THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEA-AIR INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION: AN ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL TRENDS

The sea-air intermodal transportation service is considered a relatively recent entrant into the transportation industry involving the movement of cargo by sea on its first leg of its journey and air on its second. Its transit time is about half that of seafreight and the cost is reduced to half that of airfreight. The 'half the time half the cost' notion was touted as the mainstay of the concept and proved impressive on paper as the service sought to capture the advantages of both sea and air transportation giving users a greater flexibility to meet a variety of schedules and situations. This paper traces the global trends in the development of sea-air transportation from its teething stages to rapid growth and subsequent stagnation over the past thirty years. The pattern of growth highlights the question of the viability of the concept which is also examined in this paper.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration
  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada  V6T 1Z2
• Authors:
  • RAGURAMAN, K
  • Chan, Ching-Yao
• Publication Date: 1994-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 379-396
• Serial:
  • LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cargo; Air freight forwarders; Freight transportation; Intermodal transportation; International; Ocean freight forwarders
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00672440
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 26 1995 12:00AM