Caballé Valls, Jordi de Langen, Peter W. García Alonso, Lorena Vallejo Pinto, José Ángel
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
In the present work, the determinants of port choice regarding container cargoes from specific hinterland regions are analyzed, based on an empirical study of Spain. Previous work has been extended by including novel explanatory variables for the market shares of ports in hinterland locations. Discrete choice theory is the methodological approach u...
Magnan, Marion van der Horst, Martijn
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
Integration of inland and maritime logistics is vital for ports in the growing port competition landscape and for ports aspiring to be part of international logistics networks. In the present work, the question of how port authorities can play a role in the development of inland logistics markets has been addressed. Literature indicates that port a...
Gumuskaya, Volkan van Jaarsveld, Willem Dijkman, Remco Grefen, Paul Veenstra, Albert
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
Multimodal transport systems connect seaports to their hinterland and have potential economic, social and environmental advantages over road transport. However, currently this potential is realised only to a limited extent, and road transport still dominates the market. We have conducted in-depth interviews with practitioners to explore possible re...
Shintani, Koichi Konings, Rob Nishimura, Etsuko Imai, Akio
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
This study analyses the impact of using foldable containers in terms of cost savings of truck drayage operations, of both loaded and empty containers, in the hinterland of a seaport. We model a vehicle routing problem to optimise empty container relocation. A simulated annealing algorithm is developed to solve the problem. Numerical experiments are...
Behdani, Behzad Wiegmans, Bart Roso, Violeta Haralambides, Hercules
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
Mueller, M. A. Wiegmans, B. van Duin, J. H. R.
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
European container ports compete in partially overlapping hinterland areas. The objective of this study is to model port choice and obtain insight into port choice decisions for European container imports from Asia. The importance of port choice factors and their impact on port market shares in the hinterland were investigated. Furthermore, sensiti...
Haralambides, Hercules E.
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
Chen, Jihong Notteboom, Theo Liu, Xiang Yu, Hang Nikitakos, Nikitas Yang, Chen
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
The construction of an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua, a longstanding controversy, has once again become a source of concern in recent years, in both the global shipping industry and the world at large. Since the canal was green-lighted by the Nicaraguan government, scientists and specialists have sharply criticized its potential to inflict lastin...
Haralambides, Hercules E.
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
Wang, Hao Nozick, Linda Xu, Ningxiong Gearhart, Jared
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Maritime Economics & Logistics
Freight transportation represents about 9.5% of GDP in the U.S., it is responsible for about 8% of greenhouse gas emissions, and supports the import and export of about 3.6 trillion in international trade. It is therefore important that the national freight transportation system is designed and operated efficiently. Hence, this paper develops a mat...
