Optimizing Port Rotation using Python and Searoute

The push is on to use information technology to streamline the supply chain in an effort to reduce consumption of fossil fuels (International Maritime Organization, 2023). This effort aligns with the goals of vessel owners who often search for ways to reduce cost. Searoute is a Python package based on <a href="https://github.com/eurostat/searoute" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Gaffuri’s Searoute</a>, which is deployed by the statistical office of the European Union. A gridded network is combined with Dijkstra’s algorithm to determine economical routes. By obtaining all possible combinations of port rotations and the resultant combinations applied to Searoute, a resultant path of least distance can be calculated. The outcome may serve to assist a vessel owner on settling on an optimal rotation vis-à-vis other factors such as controlling draft, weather, or changes in cargo intake. <a href="https://medium.com/@tayljordan/optimizing-port-rotation-using-python-and-searoute-f6b1322f5771">Click Here</a>