Urban road congestion, capacity expansion and port competition: empirical analysis of US container ports
In this study, the authors empirically investigate the impacts of urban road congestion and road capacity expansion on the competition between major container ports in the US. They find that more delays on urban roads may cause shippers to switch to competing rival ports: a 1% increase in road congestion delays around the port is associated with a 0.90-2.48% decrease in the port's container throughput but a 0.62-1.69% increase in the rival port's throughput. Adding local roads tends to benefit the port and harm its rival (in terms of throughput) by reducing road congestion. However, the overall impact of road provision on ports' throughput varies among the sample ports, as road capacity expansion may affect ports' output through channels other than road congestion delays.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis.
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Authors:
- Wan, Yulai
- Zhang, Anming
- Yuen, Andrew C L
- Publication Date: 2013-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 417-438
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Serial:
- Maritime Policy & Management
- Volume: 40
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- ISSN: 0308-8839
- EISSN: 1464-5254
- Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmpm20
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Competition; Container terminals; Econometric models; Freight transportation; Intermodal transportation; Port capacity; Traffic congestion
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01495031
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 7 2013 9:23AM