| Author | Network Type | Cost Optimization | Speed Optimization | Port Availability |
| Mourao et al. (2001) | Single route | Yes | No | No |
| Bell et al., 2008 | Single | No | Yes | Yes |
| Wang et al. (2011) | Multiple routes | No | Yes | No |
| Qi et al. (2012) | Single route | Yes | No | No |
| Wang et al. (2012b) | Single route | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wang et al. (2012c) | Multiple routes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Psaraftis et al., 2013 | Multiple routes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meng et al., 2014 | Multiple routes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Alharbi (2015) | Multiple routes | Yes | No | Yes |