Title: Perspective reserves of Russian seaport container terminals

Authors: Yulia Panova; Еugene Korovyakovsky

Addresses: Department of Logistics and Commercial Operations, Faculty of Railway Operation, Petersburg State Transport University, Moskovsky prospect, 9, 190031, Saint Petersburg, Russia ' Department of Logistics and Commercial Operations, Faculty of Railway Operation, Petersburg State Transport University, Moskovsky prospect, 9, 190031, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: The increase of flows in the container supply chains is largely driven by the growth in demand for container transportation. In order to meet the demands of clients, an ongoing improvement of the transport chain structure is underway. The successful development of container maritime terminal requires a corresponding growth of capacity of inland terminal infrastructure, like roads and railways, establishing vital links between entities. As such, the paper presents an empirical analysis from the technical, economical, operational, and ecological perspectives of Russian seaport container terminals that depend on dry ports construction. The justification of dry ports implementation as a main reserve, whereby the major seaport terminals' productivity is enhanced, is investigated with simulation approach, which allows to compare the performance of the chain under varying conditions.

Keywords: Russia; seaports; container terminals; dry ports; intermodal transport chains; simulation; inland terminal infrastructure; productivity; simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/WRITR.2013.058979

World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, 2013 Vol.4 No.2/3, pp.175 - 193

Received: 27 Feb 2013
Accepted: 25 Jul 2013
Published online: 31 Mar 2014 *

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