Abstract
Logistics activities are an important source of energy consumption and environmental issues. Research conclusions and practical experience show that promoting the development of container multimodal transport is an effective way to reduce the level of carbon footprint. The key to influencing the development of container multimodal transport lies in the cooperation of all participants and links (modes of transport, transport businesses). Evaluating the synergy degree is a key step in this development process. This paper takes the whole process of container multimodal transportation as the research perspective, analyzes the operation process, and treats the process as a production system composed of four subsystems: facilities and equipment, organizational management, business operations, and information interactions. Through in-depth interviews and an analysis of the academic literature and policy documents, we establish a synergy degree evaluation index system and measurement model of container multimodal transport based on synergy theory and case studies. The research results are consistent with the actual situation. From 2015 to 2018, the synergy of container multimodal transport system of China’s G port developed slowly, but generally moved in a more orderly direction.
Highlights
A report by the International Energy Agency shows that the transportation sector accounts for nearly a quarter of current energy-related CO2 emissions
Low-carbon logistics and reduction of energy consumption and carbon footprint have become the inevitable trend of the development of the logistics industry [2]
Evaluating the synergy degree of the system is the key and the first step toward achieving low-carbon logistics, which can give container multimodal transport a role in transportation and low-carbon development
Summary
A report by the International Energy Agency shows that the transportation sector accounts for nearly a quarter of current energy-related CO2 emissions. By taking the long and complex chain link activity in a system, studying the collaborative process in conjunction with the actual situation, assessing it, and discovering weaknesses can managers formulate a plan, achieve efficiency growth, and promote coordinated construction of the entire process of container multimodal transport. Evaluating the synergy degree of the system is the key and the first step toward achieving low-carbon logistics, which can give container multimodal transport a role in transportation and low-carbon development. We propose an evaluation index system and measurement model for measuring the synergy degree of the container multimodal transport system to study its collaborative nature. The synergy effect between them improves operation efficiency [28,29,30]
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