Abstract
The underlying port operations in Durban, South Africa, epitomise intense global competitiveness in the intermodal logistics chain. The link between containerisation and theroad transport network can falter as a result of the dynamics of the logistics system. The main objective of the study was to establish the extent of the intermodal challenges of logistical systems on containerisation to which the role of intermodal sea–road freight transportation enhances the logistical competitiveness. It further examined the intermodal relationship on containerised freight between the challenges of containerisation processes and the effects on road freight transport mode. The impact of containerisation on intermodalism, the sea–road freight transport network and the technological attributes of security-based systems and logistical tracking protocols influence the systematic movement of containers on Durban’s public roads.
Highlights
BackgroundThe challenges of containerisation from the logistical linkage between the container shipping network and the road freight transportation network are impacting on the Port of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, South Africa
The main purpose of this study is to explore the impact of the intermodal systems on operations and infrastructure, supply chain technological advancements and traffic congestion at the inbound and outbound Durban Port networks
These statistical results reveal that the dynamics of the logistical system in the region are attributed to the strong linkage between containerisation and the road freight transport network
Summary
The challenges of containerisation from the logistical linkage between the container shipping network and the road freight transportation network are impacting on the Port of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, South Africa. Road transportation and containerisation have retained an economically beneficial relationship in Durban regarding the value-creation of Port activities. This linkage gives rise to various challenges such as overweight containers, infrastructural damage and sometimes unbearable traffic congestion. Containerisation and the development of an intermodal transport system have a profound effect on the shipping industry, its structure, management and operations. The road freight transportation network in this study describes the effective planning and organisation of the operations and infrastructure in the surface transport activities (national roads and highways) as a set of interrelated and interconnected nodes on the underlying economic business practices of intermodal freight transportation in a network
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