Study of channel upgrades and ship choices of river-shipping of port access-transportation

This study builds a bi-level programming model to optimize river channel upgrades and liner operation, while minimizing the total cost of container transportation to ports. The upper model determines the optimal channel upgrades, choice of liner size, and liner operating frequency. The sum of the trucking freight, the river liner shipping cost, the CO₂ tax payment, and the depreciation of the investments in channel upgrades and ship purchases is calculated based on official projections of freight demand over 30 years. The lower model determines the optimal container routes. A case study of Zhejiang Province shows that Qiantang River and Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal should be upgraded from Level Ⅳ to Level III waterways, while the Meihu and Zhajiasu Lines should be upgraded from Level Ⅴ to Level IV waterways. Due to these improvements, the mode share of river shipping is projected to increase to 30%, while CO₂ emissions from container port access transportation are estimated to decrease by 23.5 million tons over 30 years.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103733
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136192092300130X
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  • © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Sun, Yu
  • Lu, Zhouting
  • Lian, Feng
  • Yang, Zhongzhen
• Publication Date: 2023-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 103733
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 119
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Channels (Waterways); Container terminals; Pollutants; Rivers; Shipping; Ships
• Identifier Terms: Zhejiang Province (China)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01880266
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 2023 9:49AM