A systematic literature review of technological developments and challenges for inland waterways freight transport in intermodal supply chain management

Shekwoyemi Gbako, Dimitrios Paraskevadakis, Jun Ren, Jin Wang, Zoran Radmilovic
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PurposeInland shipping has been extensively recognised as a sustainable, efficient and good alternative to rail and road modes of transportation. In recent years, various authorities and academic researchers have advocated shifting from road to other sustainable modes like inland waterway transport (IWT) or rail transport. Academic work on modernisation and technological innovations to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of waterborne transportation is becoming apparent as a growing body of literature caused by the need to achieve a sustainable transport system. Thus, it became apparent to explore the research trends on IWT.Design/methodology/approachA systematic and structured literature review study was employed in this paper to identify the challenges and concepts in modernising inland waterways for freight transportation. The review analysed 94 articles published in 54 journals from six well-known databases between 2010 and 2022.FindingsThe key findings of this review are that despite various challenges confronting the sector, there have been successful cases of technological advancement in the industry. The main interest among scholars is improving technical and economic performance, digitalisation, and safety and environmental issues. The review revealed that most of the literature is fragmented despite growing interest from practitioners and academic scholars. Academic research to address the strategic objectives, including strengthening competitiveness (shipbuilding, hydrodynamics, incorporating artificial intelligence into the decision-making process, adopting blockchain technology to ensure transparency and security in the transactions, new technologies for fleets adaptation to climate change, more effective handling, maintenance and rehabilitation technologies), matching growth and changing trade patterns (intermodal solutions and new logistics approaches) are major causes of concerns.Originality/valueBy employing the approach of reviewing previously available literature on IWT review papers, this review complements the existing body of literature in the field of IWT by providing in a single paper a consolidation of recent state-of-the-art research on technological developments and challenges for inland waterways freight transport in the intermodal supply chain that can act as a single resource to keep researchers up to date with the most recent advancements in research in the domain of inland waterway freight transport. Additionally, this review identified gaps in the literature that may inspire new research themes in the field of IWT.
多式联运供应链管理中内河货运技术发展与挑战的系统文献综述
目的内河航运被广泛认为是铁路和公路运输模式的一种可持续、高效和良好的替代方式。近年来,许多政府机构和学术研究人员都主张从公路运输转向其他可持续的运输方式,如内河水运(IWT)或铁路运输。为提高水路运输的效益和效率而进行的现代化和技术创新方面的学术研究工作正变得越来越明显,因为需要实现可持续的运输系统。因此,探索内河水运的研究趋势就显得尤为重要。本文采用了系统化和结构化的文献综述研究,以确定货运内河现代化所面临的挑战和概念。本综述分析了 2010 年至 2022 年期间在 6 个知名数据库的 54 种期刊上发表的 94 篇文章。学者们主要关注的是提高技术和经济绩效、数字化以及安全和环境问题。综述显示,尽管从业人员和学术学者的兴趣日益浓厚,但大多数文献都比较零散。针对战略目标的学术研究,包括加强竞争力(造船、流体力学、将人工智能纳入决策过程、采用区块链技术确保交易的透明度和安全性、船队适应气候变化的新技术、更有效的处理、维护和修复技术)、与增长和不断变化的贸易模式相匹配(多式联运解决方案和新的物流方法),是引起关注的主要原因。独创性/价值 本综述通过采用对以往有关内河货运综述论文的文献进行综述的方法,对内河货运领域的现有文献进行了补充,在一篇论文中汇总了有关多式联运供应链中内河货运技术发展和挑战的最新研究成果,可作为研究人员了解内河货运领域最新研究进展的单一资源。此外,本综述还发现了文献中的空白,这些空白可能会激发内河货运领域新的研究主题。
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