Connecting the Belt and Road through sea-rail collaboration

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Frontiers of Engineering Management

2017, Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages 315-324

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Connecting the Belt and Road through sea-rail collaboration

10.15302/J-FEM-2017031

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As part of China’s “the Belt and Road” strategy, China Railway Express provides alternative shipping routes and transportation modes from Asia to Europe and creates new opportunities for intermodal transportation in the shipping industry. A time–distance-based cost (time cost) function was proposed to compare China Railway Express with traditional transportation modes. Time cost was related to different types of cargoes, which exhibit distinct sensitivity to time. Using the proposed cost function as basis, we identified the cost indifference area where total costs are equal. Further analysis was performed for selecting the transportation mode and supply area for a specific cargo. This study provides various parties, such as business owners, the government, and the shipping industry, with many valuable insights.

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China Railway Express ; the Belt and Road ; shipping industry ; combined transportation

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