Despite claims by shipping lines that most of their containerships operate on fixed-day weekly schedules, a large survey recently revealed that over 40% of the vessels deployed on worldwide liner services arrive one or more days behind schedule. Broadly speaking, the survey found relatively low...

In this paper, the choice between different freight transportation modes is analyzed from the viewpoint of a shipper/receiver. The analysis is based on the concept of total logistics costs. This means that, when comparing different transportation modes, not only the cost of transportation itself...

In this paper a comparison is made between direct road haulage and combined transport (inland navigation with oncarriage by truck) for the transport of containers from a seaport to the hinterland. The analysis is based on the concept of total logistics costs, a central concept in the theory of...