This work involves the evaluation of dry port competitiveness through analysis of efficiencies for selected dry ports in Africa. Five dry ports were selected and analysis carried out over a period of four years. The d...This work involves the evaluation of dry port competitiveness through analysis of efficiencies for selected dry ports in Africa. Five dry ports were selected and analysis carried out over a period of four years. The dry ports considered were Mojo and Kality in Ethiopia, Mombasa in Kenya, Isaka in Tanzania and Casablanca in Casablanca, Morocco. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was applied for this work. Container throughputs for the various ports under consideration were used as the output variable for the data analysis model, while the number of reach stackers, the number of tractors, the number of forklifts and the size of the dry port were used as the input variables. From the results, the Mombasa dry port was found to be the most efficient with an average score of approximately 1 over the period under consideration. Casablanca was the second efficient dry port with an average score of 0.762, while Isaka was the least efficient with an average score of 0.142. This research is significant since the African countries have embraced the dry port concept, as witnessed in the huge investments in this sector, and would serve to highlight areas that need improvement for the few existing dry port facilities, most of which are undergoing expansion as well as modernization.展开更多
The aim of this paper is to select the best location for the construction of a dry port in Niger which is a land locked country (LLC). Niger is located in the Sahel and has a land area of 1,267,000 square kilometers [...The aim of this paper is to select the best location for the construction of a dry port in Niger which is a land locked country (LLC). Niger is located in the Sahel and has a land area of 1,267,000 square kilometers [1], with the closest port being port of Cotonou in Benin. The transport corridor from Niamey to Cotonou is approximately 1036 km long [2]. It is estimated that this corridor carries about 40 percent of Niger’s overseas trade traffic [3]. In this work, the Analytic Network Process (ANP) model is used to determine the optimal location of the dry port, among three major cities: Niamey (capital city), Dosso and Gaya. From the application of this selection model, Dosso was selected as the best location for the location of the dry port, while Gaya and Niamey were placed second and third respectively. The results obtained in this work strongly confirm the decision of the government of Niger to construct a dry port in Dosso, a project that commenced in 2010 and is still in progress.展开更多
物流设施是陆港枢纽集成的基本要素,其中仓储设施是空间布局的重要代表.本文以义乌陆港为例,选取其仓储物流设施POI(Point of Information)数据,综合运用空间分析和多元回归分析法揭示陆港物流设施的空间布局特征及驱动机制.研究表明:(1...物流设施是陆港枢纽集成的基本要素,其中仓储设施是空间布局的重要代表.本文以义乌陆港为例,选取其仓储物流设施POI(Point of Information)数据,综合运用空间分析和多元回归分析法揭示陆港物流设施的空间布局特征及驱动机制.研究表明:(1)义乌陆港仓储物流设施空间布局呈运输设施的“轴-辐”模式,以物流综合体为集聚核心、“多核一带”的非中心结构;传统仓、云仓和直通仓的空间分布也有差异,其中传统仓符合总体陆港仓储设施的集聚模式,云仓与直通仓呈单核心,但直通仓集聚程度更明显.(2)仓储物流设施空间布局在地价和交通等因素上具有较强政府导向,也受多元运营主体的服务价值等因素驱动.期望研究结果为未来陆港物流设施布局与规划提供参考.展开更多
文摘This work involves the evaluation of dry port competitiveness through analysis of efficiencies for selected dry ports in Africa. Five dry ports were selected and analysis carried out over a period of four years. The dry ports considered were Mojo and Kality in Ethiopia, Mombasa in Kenya, Isaka in Tanzania and Casablanca in Casablanca, Morocco. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was applied for this work. Container throughputs for the various ports under consideration were used as the output variable for the data analysis model, while the number of reach stackers, the number of tractors, the number of forklifts and the size of the dry port were used as the input variables. From the results, the Mombasa dry port was found to be the most efficient with an average score of approximately 1 over the period under consideration. Casablanca was the second efficient dry port with an average score of 0.762, while Isaka was the least efficient with an average score of 0.142. This research is significant since the African countries have embraced the dry port concept, as witnessed in the huge investments in this sector, and would serve to highlight areas that need improvement for the few existing dry port facilities, most of which are undergoing expansion as well as modernization.
文摘The aim of this paper is to select the best location for the construction of a dry port in Niger which is a land locked country (LLC). Niger is located in the Sahel and has a land area of 1,267,000 square kilometers [1], with the closest port being port of Cotonou in Benin. The transport corridor from Niamey to Cotonou is approximately 1036 km long [2]. It is estimated that this corridor carries about 40 percent of Niger’s overseas trade traffic [3]. In this work, the Analytic Network Process (ANP) model is used to determine the optimal location of the dry port, among three major cities: Niamey (capital city), Dosso and Gaya. From the application of this selection model, Dosso was selected as the best location for the location of the dry port, while Gaya and Niamey were placed second and third respectively. The results obtained in this work strongly confirm the decision of the government of Niger to construct a dry port in Dosso, a project that commenced in 2010 and is still in progress.
文摘物流设施是陆港枢纽集成的基本要素,其中仓储设施是空间布局的重要代表.本文以义乌陆港为例,选取其仓储物流设施POI(Point of Information)数据,综合运用空间分析和多元回归分析法揭示陆港物流设施的空间布局特征及驱动机制.研究表明:(1)义乌陆港仓储物流设施空间布局呈运输设施的“轴-辐”模式,以物流综合体为集聚核心、“多核一带”的非中心结构;传统仓、云仓和直通仓的空间分布也有差异,其中传统仓符合总体陆港仓储设施的集聚模式,云仓与直通仓呈单核心,但直通仓集聚程度更明显.(2)仓储物流设施空间布局在地价和交通等因素上具有较强政府导向,也受多元运营主体的服务价值等因素驱动.期望研究结果为未来陆港物流设施布局与规划提供参考.
