Port connectivity indices: An application to European RoRo shipping

Artikel

In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of connectivity indicators for ports. For short sea shipping, especially in Europe, Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) shipping is almost equally important as container shipping. In contrast with container shipping, RoRo shipments are primarily direct, thus the measurement of its connectivity requires a different methodology. In this paper, we present a methodology for measuring the RoRo connectivity of ports and illustrate its use through an application to European RoRo shipping. We apply the methodology on data collected from 23 different RoRo shipping service providers concerning 620 unique routes connecting 148 ports. We characterize the connectivity of the ports in our sample and analyze the results. We show that in terms of RoRo connectivity, neither the number of links nor the link quality (frequency, number of competing providers, minimum number of indirect stops) strictly dominate the results of our proposed indicator. The highest ranking ports combine link quality and number. Finally, we highlight promising areas for future research based on the insights obtained.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Journal of Shipping and Trade (JST) ; ISSN: 2364-4575 ; Volume: 1 ; Year: 2016 ; Issue: 6 ; Pages: 1-19 ; London: SpringerOpen

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management
• Subject: Maritime connectivity ; RoRo ; European port network

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): de Langen, Peter W. ; Udenio, Maximiliano ; Fransoo, Jan C. ; Helminen, Reima
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): SpringerOpen
• (where): London
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1186/s41072-016-0008-0
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/217503
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET