Reducing carbon emission of ocean shipments by optimizing container size selection

• Main Authors: CHONG, Edwin Lik Ming, MA, Nang Laik, TAN, Kar Way
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: carbon emission; carbon footprint; sustainability; data analytics; optimization; ocean freight; MITB student; Computer Sciences; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/2443; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/3443/viewcontent/CASE2014___Reducing_carbon_emission_of_ocean_shipments.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Human’s impact on earth through global warming is more or less an accepted fact. Ocean freight is estimated to contribute 4-5% of global carbon emissions and manufacturing companies can aid in reducing this amount. Many companies that ship goods through full container loads do not have the capabilit...