Case Study: InterBarge achieves higher net voyage revenue with AnyLogic simulation software

Maximizing Push Boat Fleet's Net Voyage Revenue

InterBarge, a first-class waterway operator affiliated with SCF Marine, needed a better way to use free pushboat and barge capacity to maximize net voyage revenue while still meeting dedicated contract freight commitments. The company turned to AnyLogic simulation software to help answer how to schedule operations, allocate vessels, and choose the best convoy sizes and routes across its waterway network.

AnyLogic built a simulation model using discrete-event and agent-based methods to evaluate contracts, fleet resources, ports, routes, costs, and seasonal demand. The solution simulates a 5-year horizon in under 300 seconds with nearly 250 variables, giving InterBarge recommendations on convoy configuration and planning; it also provides KPIs such as revenue, tons delivered, travel time, bunker consumption, and vessel utilization, with results exportable to Excel for reporting and further analysis.

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