Efficiency of the modal shift and environmental policy on the Korean railroad |
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| Authors: | Hyoung-Gi Kim Chang-Yeoul Choi Jung-Wouk Woo Yongrok Choi Kyonghwan Kim Desheng Dash Wu |
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| Institution: | (1) Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade, Incheon, South Korea;(2) Korea National Railroad College for Railroad Transportation Department, Uiwang, South Korea;(3) Department of International Trade, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea;(4) Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate Collaboration, Seoul, South Korea;(5) School of Science and Engineering, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland;(6) RiskLab, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The Kyoto Protocol calls for industrialized nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5% from 1990 levels by 2008–2012, so
developed countries are presenting various policies to reduce greenhouse gas that is produced in transport fields. One of
those polices is a modal shift that changes from road freight to sea, inland waterways and railroad transportation that is
eco-friendly. The increase of road freight brings road congestion, accidents, logistic costs, air pollution and greenhouse
gases. Railroads are superior to the other modes of transportation in mass transportability, high speed, timeliness, safety
and environmental-friendliness, but the railway industry has been pushed behind in competition. Korean railroads were used
by passengers and for freight transport popularly until the middle of the 20th century. However, because of the sudden change
of logistics environments, having time efficiency being most important, railroads lost logistic competitive power against
the transportation by truck. This paper intends to examine the modal shift to railroad transportation, which enjoys high interest
as environmentally-friendly logistics, i.e., the modal shift strategy. Efficiency analysis is conducted using DEA and exploratory
factors are identified for the modal shift of the companies. This paper also proposes an alternative plan for green logistics
and environmentally-friendly logistics, by analyzing the characteristics of the railroad cargo transportation system and the
conditions of local railroad cargo transportation. |
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