Estimation of an Origin–Destination Table for U.S. Imports of Waterborne Containerized Freight

This paper presents a probabilistic origin–destination table for waterborne containerized imports. The analysis makes use of 2012 Port Import/Export Reporting Service data, 2012 Surface Transportation Board waybill data, a gravity model, and information on the landside transportation mode split asso...

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Published in:Transportation research record 2016, Vol.2548 (1), p.35-42
Main Authors: Wang, Hao, Gearhart, Jared, Jones, Katherine, Frazier, Christopher, Nozick, Linda, Levine, Brian, Jones, Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
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MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
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Summary:This paper presents a probabilistic origin–destination table for waterborne containerized imports. The analysis makes use of 2012 Port Import/Export Reporting Service data, 2012 Surface Transportation Board waybill data, a gravity model, and information on the landside transportation mode split associated with specific ports. This analysis suggests that about 70% of the origin–destination table entries have a coefficient of variation of less than 20%. This 70% of entries is associated with about 78% of the total volume. This analysis also makes evident the importance of rail interchange points in Chicago, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Dallas, Texas; and Kansas City, Missouri, in supporting the transportation of containerized goods from Asia through West Coast ports to the eastern United States.
ISSN:0361-1981
2169-4052
DOI:10.3141/2548-05