2007.4-2008.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary
Port and Harbor Department
Reference Number | Y070904 |
Title | Development of Integrated Trade/ Transport Forecasting System in the Era of Economic Integration in Asian Region and Policy Evaluation of International Transport Infrastructure |
Start-End Date | 2005.4-2008.3 |
Division | Port Systems Division |
Author | Head, WATANABE, Tomihiro Senior Researcher ABE, Motohisa Senior Researcher SHIBASAKI, Ryuichi Researcher YONEMOTO, Kiyoshi Senior Researcher ISHIKURA, Tomoki i |
Summary | We developed a model to simulate international maritime container cargo flow (MICCS: Model for International Container Cargo Simulation), in order to measure the impacts of international transport policy such as port investment. The model can reproduce the current situation, especially at the level of the total amount of container cargo handled by ports |