Purpose

Ship chandlers’ trucks are now facing challenges owing to their job characteristics, which will lead to low productivity of trucks, congestions and pollutions at the port. The aim of this paper is to identify important causes and the effects of low truck productivity at the port under the demand of sustainable development.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the literature review, potential causes and relevant analysis are developed and carried out by using a systematic approach, incorporating in-depth interviews with experts, cause analysis and risk management process.

Findings

Results from the research framework showed that a lack of communication with the port, late arrival of ships, truck congestion and fragmented deliveries are the most important factors that led to low truck productivity at the port. A solution that combines an integrated system that shares real-time information with the port, a consolidation hub and a truck-pooling platform is proposed to comply with green port concepts, together with factors considerations.

Originality/value

Although the operation of ship chandlers’ trucks is a derived business in overall port operations, it is an indispensable element at the port. The findings present a new insight to the relationship between ship chandlers’ trucks productivity and port operation efficiency for industry practitioners and port policymakers.

中文翻译：

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提高港口运货商卡车的生产力以实现可持续性

目的

运货商的卡车由于其工作特性而面临挑战，这将导致卡车生产力低下、港口拥堵和污染。本文的目的是找出可持续发展要求下港口卡车生产率低下的重要原因和影响。

设计/方法/方法

在文献回顾的基础上，采用系统的方法，结合专家深度访谈、原因分析和风险管理流程，制定并开展潜在原因和相关分析。

发现

研究框架的结果表明，与港口缺乏沟通、船舶迟到、卡车拥堵和交付零散是导致港口卡车生产力低下的最重要因素。提出了一种将与港口共享实时信息的集成系统、集运枢纽和卡车拼车平台相结合的解决方案，以符合绿色港口概念，并考虑因素。

原创性/价值

运货卡车经营虽然是港口整体经营的衍生业务，但在港口却是不可或缺的一环。研究结果为行业从业者和港口政策制定者提供了关于船舶配货商的卡车生产力与港口运营效率之间关系的新见解。