Recently, the Sea&Air multimodal transportation between Korea and China has gained renewed attention. Departing from the northeastern coastal areas of China, vessels utilizing ferry services arrive at ports in South Korea, including Incheon Port. ...
Recently, the Sea&Air multimodal transportation between Korea and China has gained renewed attention. Departing from the northeastern coastal areas of China, vessels utilizing ferry services arrive at ports in South Korea, including Incheon Port. Subsequently, utilizing the truck-centric transportation mode (RFS transportation), goods are transported to Incheon Airport, transshipped, and then exported to North America and Europe, with a focus on e-commerce cargo.
Both Korea and China have conducted three phases of pilot projects on the Sea&Air multimodal transportation between the two countries. Building on the success of these pilot projects, efforts are currently underway to promote activation, with a focus on RFS transportation. While discussions on the benefits and cost savings in terms of transportation convenience and cargo transportation time between Korea and China were initiated, the practical application faced some challenges.
In this study, eight experts were interviewed to initially identify the constraints on the activation of Sea&Air multimodal transportation between Korea and China. The identified eight factors were then empirically analyzed through Pairwise Comparison using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM). The ISM analysis involved developing a Structural Self-Interaction Matrix (SSIM), an Initial Reachability Matrix (IRM) indicating direct impact relationships, and a Final Reachability Matrix (FRM) incorporating indirect impact relationships. This process included level partitioning and the completion of a final digraph and ISM-based model. The analysis revealed that three out of the eight constraint factors emerged as top-level constraints. Based on the analysis results, direct or indirect impact relationships between each factor were identified, and a hierarchical digraph of constraint factors was presented.
The ultimate goal of this study is to propose the direction for the practical activation of Sea&Air multimodal transportation between Korea and China by sequentially eliminating or improving the top-level constraint factors in the completed ISM-based model.