Naslov
Optimizing overseas container transportation: A case involving transatlantic ports

Autori
Maucec, Hugo ; Ogorelc, Anton ; Zelenika Ratko ; Sever, Drago

Izvornik
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment (1475-0902) 227 (2013); 1-11

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
container flows; container shipping; maritime container ports; modified distribution method

Sažetak
This study focuses on the importance of the development of maritime container ports in the case involving transatlantic container transport in order to ascertain an optimal model of container flows between container terminals in the eastern coast of the United States and those in Western and Northern Europe. The model proposed by the authors is developed using the following eight key elements: transport infrastructure and suprastructure, use of intelligent information systems, economic growth, transport ecology, cargo flows, innovations, safety and security, and transport energy. The research builds mainly upon secondary statistics data analysis. The authors suggest that there is a close and strong connection between the development rate of maritime containers ports and the proposed model for transport optimization, which considerably influence the level of attractiveness of maritime container terminals.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Tehnologija prometa i transport

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