This paper provides evidence of the cyclic behavior of containerization through an analysis of long, medium and short waves of container ports. The container, like any technical innovation, has a market and diffusion potential where a phase of maturity is eventually reached. Evidence from the global container port system suggests five successive major long waves of containerization with a shift...

City Logistics aims to reduce the nuisances associated to freight transportation in urban areas while supporting the economic and social development of the cities. The fundamental idea is to view individual stakeholders and decisions as components of an integrated logistics system. This implies the coordination of shippers, carriers, and movements as well as the consolidation of loads of severa...

We first present a new service network design model for freight consolidation carriers, one that both routes commodities and the resources needed to transport them while explicitly recognizing that there are limits on how many resources are available at each terminal. We next present a solution approach that combines column generation, meta-heuristic, and exact optimization techniques to produc...

This study investigates the potential of modular vehicle concepts and consolidation to increase efficiency urban freight passenger transport. Modularity is achieved by connecting multiple vehicles together form a platoon. Consolidation realized integrating demand in routing problem. Vehicles are specific for each type but can be connected freely, allowing transport types same The problem formul...

Shipment consolidation is a laborious and, sometimes, tedious task for airfreight forwarders since there is enormous information to be considered and literally quite a number of practical constraints to be fulfilled. In Hong Kong, the unique forwarding operation and rapid cargo flow has further complicated the consolidating process in such a way that local forwarders are almost impossible to ac...

This paper uses a newly constructed, comprehensive dataset to investigate the diffusion of containerization. The data show that country adoption is exceptionally fast while firm usage increases more slowly. To guide my empirical investigation, I build a multi-country trade model with endogenous adoption of a new transportation technology that is consistent with these facts. I then test empirica...

Tactical planning of operations is comprised of a set of interrelated decisions that aim to ensure an optimal allocation and utilization of resources to achieve the economic and customer service goals of the company. Tactical planning is particularly vital for intercity freight carriers that make intensive use of consolidation operations. Railways and less-than-truckload motor carriers are typi...