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An Analysis of Maritime Ro-Ro Freight Transport Service Attributes through Adaptive Stated Preference: an Application to a Sample of Freight Forwarders
Bergantino, Angela Stefania
Bolis, Simona
2004
Abstract
In this paper we present preliminary evidence from a pilot study carried out with the primary objective
of testing the validity of adaptive conjoint data collecting methods in analysing operators’ preferences
when redirecting current on-land transport services to a hypothetical maritime ro-ro service alternative.
The analysis has focussed on a sample of freight forwarders. Through a combination of Revealed
Preferences and Adaptive Stated Preference Experiments we have constructed a database of their
preferences’ toward the maritime ro-ro alternative using a set of transport service attributes: price,
reliability, frequency, transit time, etc. We have estimated the relevant parameters through a Tobit model
and have been able to calculate relative trade-off values among the significant attributes. The resulting
ranking highlights the relative importance of reliability and frequency in the decision to switch to
maritime services.
Series
European Transport / Trasporti Europei
VIII (2003/2004) 25-26
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
ISTIEE Istituto per lo studio dei trasporti nell’integrazione economica europea
Source
Angela Stefania Bergantino and Simona Bolis, "An Analysis of Maritime Ro-Ro Freight Transport Service Attributes through Adaptive Stated Preference: an Application to a Sample of Freight Forwarders", in: European Transport / Trasporti Europei, VIII (2003/2004) 25-26, pp. 33-51
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