We propose a mathematical model to minimize the overall response time consisting of the current ship incident and future potential incident that might occur at some other site in the sea. Considering the uncertainties in both objective function and constraints, a two stage stochastic programming model having chance constraints for the number of rescue ships to be required at the potential incid…
The shipping industry and the transportation of goods through ports have been rapidly growing owing to global economy, containerization of different types of goods, state of the art ship construction technology, and efficient logistics networks. As a nation’s major infrastructure for international trade, porthas become important in its role as a connecting point between land and sea transport…