Articulating intermodal chains through short-sea shipping: a method for assessing the performance of East African ports

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Maritime Policy & Management Pub Date : 2021-09-27 DOI:10.1080/03088839.2021.1976430

A. Martínez-López, Manuel Chica González

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The location of East African ports, along with difficulties in building and maintaining effective road corridors, has led to the consideration of intermodal transport through Short Sea Shipping (SSS) as an alternative for load transport. However, this potential solution is dependent on the ports as consolidation load centres and on the configuration of transport networks. This paper provides a method to evaluate the performance of East African ports in their role as a hub for the intermodal chain. Specifically, through an assessment of port indicators ad hoc, the method jointly evaluates the performance of the hinterland’s capillary haul and port operations. The proposed indicators aggregately consider attributes of time and cost and compare competitiveness for ports’ current status with standard parameters. The application of the method to East African ports reveals that their tariff structure should be adapted to the operative reality of SSS. In addition, the loading time has not proven to be as determinant as the pre-berthing waiting time in the effectiveness of the intermodal chains.

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通过短海运铰接多式联运链：一种评估东非港口绩效的方法

摘要东非港口的位置，加上建设和维护有效道路走廊的困难，导致人们考虑通过短海运（SSS）进行多式联运，作为货物运输的替代方案。然而，这种潜在的解决方案取决于作为整合装载中心的港口以及运输网络的配置。本文提供了一种评估东非港口作为多式联运链枢纽的表现的方法。具体而言，通过临时评估港口指标，该方法联合评估内陆地区的毛细管运输和港口运营的表现。所提出的指标综合考虑了时间和成本的属性，并将港口现状的竞争力与标准参数进行了比较。该方法在东非港口的应用表明，其关税结构应适应SSS的操作现实。此外，在多式联运链的有效性方面，装载时间并没有被证明像停泊前等待时间那样具有决定性。

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