Maritime Logistics

The intent of this analysis is to compare and contrast the cost structures for rail, motor carriers and air modes of transportation. Implicit in this analysis is the rapid adoption of intermodal transportation which is often optimized to specific logistics and supply chain objectives (Jennings, Holcomb, 1996).

There are a total of three Tollgates on your way to Ensenada. Tolls are about $2, 25 dollars each and are guarded by military personnel.

 Because of the long distance, the cost of the flight is expensive. $2102 is the cheapest

We used to pay just over $4,000 to ship a 40-foot freezer container to Dubai,” says Novak, who says exports made up about 70 percent of his sales. “In a matter of three years, shipping the same container now costs $11,500. How do you tell your

Apart from the 4 factors ship type, DWT, ship age and gears, there are a couple of other factors which affect the ship price. They are

So, do your homework: Compare several freight quotes before you decide that it is time to tie the knot. And make sure that the freight quote that catches your eye comes from an established shipper, like eShippers, who have been around for more than 18

Freight users in general go out of their way to get the lowest cost of trip and are very price elastic. Since trucking companies would take a longer ferry route in order to reduce the cost, it can be inferred that by offering a cost even slightly below that of ferries at all times to freight transporters, Le Shuttle will be their preferred choice. By entering the market with a price lower than the ferries, the trucking companies, which have an estimated price elasticity of demand of -3 to -4, will flock to the lower price and will unlikely ever return to the higher priced provider. Paired with other factors valued by the truckers, it is likely that a low price offer from the tunnel would quickly make it the first choice in channel crossing among truckers themselves as well as trucking companies.

To sum all of this up, it would cost: €866,440 (excluding airplane fuel) to ship water weekly, that’s a lot of money, (that a government should not be willing to pay), and €129,206 as a one-time fee finally adding the maintenance fees, totalling up to €278,047.

5. The Transportation problem of the Stateline Shipping and Transport Company was mathematically modelled and analysed. The minimum cost of the company was estimated

Fees are totally transparent, so you know exactly what the freight factoring transaction will cost you.

A 100g parcel delivered in 48 hours will cost £9.59 plus Vat and £10.85 for 24 hours

In order for me to have a vacation in Fiji I will have to incur different types of costs. The airline ticket departing from Boston and hotel stay for 14 days will be around $3,000 to $10,000. The flight is about 10 hours if departing from Los Angeles, but departing from Boston is plus two days. Another cost could be shots, which are required in order to enter Fiji, such as Yellow fever shots and Malaria (Fiji Visitor Bureo n/d).

In terms of transportation costs only, the chartered vessel is cheaper. However, when we take into account cash flows and the value of money, the Baltimore route becomes advantageous. Assume we use the charter vessel. It should arrive on May 30th and HDT will be paid. However, if trucks are sent two at a time via Baltimore, the middle pair (#25 and #26) should be finished on about April 16th and arrive at Doha about May 8th, when they will be paid—in other words, 22 days earlier than if they arrived on May 30th on the chartered vessel. HDT pays 8% per year for its money so here is how to calculate the savings for truck #25 or #26:

The best solution is to create special railroad only for the freight transport in order to avoid sharing the passenger railroad.4 This solution has already started to be implemented in the Netherlands with the creation of the Betuweroute. This railway is design to allow freight train to go straight to Germany through the country. We think this route should be used more than it is nowadays. We are greatly aware of its importance due to the fact that it makes possible the just in time delivery between the PoR and any point connected with it. Results of using this route could be seen: One of the most important problems of the port, the capacity shortage, is reduced thanks to the reduction of freight stock due to this route. 3.2 Intermodal Transport This way of transport aims to avoid the transfer of the merchandise from on transport mode to another. For example, if a container needs to be first charged on a truck, then continue on a train to finish on again on a truck, the intermodal transport gives solution to avoid the lost of time during the transfers. Thus, the container is lay once on a truck and then the truck itself goes on the train till the destination. At the end, still the same truck finishes the transport by road. This technique is called piggyback and reduces a lot the problem of congestion due to the charging time. This also permits to reduce the road congestion by moving the trucks on the railroads when

There are a few reasons for the potential failure of the maritime negotiations under the Doha round.