The impact of adding the Northern sea route to the Belt and Road Initiative for Europe : a chain cost approach
Abstract: In this paper, the possibility of adding the North Sea Route (NSR) route to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is researched whereby the main aim is to determine if it is possible to set up a container service via the NSR route that could attract cargo from the existing maritime routes via...
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ftunivantwerpen:c:irua:189405 2024-09-09T19:59:33+00:00 The impact of adding the Northern sea route to the Belt and Road Initiative for Europe : a chain cost approach Pruyn, J.F.J. van Hassel, Edwin 2022 https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1894050151162165141 https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docstore/d:irua:13355 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/J.TRIP.2022.100659 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 25901982 Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Economics info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2022 ftunivantwerpen https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TRIP.2022.100659 2024-08-26T23:41:33Z Abstract: In this paper, the possibility of adding the North Sea Route (NSR) route to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is researched whereby the main aim is to determine if it is possible to set up a container service via the NSR route that could attract cargo from the existing maritime routes via Suez and the land route. In order to make the analysis, a model which is able to calculate the total generalised chain cost for a supply chain is used and updated. This analysis shows that it is possible to set up such a competitive service compared to the land bridge and the Suez Canal Route (SCR) for cargo that has a high value of time. For these specific cargo types, it is possible to attract cargo for the NSR from the SCR at equal costs, but with an average time saving of 10%. Comparing the BRI or land bridge to the SCR, there is a cost increase of 20% and a time decrease of almost 65%. Considering the rather strict limitation in capacity, it should be noted that a single NSR service of eight 5,400 TEU vessels already offers around half the capacity of the land bridge. The uncertainty in arrival times, however, would remain an issue in the NSR service, but with ice diminishing, this risk will decrease as well. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sea Route IRUA - Institutional Repository van de Universiteit Antwerpen Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 15 100659 |
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Abstract: In this paper, the possibility of adding the North Sea Route (NSR) route to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is researched whereby the main aim is to determine if it is possible to set up a container service via the NSR route that could attract cargo from the existing maritime routes via Suez and the land route. In order to make the analysis, a model which is able to calculate the total generalised chain cost for a supply chain is used and updated. This analysis shows that it is possible to set up such a competitive service compared to the land bridge and the Suez Canal Route (SCR) for cargo that has a high value of time. For these specific cargo types, it is possible to attract cargo for the NSR from the SCR at equal costs, but with an average time saving of 10%. Comparing the BRI or land bridge to the SCR, there is a cost increase of 20% and a time decrease of almost 65%. Considering the rather strict limitation in capacity, it should be noted that a single NSR service of eight 5,400 TEU vessels already offers around half the capacity of the land bridge. The uncertainty in arrival times, however, would remain an issue in the NSR service, but with ice diminishing, this risk will decrease as well. |
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The impact of adding the Northern sea route to the Belt and Road Initiative for Europe : a chain cost approach |
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The impact of adding the Northern sea route to the Belt and Road Initiative for Europe : a chain cost approach |
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