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Table 2 Components of the transport cost model
From: Swiss Split—a holistic approach to the distribution of containers to private sidings
Transport segment | Cost component | Cost basis | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Railway transport | |||
Shunting in the origin and destination terminal | Locomotive (leasing + maintenance) | CHF / operational hour | – |
Staff (engine driver + shunter) | CHF / operational hour | Depends on the salary level of staff | |
Shunting in shunting yards | Shunting fee of the infrastructure operator | CHF / shunted wagon | Only for single wagonload |
Main line operation (each segment siding -> shunting yard, shunting yard -> shunting yard, Shunting yard -> siding) | Locomotive (leasing + maintenance) | CHF / day | – |
Rolling stock (leasing + maintenance | CHF / day | – | |
Engine driver | CHF / hour | ||
Energy | CHF / ton-km | Applies only if not included in the track access fees | |
Train access fees | CHF / train-km | Depends on the train-weight and access fee of the infrastructure operators involved | |
Road transport | |||
Transportation | Truck (leasing) | CHF/day | – |
Truck (maintenance) | CHF/km | – | |
Truck Driver | CHF/hour | Depends on the salary level of staff | |
Road access fees | CHF/km | Depends on the country and the road-type | |
Fuel | CHF/litre | An optimized fuel strategy was assumed (e.g., buying fuel in countries with low fuel-taxes) | |
Tires | CHF/km | – | |
Border procedures at the customs (waiting time) | Truck (leasing) | CHF/Day | The waiting time causes less round trips per day, applies at the Swiss-German and Swiss-French-Border |
Driver | CHF/hour | ||
Inland waterway transport | |||
Overall costs | The overall costs for a container transport were provided by a container shipper | ||
Transhipment costs in the terminal | |||
Overall costs | Calculated by a specific transhipment cost-model, developed by the institute of transport planning and systems. The model includes the investments for the terminal (depreciation and interest), the staff costs, energy and maintenance. | ||