A disaggregate analysis of port selection

Matthew B. Malchow and Adib Kanafani

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2004, vol. 40, issue 4, 317-337

Abstract: With this article we use an alternative form of the discrete choice model to analyze the distribution of maritime shipments among US ports. We model the distribution as a function of the characteristics that describe each shipment and each port. We assume that vessel schedules are fixed in the short-term and examine the assignment to ports for exports of various commodity-types as a function of geographic location, port characteristics, and characteristics of vessel schedules. We find that the most significant characteristic of a port is its location. We show also how the market share predicted for a port can be expected to vary with each commodity-type and each carrier, and we show how the choice process varies for discretionary cargo.

Keywords: Port; choice; Shipper; behavior; Carrier; behavior; Shipment; routing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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