2006 Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 002-011
This study primarily focuses on how to attract maritime container cargo on to the Super-Hub Ports (Tokyo-Yokohama, Nagoya-Yokkaichi and Osaka-Kobe) in Japan. Shipper's route choice preferences were quantitatively analyzed among various maritime container routes such as direct routes to/from Japan and transshipment routes through Busan Port. As both domestic and international feeder container networks were summarized in and around Japan, we have found that the combined domestic and international pendulum feeder services can be afforded in the regional container ports where only a small demand is available. Consequently, we proposed the combined domestic and international pendulum feeder services through the Super-Hub Ports in order to effectively attract more container demand to/from Japan as well as East Asia.
