Cost Comparison Analysis Between Maritime Intermodal and Road Mode Freight Transport in Java Island, Indonesia

The cost of maritime intermodal freight transport is competitive against that of road transport on long corridors. The length of the major corridor in Java Island is medium. The land distance of the transport corridor in the island is relatively equal to the maritime distance. The objective of this research is to compare the cost of freight transport using maritime intermodal transport with the one using road transport in Java Island. The commodities, origin, destination, and potential freight flow are decided based on the secondary data analysis and the field surveys. The transport costs are estimated using secondary and survey data. The maritime intermodal transport is competitive on the time and distance related costs, while the road mode transport is competitive on the node charges and the first and last mile costs. There is a relatively close cost difference between the maritime intermodal transport and the road transport on the corridor of which the origin is close to the port. Hence, maritime intermodal transport may compete with road transport in the medium long corridor provided that the land and the maritime distances are relatively equal and the origin and the destination are close to ports. ©2024 The authors.