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The determinants of the sea freight fee in container shipping - an analysis by route
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This paper analyses the effect of supply and demand through an econometric model of price definition in the short term in the five main trades from Asia to the world. The increase in the capacity of ships aiming at gains in scale has generated a global idleness of services. To reduce the effects of service idleness, shipping companies have consolidated into three major alliances, leading the market to an oligopoly status. Understanding how the price definition is done in this self-regulated market provides valuable insights that empower maritime industry professionals to make decisions and contribute to efficient and effective policies and practices in the sector. The results show that specific route-region markets behave in different ways and the incidence of ex-post rates in region-routes with great volume does not allow the offer and demand operate in balance, because of the sector's oligopoly's structure.
The determinants of the sea freight fee in container shipping - an analysis by route
Jaqueline Castegnaro Schünke; Silvio Hong Tiing Tai
World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 341 - 361
This paper analyses the effect of supply and demand through an econometric model of price definition in the short term in the five main trades from Asia to the world. The increase in the capacity of ships aiming at gains in scale has generated a global idleness of services. To reduce the effects of service idleness, shipping companies have consolidated into three major alliances, leading the market to an oligopoly status. Understanding how the price definition is done in this self-regulated market provides valuable insights that empower maritime industry professionals to make decisions and contribute to efficient and effective policies and practices in the sector. The results show that specific route-region markets behave in different ways and the incidence of ex-post rates in region-routes with great volume does not allow the offer and demand operate in balance, because of the sector's oligopoly's structure.]]>
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World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 341 - 361
Jaqueline Castegnaro Schünke
Silvio Hong Tiing Tai
PUCRS, Business School, Rua Professor Ulisses Cabral 1300 301, Porto Alegre †RS, Cep 91330-520, Brazil ' PUCRS, Business School, Rua Professor Ulisses Cabral 1300 301, Porto Alegre †RS, Cep 91330-520, Brazil
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supply
demand
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State of digital technology adoption in intermodal freight transport: empirical evidence from Ethiopia
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The present study assesses the level of digital technology adoption in the inter-modal freight transport system, with the case study of Ethiopia. To achieve the objectives, we utilized questionnaires and conducted site visits to the companies involved. The results show that all the companies have an equally high level of fundamental technology adoption. However, the use of advanced information and communication technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things, is limited. Ethiopian's railway transport company uses up-to-date technologies (such as real-time tracking and communication with drivers), whereas road transport companies widely use conventional technologies (such as phone calls) in providing transport services. To increase the level of digital technology adoption, and thus the overall efficiency of the intermodal transport systems, the study revealed a need for investment in human resources, encompassing awareness creation and IT skills training, in parallel to investments in the actual technologies.
State of digital technology adoption in intermodal freight transport: empirical evidence from Ethiopia
Helen Zewdie Kine; Girma Gebresenbet; Lorent Tavasszy; David Ljungberg
World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 362 - 395
The present study assesses the level of digital technology adoption in the inter-modal freight transport system, with the case study of Ethiopia. To achieve the objectives, we utilized questionnaires and conducted site visits to the companies involved. The results show that all the companies have an equally high level of fundamental technology adoption. However, the use of advanced information and communication technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things, is limited. Ethiopian's railway transport company uses up-to-date technologies (such as real-time tracking and communication with drivers), whereas road transport companies widely use conventional technologies (such as phone calls) in providing transport services. To increase the level of digital technology adoption, and thus the overall efficiency of the intermodal transport systems, the study revealed a need for investment in human resources, encompassing awareness creation and IT skills training, in parallel to investments in the actual technologies.]]>
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World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 362 - 395
Helen Zewdie Kine
Girma Gebresenbet
Lorent Tavasszy
David Ljungberg
Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU), 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden ' Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU), 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden ' Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, University of Delft, 2628BX Delft, The Netherlands ' Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU), 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
technology adoption
digital technologies
ICT
Ethiopia
low-income countries
intermodal freight transport
IFT
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Evolution of blockchain technology in sustainable supply chain management: a theoretical perspective
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This article aims to identify the relationships and applications of blockchain technology in sustainable supply chain management and reverse logistics in the literature supporting recycling processes and the reuse of waste. The methodology was based on the planning and execution of a systematic literature review and the discussion of the results of the exploratory research. It was found that emerging technologies allow viable implementations of blockchain architectures in logistics networks, favouring sustainable processes, mitigating intrinsic problems in logistics networks, and allowing circular practices. However, the effective implementation of blockchain faces barriers such as low environmental awareness, disbelief in the effectiveness of this technology, and low technical capacity of human resources. Given the novelty of the subject, more scientific studies should be produced on the traceability of waste in recycling and reuse processes with evidence of the benefits associated with blockchain in the reverse and sustainable chain.
Evolution of blockchain technology in sustainable supply chain management: a theoretical perspective
Jayson Wilson Barretti; Ricardo Coser Mergulhão; Juliana Veiga Mendes
World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 396 - 414
This article aims to identify the relationships and applications of blockchain technology in sustainable supply chain management and reverse logistics in the literature supporting recycling processes and the reuse of waste. The methodology was based on the planning and execution of a systematic literature review and the discussion of the results of the exploratory research. It was found that emerging technologies allow viable implementations of blockchain architectures in logistics networks, favouring sustainable processes, mitigating intrinsic problems in logistics networks, and allowing circular practices. However, the effective implementation of blockchain faces barriers such as low environmental awareness, disbelief in the effectiveness of this technology, and low technical capacity of human resources. Given the novelty of the subject, more scientific studies should be produced on the traceability of waste in recycling and reuse processes with evidence of the benefits associated with blockchain in the reverse and sustainable chain.]]>
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World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 396 - 414
Jayson Wilson Barretti
Ricardo Coser Mergulhão
Juliana Veiga Mendes
Industrial Engineering Program, PPGEP †So, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Joao Leme dos Santos, km. 110, Itinga, 18072-780 Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil ' Industrial Engineering Program, PPGEP †So, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Joao Leme dos Santos, km. 110, Itinga, 18072-780 Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil ' Industrial Engineering Program, PPGEP †So, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Joao Leme dos Santos, km. 110, Itinga, 18072-780 Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
reverse logistics
circular economy
Industry 4.0
systematic literature review
traceability
decentralisation
smart contracts
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Model to estimate the impact of future CO2 emissions due to the increase in the electric vehicle fleet - the case of the Brazilian capital
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This article proposes a model that estimates the growth of the individual transport vehicle fleet and the impact of electric vehicles on CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions by the year 2050. For this purpose, a case study was carried out in the federal capital of Brazil, Brasília, to characterise real driving cycles, with measurements of speeds, fuel consumption and CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions, and thus validate the proposed model. Therefore, the model was applied in scenario simulations, obtaining an 84% reduction in CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions with the total change in the fleet from combustion vehicles to electric vehicles by the year 2050. In another perspective, by changing the composition of the current vehicle fleet to 50% ethanol-powered hybrid vehicles and 50% electric vehicles will reduce CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions by 92%. The simulated scenarios indicated the potential for decarbonising CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions by replacing the fleet of vehicles with ignition engines for hybrid and electric ones.
Model to estimate the impact of future CO2 emissions due to the increase in the electric vehicle fleet - the case of the Brazilian capital
Wesley Cândido de Melo; Edwin Francisco Ferreira Silva; Augusto César de Mendonça Brasil
World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 415 - 435
This article proposes a model that estimates the growth of the individual transport vehicle fleet and the impact of electric vehicles on CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions by the year 2050. For this purpose, a case study was carried out in the federal capital of Brazil, Brasília, to characterise real driving cycles, with measurements of speeds, fuel consumption and CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions, and thus validate the proposed model. Therefore, the model was applied in scenario simulations, obtaining an 84% reduction in CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions with the total change in the fleet from combustion vehicles to electric vehicles by the year 2050. In another perspective, by changing the composition of the current vehicle fleet to 50% ethanol-powered hybrid vehicles and 50% electric vehicles will reduce CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions by 92%. The simulated scenarios indicated the potential for decarbonising CO<SUB align="right">2 emissions by replacing the fleet of vehicles with ignition engines for hybrid and electric ones.]]>
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World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 415 - 435
Wesley Cândido de Melo
Edwin Francisco Ferreira Silva
Augusto César de Mendonça Brasil
Transport Graduate Program, University of BrasÃlia †UnB, Building SG-12, 1st Floor, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, BrasÃlia, DF, Brazil ' Transport Graduate Program, University of BrasÃlia †UnB, Building SG-12, 1st Floor, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, BrasÃlia, DF, Brazil ' Transport Graduate Program, University of BrasÃlia †UnB, Building SG-12, 1st Floor, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, BrasÃlia, DF, Brazil
vehicle fleet growth
driving cycle
CO2 emissions
electric vehicles and Brazilian energy matrix
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Conveying the sustainability message through CEO letters: an investigation on selected transportation companies
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This study aims to evaluate message strength of sustainability communication within transportation companies using the message content criteria of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication framework developed by Du et al. (2010). The authors collected CEO letters (published in between 2020 and the first quarter of 2022) of transportation companies listed in NASDAQ and/or NYSE. Majority of the CEO letters reviewed are superficial in accordance with the information included in the report and contain abstract statements on the sustainability approach of the company. Also, examined CEO letters were deemed successful in terms of message strength, openness and how they narrow the room for skepticism. However, findings show that reviewed CEO letters rarely adopted all the aforementioned content elements. This study is one of the limited available studies in management communication literature of transportation industry and it suggests message content criteria of CSR communication framework for evaluating message strength of CEO letters.
Conveying the sustainability message through CEO letters: an investigation on selected transportation companies
Bayram Bilge Saglam; Cemile Solak-Fiskin; Ersin Firat Akgul
World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 436 - 454
This study aims to evaluate message strength of sustainability communication within transportation companies using the message content criteria of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication framework developed by Du et al. (2010). The authors collected CEO letters (published in between 2020 and the first quarter of 2022) of transportation companies listed in NASDAQ and/or NYSE. Majority of the CEO letters reviewed are superficial in accordance with the information included in the report and contain abstract statements on the sustainability approach of the company. Also, examined CEO letters were deemed successful in terms of message strength, openness and how they narrow the room for skepticism. However, findings show that reviewed CEO letters rarely adopted all the aforementioned content elements. This study is one of the limited available studies in management communication literature of transportation industry and it suggests message content criteria of CSR communication framework for evaluating message strength of CEO letters.]]>
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World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2023) pp. 436 - 454
Bayram Bilge Saglam
Cemile Solak-Fiskin
Ersin Firat Akgul
Department of Maritime Business Administration, Dokuz Eylul University, Adatepe Mah. DoÄuÅ Cad. No. 207/O Tinaztepe Campus, Buca, Izmir 35390, Turkey ' Department of Maritime Business Administration, Ordu University, Evkaf Mah. Sahil Cad. No. 239/C, Fatsa, Ordu 52400, Turkey ' Department of Maritime Business Administration, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Central Campus Bandirma, Balikesir 10200, Turkey
leadership communication
LC
CEO letters
CEOL
sustainability reporting
SR
transportation
COVID-19
stakeholder communication
SC
corporate social responsibility
CSR
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