A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Port connectivity indices: an application to European RoRo shipping
Tekijät: Peter W. de Langen, Maximiliano Udenio, Jan C. Fransoo, Reima Helminen
Kustantaja: SpringerOpen
Julkaisuvuosi: 2016
Journal: Journal of Shipping and Trade
Artikkelin numero: 6
Vuosikerta: 1
eISSN: 2364-4575
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-016-0008-0
In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of connectivity indicators for ports. For short sea shipping, especially in Europe, Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) shipping is almost equally important as container shipping. In contrast with container shipping, RoRo shipments are primarily direct, thus the measurement of its connectivity requires a different methodology. In this paper, we present a methodology for measuring the RoRo connectivity of ports and illustrate its use through an application to European RoRo shipping. We apply the methodology on data collected from 23 different RoRo shipping service providers concerning 620 unique routes connecting 148 ports. We characterize the connectivity of the ports in our sample and analyze the results. We show that in terms of RoRo connectivity, neither the number of links nor the link quality (frequency, number of competing providers, minimum number of indirect stops) strictly dominate the results of our proposed indicator. The highest ranking ports combine link quality and number. Finally, we highlight promising areas for future research based on the insights obtained.
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