External Costs of Domestic Container Transportation: Short‐Sea Shipping versus Trucking in Taiwan

Paul T.‐W. Lee, Kai‐Chieh Hu and Tao Chen

Transport Reviews, 2009, vol. 30, issue 3, 315-335

Abstract: This paper explores the external costs of domestic container transportation in Taiwan by analysing the origin and destination of current container cargoes. After reviewing an extensive literature survey of methods of external cost, a comparison of external costs between trucking and short sea shipping (SSS) by corridor is made by using a model developed in this paper. Based on the findings that external costs of SSS are considerably lower than truck transport and can be a viable alternative to current domestic container cargo transportation, we discuss the significance and managerial implications of SSS from the perspective of green logistics. In so doing, a top‐down approach is employed for developing government policies, which aim to not only reduce the external costs of domestic container transportation but also promote SSS in Taiwan.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1080/01441640903010120

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