This paper deals with the importance of port choice and container terminal selection for deep-sea carriers. The focuses on research question: what basis do operators select ports (strategy) terminals (financial reasons) in Hamburg–Le Havre range over others? In answering this question, three dimensions are addressed detail: buying decision characteristics; strategy; selection. results show that strategic considerations at company level important. For most important criteria from a carrier's...

This research shows how to use historical delivery data predict future results by applying address intelligence. The application of multiple linear regression techniques supports the development intelligence identifying and predicting improvement potential (rework) for other zip code areas. has been successfully applied a logistics parcel service company. In our case shown that pre-delivery contact with customer about time window seems be most promising concept guarantee efficient delivery.

E-commerce is still a strong growing segment with fierce competition among parcel delivery service providers. To stay ahead of the competitors innovation necessary. Currently, parcels are being delivered large vans which will usually deliver single to doorsteps their customers. This so called 'last mile delivery' most expensive logistics activity. In literature it proposed that lockers have high potential save cost. our paper review on lockers, 3 methods for analysis described and results...

In this paper a model is developed to analyse and compare the transport costs of intermodal inland waterway road-only-transport. The influence economies scale in terminal operations are taken into account analysis. defined related different conditions (e.g. share empty kilometres, capacity usage terminals, etc.) order sensitivity cost performance transport. By doing it possible what extent freight competitive with road-only terms specific (both shipping terminal). conclusions prove that...

Five years ago the project Cargo Hitching started with goal to use unused capacity of public transport passenger vehicles for freight and parcel transport. Like many new city logistics initiatives it is a difficult challenge setup profitable private business model. A rural pilot was developed in East Netherlands, building on Dutch government funding (Dinalog), several universities, province Gelderland, service provider Connexxion Binnenstadservice. The paper describes how viability cargo...

Intermodal freight transport has been discussed for decades as an alternative to unimodal road transport. However, it still does not represent a significant portion of the total market. A new and promising possibility improve performance systems is synchromodal design hinterland systems. cornerstone synchromodality integrated view in operation intermodal main benefit this improved flexibility mode choice This paper gives detailed description Based on description, mathematical model designing...

Purpose Port performance and port choice have been treated as separate streams of research. This hampers the efforts ports to anticipate on respond possible future changes in by shippers, freight forwarders carriers. The purpose this paper is develop demonstrate a measurement methodology, extended from perspective choice, which includes hinterland weighting attributes perspective. Design/methodology/approach A review literature used extend scope indicators. Multi-criteria decision analysis...

Modal shift from road haulage to short sea shipping (SSS) has been advocated by authorities and researchers for more than two decades. This paper provides a review of literature on modal pinpoints paths future research topics in six categories: (1) factors influencing SSS competitiveness, (2) the policy-oriented perspective, (3) environmental legislation, (4) performance, (5) port characteristics, (6) multi-agent perspective. In particular, we propose first, evaluating performance versus...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on answering the following research question: “How efficient are deep-sea ports in Hamburg-Le Havre (HLH) range compared with each other?” Design/methodology/approach Input-oriented (and output-oriented) Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) results demonstrate that port Vlissingen perfectly and also Amsterdam quite efficient. These DEA underligned by single-point benchmarking results. Findings Dutch most HLH range. Finally, relatively smaller (with...

Intermodality has become a major goal in modern transport policy. The improvement of combined within the European Union includes refinement freight terminal services. A is nodal place where goods are transhipped between any two or more modes. In this paper we describe and analyse market with help Porter's model five competitive forces. central question is: who stakeholders market? We will particularly address critical decision factors faced by operators terms strategic importance, location...