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