The ACO algorithm for container transportation network of seaports

The rapid growth of international container handling in recent years has led to an increased utilization of mega-containerships and the rebuilt of container network. This paper, focusing on the computing complexity dealing with hub and spoke system, proposes a-new reliable combination optimization method, named ACO (ant colony optimization) algorithm, to solve the container transportation network problem for marine transport system. To prove its utility, we compare the proposed method with the result by Dijkstra algorithm through a simple example. The result shows ACO algorithms is of a credible and excellent probability accumulation searching method.