Sea freight transport in Australia and competing transport modes: taxation, fiscal and other policies affecting mode choice, and their environmental consequences

Daily home–work travel is a habitual behavior that can be disrupted when the location of work, as one of the behavioral contexts, changes. It is then likely that individuals will reconsider their travel behavior more intentionally and choose alternative transport modes. To identify motivations and barriers to incorporating the use of sustainable modes into the individual’s daily travel, this article systematically reviews the literature on the impacts of involuntary workplace relocation on commuting behavior. Effective measures that incentivize sustainable commuting behavior are also discussed. This study on involuntary workplace relocation informs considerations of changes in travel behavior related to other contextual changes.

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Determining the most suitable layout of space for the loading units’ handling in the maritime port

Transport ◽

10.3846/16484142.2016.1174882 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 280-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Ondrej Stopka ◽

Rudolf Kampf

Keyword(s):

Transport Process ◽

Large Scale ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Freight Transport ◽

Maritime Transport ◽

Transport Networks ◽

Transport Modes ◽

Mode Of Transport

The main advantages of maritime transport are (1) lowest costs, (2) large-scale carriage capacity, (3) carriage of different goods over long distances and (4) the most acceptable mode of transport in the context of the environment. This mode of transport is considered more profitable and more cost-effective than all other transport modes. Modern maritime ports have become the essential nodal components of freight transport networks. This paper is focused on determining the most suitable layout of space for the loading units warehousing and handling in the maritime port using the particular method. In the paper, four types of layout and five criteria were taken into account. Layout of warehousing and handling space can affect the entire transport process and can have a great effect on the economics of enterprises.

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Empirical Evaluation of Economic Order Quantity Model for Choice of Shipment Size in Freight Transport

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/2269-11 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2269 (1) ◽

pp. 92-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

François Combes

Keyword(s):

Dominant Role ◽

Mode Choice ◽

Empirical Evaluation ◽

Freight Transport ◽

Heterogeneous Population ◽

Economic Order Quantity ◽

Economic Order ◽

Order Quantity ◽

Commodity Flow ◽

Eoq Model

The choice of shipment size in freight transport depends on the logistical imperatives of shippers and the technical possibilities of carriers. The choice is closely related to the mode of transportation and therefore important for public policy. The theory of optimal shipment size and mode choice is robust. Numerous inventory-theoretical models of optimal shipment size are applied by shippers in operational contexts. However, none has been validated empirically over a large and heterogeneous population of shipments, and thus none are useful for modeling freight transportation demand, particularly because of the lack of adequate data. The simple economic order quantity (EOQ) model was assessed empirically on a national scale over a heterogeneous population of shipments. The French ECHO database, which observed commodity flow rates between shippers and receivers, was used to estimate the EOQ shipment size specification, and the validity of the EOQ model was confirmed. The study revealed the dominant role of the commodity flow rate between shipper and receiver and of commodity value density. The relationship between mode choice and shipment size is highlighted.

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A study on the estimation and aggregation of disaggregate models of mode choice for freight transport

Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review ◽

10.1016/s1366-5545(97)00011-2 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 223-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Ki-Chan Nam

Keyword(s):

Mode Choice ◽

Freight Transport ◽

Disaggregate Models

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Exploring the Factors Influencing Parental Choices on School Trips

Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering ◽

10.3311/pptr.15890 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kornilia Maria Kotoula ◽

George Botzoris ◽

Georgia Aifantopoulou ◽

Vassilios Profillidis

Keyword(s):

Decision Process ◽

Travel Demand ◽

Mode Choice ◽

Travel Mode ◽

Greek City ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Travel Mode Choice ◽

Choice Decision ◽

Transport Modes ◽

Behavioural Aspects

Within the last decades, the examination and definition of factors affecting the mode choice decision on school trips has gained much of attention, as the completion of such trips represent a vast percentage of total travel demand. Key players of the decision process are students' parents, deciding how their children will complete everyday trips from their residence to the school unit and vice versa. The current study examines the factors affecting parents' travel mode choice for school trips of both primary and high school students in Thessaloniki city, Greece. Data collected is based on a questionnaire survey in which, 512 parents participated, stating their perception regarding the use of several transport modes for school trips and the motives behind specific adopted travel behavioural aspects. Three main topics are examined and analysed related to the parents' attitudes and their travel habits in the choice of motorized and non-motorized transport modes, the parents' perception regarding the built environment safety, and the parents' perception regarding specific parameters which appear to motivate them in the mode choice decision process. For the research analysis, a number of statistical methods and techniques are deployed, starting with descriptive statistical and Pearson's correlation analysis and proceeding with the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results verify initial thoughts for critical factors which appear to affect parents' choices regarding their children’s school trips while they also gives an initial picture of parents' experiences regarding the school travel mode choice, in an urban environment of a typical Greek city.

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