Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v27i3.1611
Port Hinterland Modelling Based on Port Choice
Tomaž Kramberger
; Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor
Bojan Rupnik
; Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor
Gregor Štrubelj
; Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor
Klemen Prah
Abstract
This paper presents a new approach for hinterland modelling based on the results of port choice modelling. The paper follows the idea that the shippers’ port choice is a trade-off between various objective and subjective factors. The presented model tackles the problem by applying the AHP method in order to obtain ports’ preference rates based on subjective factors, and combine them with objective factors, which include port operation costs, sailing times, and land transport costs using MILP. The ports’ hinterlands are modelled by finding the optimal port of choice for different locations across Europe and merging the identical results. The model can be used in order to produce captive hinterland of ports and can also be exploited in order to analyse how changes in the traffic infrastructure influence the size of hinterlands.
Keywords
port hinterland modelling; captive hinterland; contestable hinterland; MILP; GIS; objective and subjective factors
Hrčak ID:
140939
URI
Publication date:
26.6.2015.
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