Government policies, efficiency and competitiveness: The case of dry ports in India

Ng, Adolf K.Y.; Gujar, Girish

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.08.001

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“…Some ports are physically constrained so that the ports and /or port terminal operators have become involved in developing dry ports (Roso, 2008;Ng and Gujar, 2009;Wilmsmeier et al, 2011). Whilst dry ports and their functions may be classified by distance from the port: close, midrange and distant (Roso et al, 2009), this paper focuses on the close dry ports -typically those located in large metropolitan areas, also referred to as suburban freight terminals.…”

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“…Various types of inland intermodal terminals that fit into the concept of dry ports have been developed and studied around the world, e.g. in China (Beresford et al, 2012), Japan (Yoshizawa, 2012), India (Ng and Gujar, 2009), the United States (Rodrigue et al, 2010;Roso et al, 2015), Asia (Hanaoka and Regmi, 2011), Russia (Korovyakovsky and Panova, 2011), New Zealand (Roso 2008 and, and Europe (Flämig and Hesse, 2011;Henttu and Hilmola, 2011;Monios, 2011;Bask et al, 2014).…”

Section: Issues In Dry Portmentioning

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Issues in Dry Port Location and Implementation in Metropolitan Areas: The Case of Sydney, Australia

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The basic idea behind the concept of a dry port is a more efficient seaport access, movement of the seaport’s interface inland with the shift of flows from road to rail. The application of the concept results in a reduction of road transport to/from the seaport together with the associated broad social and environmental benefits. This paper examines the complex factors influencing the timeframes and location of close inland intermodal terminals with dry port characteristics - metropolitan intermodal terminals, as they are usually referred to - and their implementation, with a case study of the Sydney metropolitan region and Port Botany, Australia. The issues surrounding suburban freight terminals are a sub-set of the wider social and environmental problems of the interactions of seaports with their hinterland. Port Botany and its close inland intermodal terminals are very distinctive: there are very few ports in the world with such a well-developed network of close inland intermodal terminals. Nevertheless, the Moorebank terminal was first mooted in 2003 but the latest plans anticipate operations commencing in 2018. The paper illustrates some problematic aspects of long timeframes for the development of significant freight infrastructure.

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Issues in Dry Port Location and Implementation in Metropolitan Areas: The Case of Sydney, Australia

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Marušić

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“…Monios [30] analysed the functions and integration of inland terminals and ports, as well as the impact of inland terminals on the design of transport chains on the examples of Spain. Ng and Gujar [39] investigated the impact of government policies, the efficiency and competitiveness of dry ports in India; and similar survey was conducted on the example of Brazil [40]. On the other hand, Roso et al [41] defined the organization of dry ports in Sweden.…”

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Research Trends of Inland Terminals: A Literature Review

Rožić

Rogić

Bajor

2016

PROMET

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INTRODUCTIONSignificant increase in the world container trade over the past two decades has resulted in an increased capacity of container ships [1] and the capacity together with throughput of ports container terminals. This encourages the development of ports, primarily port equipment, technology, information and communication systems. The requirements for capacity expansion, investments in infrastructure and transport entities, reducing the negative environmental impact, and customer requirements for faster, more efficient and cheaper transportation of goods has become a product for new transport solutions development [3,4,5].Similarly, ports are faced with changes in their operations. Shippers require fast and efficient handling and reduction of container ships detention. This implies expansion of port capacity and implementation of new equipment, and high-quality connections to the hinterland. Additional requirements for fast and high-quality shipping to customers represents a major financial, organizational and operational requirement to which not all the world ports can respond.Changes in the present transport chain lead to the development of inland terminals. Inland terminals disburden port capacity on the one hand and on the other hand they become a competitive advantage for the less developed ports. This allows them better connections with the hinterland, directly attracting additional cargo. Inland terminals become an additional link in the present transport chain, while the use of intermodal transport technology enables acceleration of transport processes reducing the total transport costs. In the present transport chain, there have been changes in the mode of shipment from the manufacturer to the port and from the port to the end users (Figure 1). TOMISLAV ROŽIĆ, Ph.D. 1

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“…There is also a pressing need for more research to be conducted for another fast growing country -India. Integrated intermodal transportation network which translates to high quality management of cargo flows with low inventory costs, more reliable delivery time and distribution will enhance Indian merchandises' competitiveness within the global market (Ng and Gujar, 2009). Only one container flow optimisation study has been done for India's case, thus presenting great potential for future research.…”

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Port hinterland intermodal container flow optimisation with green concerns: a literature review and research agenda

Lam¹,

Gu²

2013

IJSTL

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Abstract:The closer link between ports and supply chain leads to a growing research area -port hinterland intermodal development. Focusing on the literature with mathematical models, the purpose of this paper is to categorise and analyse earlier research contributions on intermodal container flow optimisation, to identify the research trends and gaps, and to suggest future research directions. Results show that future research should focus on global intermodal container flow optimisation, addressing the approaches of ports integrating into such global intermodal chain taken green issues into account. There is substantial need for research addressing greening the intermodal network and sustainable development. Providing cost effective solutions alone in optimisation problem is rather traditional and one-sided. Those market players possessing commercially viable capabilities and also environmental responsibilities would gain a competitive advantage in future dynamic business environment. Bi-objective or multi-objective optimisation would be more suitable to actual situations.

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Government policies, efficiency and competitiveness: The case of dry ports in India

Cited by 109 publications

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Issues in Dry Port Location and Implementation in Metropolitan Areas: The Case of Sydney, Australia

Issues in Dry Port Location and Implementation in Metropolitan Areas: The Case of Sydney, Australia

Research Trends of Inland Terminals: A Literature Review

Port hinterland intermodal container flow optimisation with green concerns: a literature review and research agenda

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