Title
Factors affecting container transshipment volumes at ports:: A data driven holistic modelling approach
Author
Veldstra, Tijmen (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering)
Contributor
Frouws, Koos (mentor)
Hekkenberg, Robert (mentor)
Beelaerts van Blokland, Wouter (mentor)
Helbing, Jolke (mentor)
Degree granting institution
Delft University of Technology
Date
2019-04-24
Abstract
In 20 years, from 1996 to 2016, global cumulative container port throughput had an average annual growth rate of 6.3%. Furthermore, the average global transshipment incidence increased from 11% in 1980 to a stable 27% in 2017. This change in transshipment market dynamics has led to opportunities for potential port investments or disinvestments. In this research, a tool is developed for Royal HaskoningDHV that improves transshipment forecasts. The developed tool calculates the optimal ports for transshipment, transshipment throughput volumes, fleet utilization, and optimal cost routes. This is done by means of minimizing the total transport costs, while meeting container demand requirements and port and vessel constraints. The most statistically significant factors affecting transshipment volumes are incorporated in the tool. By modifying input parameters, the tool facilitates calculations of optimal cost future transshipment port throughput volumes. This could provide key insights in lucrative port investment or disinvestment opportunities.
Subject
Container shipping
Hub and Spoke
Transshipment
Mixed Integer Linear Programming
Optimization
To reference this document use:
http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7d3bb76b-2957-46e4-9a26-85350f8975ae
Embargo date
2049-04-24
Part of collection
Student theses
Document type
master thesis
Rights
© 2019 Tijmen Veldstra