Optimization of liner route allocation considering carbon emissions

With the general awareness of energy and environmental issues in whole society, issue greenhouse gas emission reduction has gradually become focus attention. Ocean transport undertakes more than 90% world's cargo transportation also produces a large amount carbon dioxide. In order to achieve shipping industry, June 2012, ECOFIN proposed impose Maritime Carbon Tax, which will increase operating costs companies. view this, it is great significance consider factors optimization liner routes. This paper considers emissions maritime transportation, establishes mathematical model that minimizes such as tax, ship management fees, fuel costs, verifies effectiveness algorithm through calculation examples, provides plan for carrier make decisions on route allocation.