	1.25	1
C (an export-driven port in Southeast Asia)	D20	110	110	71
	D40	156	156	106
	Ratio	1.42	1.42	1.49