Improving the Efficiency of Multimodal Container Transportations

Seaports are trade centers that distribute flows to support growth and economic development. They combine business activities through transactions between the sea and land. Seaports are affected by a wide range of development and risk changes. Unknown risk factors can lead to complications that can result from human, environmental, material or economic damage. Therefore, the issue of exploring multimodal container transportations is relevant. The methodological basis of the study was the work of domestic and foreign authors on quantitative methods of risk assessment in the seaport, as well as assessing the reliability of container transportation. In the dissertation there were developed proposals on effective management and increase of reliability of supply chain in multimodal container transportations. An important aspect in writing this research was the development of methods to improve the efficiency of multimodal transportation management in terms of minimizing the total cost of transportation and calculation of the minimum transit time for cargo delivery. In conclusion, the algorithm of decision making on organization of multimodal container transportation is offered.