Solving fuzzy dynamic ship routing and scheduling problem through new genetic algorithm

: Main motto of ship routing and scheduling is to reduce the total transportation cost of each ship or vessel without interrupting the demand and supply. In this study, we have proposed a ship routing and scheduling model for commercial ships where, to ensure unhindered demand and supply of products at various ports in a fixed time frame, the dynamic demand and supply of each port were considered under a fuzzy environment. Additionally, simultaneous loading and unloading and a fixed load factor is used to minimize port time and reduce risks, and this aspect of our work makes it realistically inclined. We also show, in our work, speed optimization to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emission. In practice, cost parameters cannot be always determined, it fluctuates at a certain range from time to time. We have treated the imprecise cost parameters as triangular fuzzy numbers. With a