Efficient models for the liner shipping hub location problem with spatial structure

Jianfeng Zheng, Lingxiao Yang, Lina Ni, Kjetil Fagerholt, Yan Zhang

Abstract: Highlights•Propose a liner shipping hub location problem with spatial structure.•Propose novel mixed-integer linear programming models.•Explore the effect of the opening of the Arctic sea route on the hub locations.•Proposed modelsaremore efficient than the conventional hub location model.