The Route Choice Model for Inter-Island Freight Transportation: Case Study in Maluku Archipelago

  • Hanok Mandaku, Muralia Hustim, Muh. Isran Ramli, Mubassirang Pasra

Abstract

This study aimed to build a route choice model for inter-island freight transportation with a case study on the Ambon Island-Seram Island corridor in the Maluku archipelago. In this corridor,2 routes can be traversed by distribution actors, namely through the Hunimua-Waipirit crossing (Route I) and the Hunimua-Amahai crossing (Route II). In this regard, this study tried to record the preferences of distribution actors through the Conditional Logit Model (CLM) approach. This study analyzed several attributes of distribution actors, goods and services of transportation modes/routes, namely age (X1), income (X2), vehicle age (X3), travel time (X4), travel costs (X5), the value of goods (X6), weight of goods (X7), waiting for time (X8) and frequency of trips (X9), respectively. Data was collected using the revealed preference-based interview method. The results showed that the attributes that significantly influenced the choice of the route were travel time, travel costs, waiting time, and travel frequency. The resulted model was useful for stakeholders in estimating the level of infrastructure needs and the operational pattern of ferry transportation to ensure the smooth distribution of goods between islands.

Published
2021-11-18
How to Cite
Hanok Mandaku, Muralia Hustim, Muh. Isran Ramli, Mubassirang Pasra. (2021). The Route Choice Model for Inter-Island Freight Transportation: Case Study in Maluku Archipelago. Design Engineering, 13090 - 13101. Retrieved from http://www.thedesignengineering.com/index.php/DE/article/view/6425
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