An intermodal transportation geospatial network modeling for containerized soybean shipping  

作　　者：Xiang Liu Yun Bai Jihong Chen 

机构地区：[1]Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey,United States [2]Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation(CAIT),Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey,United States [3]College of Transport and Communications,Shanghai Maritime University,China

出　　处：《Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science》2017年第2期143-153,共11页海洋工程与科学（英文）

基　　金：The first author was funded by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering(CEE)at Rutgers University;The second author was funded by the US Department of Agri-culture(15-TMXXX-NJ-0008);The third author was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51409157);Program of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education of China(14YJC630008).

摘　　要：Containerized shipping is a growing market for agricultural exports,particularly soybeans.In order to understand the optimal strategies for improving the United States’economic competitiveness in this emerging market,this research develops an intermodal transportation network modeling framework,focusing on U.S.soybean container shipments.Built upon detailed modal cost analyses,a Geospatial Intermodal Freight Transportation(GIFT)model has been developed to understand the optimal network design for U.S.soybean exports.Based on market demand and domestic supply figures,the model is able to determine which domestically produced soybeans should go to which foreign markets,and by which transport modes.This research and its continual studies,will provide insights into future policies and practices that can improve the transportation efficiency of soybean logistics.

关 键 词：International shipping RAIL TRUCK BARGE Agricultural logistics Intermodal 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]