Analysis on freight mode choice for international bulk cargo shipping

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K16358
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social systems engineering/Safety system
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Kawasaki Tomoya 東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 助教 (30705702)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: バルク貨物 / コンテナ化 / 同時方程式モデル / 輸送手段選択

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Factors affecting freight mode choice for transporting bulk cargoes by Simultaneous Equation Model. As a result, followings are clarified. (i)There is no relationship between container volume and containerization for higher containerized cargoes, (ii)fare has negative influences on containerization, (iii)port development increases containerization for low containerized cargoes while it decreases for higher containerized cargoes, (iv)cost reduction of import country is effective to increase containerization, (v)cost reduction of export country might also increase containerization, and (vi)cargoes of higher price per weight tend to be transported by container haulage.

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