This paper focuses on the problem of container management on a liner shipping network with a short-term leasing … consideration. The model involves decisions concerning an inland modal split of containers based on the global picture of container … problem is formulated as an integer program that seeks to maximize total profit obtained from container management. A …

We quantify the effect of container technology on transport costs and trade by estimating the modal choice between … containerization and breakbulk shipping using micro-level trade data. The model is motivated by novel facts that relate container usage … to shipment, destination and firm characteristics. We find container transport to have a higher first-mile cost and a …

Container transport refers to the transportation of goods in standardized re-sealable transportation boxes by rail and … sea. Data are expressed in tons and twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). TEU is based on a container of 20 foot length (6 ….10 m) providing a standardised measure of containers of various capacities and for describing the capacity of container …