Economic Cost Analysis of Freight Transport between Istanbul and Frankfurt In Terms of Transportation Modes
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
Turkey is an important stopping point for the distribution of Russian and Middle East energy resources, agricultural products grown in the Middle Eastern lands, and commercial products, which are produced cheaper in Asia and the Middle East, than Europe and the world. However, the existence of a transportation system that is dependent on the highway transportation and, therefore, an unbalanced transportation network causes serious problems. In order to overcome these problems, the transportation system should be considered as a whole. Transportation systems should be planned in such a way as to ensure coordinated operation of the country's resourcesand also, the modes of transport must be fast, economic, safe andsensitiveenvironmentally. In this study, transportation modes (in Turkey)were compared with each other in terms of freight transport, CO2 emission and distribution of investments. Later, cost analysis for each mode of transportation was carried out separately, followed by cost analysis for multimodal transportation systems. The cost analyses were carried out using, a "Valued Cost Analysis" method. A scenario analysis also has been carried out in this study framework. According to this scenario, it is assumed that 19000 tons of cargo is carried in Istanbul - Frankfurt route. The costs calculated for carriages made by only highway, only railway, seaway and highway together and railway and highway together separately; these costs are compared with each other and the lowest cost mode of transportation is determined.
Authors and Affiliations
Ufuk Kırbaş, Emine Baş
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