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

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Colombo and from Xiamen to Singapore repacked</td><td class="align_center">1360</td><td class="align_center"><b>1500</b></td><td class="align_center">1960</td><td class="align_center">2160</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">All containers repacked</td><td class="align_center"><b>1330</b></td><td class="align_center">1505</td><td class="align_center">2080</td><td class="align_center">2330</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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