Exploring ride-hailing fares: an empirical analysis of the case of Madrid

Transportation - Ride-hailing is an emerging service that is transforming door to door mobility in urban areas. Users can easily request a ride through a smartphone app that informs them of the...     

Investigation of carriers’ ability to transfer toll increases: an empirical analysis of freight agents’ relative market power

Transportation - Design of effective freight policies requires a comprehensive understanding of freight agents’ interactions. A critical component of the interaction is the freight...     

Costs of air pollutants from shipping: a meta-regression analysis

ABSTRACT

This study estimated the external cost of air pollution from shipping by means of a meta-regression analysis, which has not been made before. Three pollutants, which were included in most of the primary studies, were considered: nitrogen oxides (NO_x), sulphur dioxides (SO₂) and particulate matters with a diameter of max 2.5 micrometres (PM_2.5). All primary studies included damages of health and a majority added impacts on agriculture and estimated the cost of air pollutants by transferring cost estimates from studies on costs of air emissions from transports in Europe. Different regression models and estimators were used and robust results were found of statistically significant emission elasticities of below one, i.e. total external costs increase by less than 1% when emissions increase by 1%. There was a small variation between the pollutants, with the highest elasticity for PM_2.5 and lowest for NO_x. Calculations of the marginal external cost of the pollutants showed the same pattern, with this cost being approximately six times higher for PM_2.5 than for the other pollutants. Common to all pollutants was that the marginal external cost decreases when emission increases. Another robust result was a significant increase in the cost of studies published in journals compared with other publication outlets. These findings point out some caution when transferring constant external unit cost of air pollutant from shipping, which is much applied in the literature, and the cost functions estimated in this study could thus provide a complementary transfer mechanism.     

全球FPSO船型开发领域核心技术的演化分析

以国内外专利数据为分析对象,采用专利计量分析的技术方法深入研究浮式生产储油卸油装置(FPSO)开发技术的演化态势,对FPSO船型开发领域的核心专利进行分析,总结出FPSO船型开发的发展路线.结果表明:当前FPSO船型开发领域的主要研究方向是旧船改造、新概念FPSO和通用FPSO.旧船改造的技术点主要聚焦于超大型船舶设计;新概念FPSO的技术点主要集中于浮体形状设计、上部甲板大型化和刚性立管作业问题;通用FPSO的技术点主要侧重于标准化船壳设计、模块化FPSO设计和FPSO一体化建造,未来企业可考虑在模块化FPSO的上甲板承载与布局、管线布置、生活区布置、减摇和抑制垂荡问题上进行专利布局研究.     

机务无损探伤质量管理信息系统的设计及应用

对设计开发探伤管理信息系统的必要性进行论述后,介绍了该系统的设计思想、设计原则、技术方案、设计特点、系统模块、功能及应用后取得的效果。     

基于生命周期阶段论的企业财务目标的选择

在企业发展的不同时期,它所处的外部环境和内部环境对其理财活动的影响是不一样的,在整个外部环境没有发生重大改变的前提下,企业的财务目标主要受自身条件的约束,而自身条件的不断变化决定了财务目标应该是动态的.企业生命周期阶段论是研究企业发展变化的理论,本文将利用它来探讨财务目标选择问题.     

Marketing management at the world's major ports

Recent technological developments in maritime transport, particularly in container shipping and larger vessels, are having major repercussions at ports the world over. The latest wave of innovations has increased the level of competition in maritime transport, in particular in port activities. Shippers have many more alternatives available, something that tends to increase the hinterland of each port, precisely by reducing captive hinterlands. Ports are now generally moving towards formulas in which private initiative has a bigger role to play. Increases in competition combined with growth in private initiatives highlight the usefulness of marketing tools in two ways. Externally, because they help to achieve throughputs from remote points of origin and destination, and internally, by aiding the proper coordination of business and organizational activity at a commercial port. The present paper is a transversal study of the current situation of marketing and quality tools at major ports, including the opinions of a range of port commercial and marketing managers. We have also tried to describe the differentiated groups to be found at ports, as a useful methodology for identifying the nearest competition or ports with similar characteristics.     

GIS在铁路交通中的应用研究

本论文首先讨论了铁路GIS的国内外发展现状,并对其中存在的问题进行了简单分析。介绍了地理信息系统与组件GIS的概念及其应用。铁路与空间位置、地理环境密切相关,把地理信息系统应用与铁路交通中,对相关信息进行管理己成为铁路信息管理的必然选择。本文在分析铁路客户实际需求的基础上,基于GIS组件MapInfo MapX5,采用面向对象技术和组件对象模型,开发一个简单的铁路GIS查询系统。     

浅析京沪高铁北京CTC中心网络安全

随着分散自律调度集中(CTC)系统运用于京沪高速铁路,京沪CTC中心网络安全成为保障京沪高铁行车安全的一个重要环节。对CTC中心网络安全进行风险识别与分析。从安全管理和安全技术2个方面论证,总结了解决京沪CTC中心网络安全风险的途径。实践证明,采用安全管理和安全技术相结合的策略,有效规避了京沪高铁北京局CTC中心潜在的内、外网络风险,保证了系统网络高安全性。