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{"title":"The role of economic size in the interaction between international trade, international tourist arrivals, and transport modes: Empirical evidence in Vietnam","authors":"Quang Hai Nguyen","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101349","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101349","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the role of economic size in the interaction between international trade, international tourist arrivals, and transport modes using the SARIMAX-(E)GARCH model. Using quarterly data for the period 2000–2023 in Vietnam shows that GDP is an important factor explaining the volatility of international trade, international tourist arrivals, and the majority of transport modes in Vietnam. International trade drives the majority of freight transport modes, but it is also positively impacted by sea and air transport. International tourist arrivals is a factor that promotes international trade and has a two-way relationship with passenger transport modes. The growth of international tourist arrivals also contributes to the development of air, road, and rail transport, and vice versa. Meanwhile, its relationship with passenger transport by sea and inland waterways has had the opposite trend. The interaction also shows the tendency for products to be complementary or substitutes between modes of transport. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected international tourist arrivals and most modes of passenger transport, but it has had little impact on international freight and trade. These findings show the different roles of factors and are the basis for forecasting and setting out policies for the development of trade, tourism, and transport.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101349"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143562470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Embracing strategies to overcome the electric vehicles adoption barriers in emerging market","authors":"Atul Rawat ,&nbsp;Chandra Prakash Garg ,&nbsp;Priyank Sinha","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101337","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101337","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With 24 % of all direct CO2 emissions, the transportation industry is the biggest consumer of fossil fuels. Over 75 % of transportation-related CO2 emissions come from road vehicles, underscoring the need for greener transportation options like electric vehicles (EVs). Many countries are switching to EVs to replace internal combustion engine vehicles and minimize CO2 emissions. The government of India has introduced multiple policies, such as subsidies, PLI and battery swapping programs, tax incentives, a special electric mobility zone in India, etc., to expedite the adoption of EVs, which is still below the desired level due to various challenges and barriers deteriorating air quality and ecological equilibrium. Therefore, it is imperative to implement resilient and responsible strategies to vanquish these barriers to EV adoption. The study proposed an integrated decision framework using Fuzzy-based AHP-TOPSIS methods to overcome the challenges of EV adoption. This integrated fuzzy based decision framework is advantageous due to its ability to handle uncertain and ambiguous factors that often characterize strategic decisions. The result of the study indicates that low-interest rate loans or interest rate subvention and tax exemption, developing a pan-India network of public charging points, and reducing investment costs for EV infrastructure deployment by enhancing cooperation among the stakeholders, etc. are the salient strategies to vanquish the mass EV adoption barriers. The suggested strategies will assist companies, policymakers, and stakeholders in drafting policies for strategy implementation to mitigate the EV adoption barriers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101337"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strong facilities but weak benefits: An empirical evaluation of facility performance and business performance of 14 cruise ports in China","authors":"Xianhua Wu,&nbsp;Zichen Dong,&nbsp;Shuhan Meng","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101334","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101334","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>China has been contributing a significant number of tourists to cruise trips. In recent years, China has undertaken large-scale investments in the construction of cruise ports. However, due to the lack of top-level design at the national level, these investments have been somewhat premature, leading to concerns regarding the operation of most cruise ports. A common issue is the discrepancy between strong infrastructure and weak operational efficiency, evidenced by the underutilization of port facilities, low berth occupancy rates, and a mismatch between dock construction standards and service functions. Currently, there is a scarcity of empirical studies based on data addressing these issues. This paper presents an empirical study using 14 cruise ports in China as examples. The study involves the following: 1) An evaluation index system was constructed, and the entropy - TOPSIS model was employed to assess the ‘facility performance’ of the 14 cruise ports. The results revealed a clear differentiation in facility performance, with ports in the Pearl River Delta showing the strongest facilities, while those in the southwestern coastal region exhibited the weakest. 2)The evaluation index system was divided into two categories based on the ‘input-output’ standard, and dimensionality reduction was performed using the PCA model. The DEA model was then used to evaluate ‘operational performance,’ revealing that ports in the Pearl River Delta had the highest efficiency, while those in the southwestern coastal region had the lowest. Controlling input is essential for each port to achieve DEA efficiency. 3)A comparison of the evaluation scores for ‘facility performance’ and ‘operational performance’ of individual and overall Chinese cruise ports indicated significant disparities between the two. This suggests a potential issue of ‘strong facilities, weak benefits ‘among Chinese cruise ports. 4)Eight influencing factors were hypothesized, and the Tobit model was used to analyze the impact of each factor on ‘facility performance’ and ‘operational performance.’ The results showed that the quality of urban economic development and the potential of the consumer market have a significant positive impact. In conclusion, the study suggests that the lag in the ‘operational performance’ of Chinese cruise ports is primarily due to the emphasis on cruise ships over passengers, and on hardware over software, leading to redundant investment from premature construction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101334"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Users' adoption intentions of ridesharing services in Lahore, Pakistan: An empirical examination with an extended technology acceptance model","authors":"Syed Arif Hussain Shah,&nbsp;Kubota Hisashi","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101335","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101335","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT), especially smartphones have fueled the growth of the sharing economy. Ridesharing is a sustainable and viable future transport mode that efficiently matches passengers with similar origins and destinations in the same vehicle. It is imperative to understand the determining factors that influence the users' intent towards these services. This research extends the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by incorporating user innovativeness (UI), environmental awareness (ENA), trust (TRU), and perceived risk (PR) to analyze intentions towards ridesharing. The theoretical model was tested using the data collected through a questionnaire survey from 302 users in Lahore, Pakistan. The results showed the positive association of factors such as UI, perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), TRU and ENA with attitude towards the use (ATU), which indirectly leads to the adoption of such services whereas the factors such as PR has a negative association with users' attitude towards ridesharing services. Furthermore, the users' attitude has a positive relationship with their intentions towards the adoption of such services. Research has identified gender, profession, car ownership, and age as significant factors in determining behavior towards adopting ridesharing services. The research suggests implementing effective policy measures to authorities based on these results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101335"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Errand delivery adoption by business users: Integrated perceived SERVQUAL model within TOE- TAM model” [Research in Transportation Business & Management, Volume 59, March 2025, 101313]","authors":"Jinjing Zhao ,&nbsp;Qing Liu ,&nbsp;Hosung Son ,&nbsp;Yanfeng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101326","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101326","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"59 ","pages":"Article 101326"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Empirical evidence on the promotion of low-cost carriers (LCCs) and full-service carriers (FSCs) under a multi-airport system","authors":"Yueyang Li ,&nbsp;Xiaowen Fu ,&nbsp;Gaobo Yang ,&nbsp;Hyungchul Chung ,&nbsp;Yi Ai ,&nbsp;Hongliang Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the transformation of urban air transportation in Chengdu before and after the opening of Tianfu International Airport, with a focus on the impact of a multi-airport system (MAS) on low-cost carriers (LCCs) and full-service carriers (FSCs) in megacities. Using actual operational data, this study systematically analyzes the changes in air transportation operations, resource allocation, and operational efficiency for LCCs and FSCs following the integration of the new airport. The findings show that the MAS has significantly improved the connectivity and capacity of Chengdu's air transportation network. The number of approach and departure routes, as well as airspace utilization rates, has increased significantly, effectively alleviating operational bottlenecks. Flight volumes for both LCCs and FSCs grew by over 50 %, with particularly notable increases in traffic on routes to more developed regions, such as Eastern and Southern China. Additionally, the MAS has increased flexibility in flight schedule optimization, with prime-time flights rising by over 60 %, further boosting the profitability of LCCs. The MAS has also shown significant benefits in improving operational efficiency, with average flight delays reduced from 29 min to 14 min. Moreover, the improvement in delay adjustment capacity for LCCs has further narrowed the operational performance gap between the two carrier types. These results highlight the MAS's critical role in fostering airline growth, particularly for LCCs, improving air service quality, and strengthening urban competitiveness. This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of Chengdu's MAS and offers practical insights and strategic guidance for other cities in managing MAS and developing tailored policies for carriers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"59 ","pages":"Article 101312"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Low-cost carrier development under airline-within-airline strategy: Bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review","authors":"Weicheng Wang ,&nbsp;Xiaowen Fu ,&nbsp;Kun Wang ,&nbsp;Xiaoqian Sun ,&nbsp;Sebastian Wandelt ,&nbsp;Jianda Wang ,&nbsp;Xiangru Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101305","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101305","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the advent of aviation deregulation, the rapid development of low-cost carriers (LCCs) has posed significant competitive pressures to established airlines, particularly full-service carriers (FSCs). In response to these challenges, FSCs have undergone substantial operational strategy reforms. One such response has been adopting the airline-within-airline (AWA) strategy, wherein FSCs establish subsidiary LCCs. These subsidiary LCCs are either utilised as fighting brands to compete with major LCC competitors directly or to expand the market coverage of the parent airline. However, not all subsidiary LCCs have succeeded, and their impacts on the market competition structure and outcomes have varied significantly. We aim to provide a thorough review of existing studies and address a series of vital questions, including the market impact of AWA, incentives for adopting such strategy, and the successful operation patterns of subsidiary LCCs under the AWA framework. To ensure the breadth and depth of our review, we construct an article database and employ semantic analysis to capture relevant studies' titles, keywords, and abstracts. We summarise and report the adopted research methodologies, aviation markets studied, keywords and author co-occurrence networks, as well as research trends and gaps in previous literature. Through bibliometric analysis, we identify the importance of subsidiary autonomy and coordinating labour policy between low-cost and full-service group members. Meanwhile, the changing dynamic of airline competition requires flexible adjustment in route configuration, and up-to-date empirical investigation is necessary to understand airline group strategy. The significant disruption brought by the COVID-19 pandemic has not been detailly studied for AWA. Our literature review could provide insights into the current state of research in this area while also identifying future research opportunities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"59 ","pages":"Article 101305"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of perceptions and expectations for public transport satisfaction in Korean metropolitan areas","authors":"Nakhyeon Choi ,&nbsp;Junghwa Kim ,&nbsp;Suij Kim ,&nbsp;Kitae Jang ,&nbsp;Jan-Dirk Schmöcker","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101333","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the determinants of passenger satisfaction. We conducted an online survey among public transport users in five Korean metropolitan areas and discuss differences between Seoul and other metropolitan areas. This survey examined satisfaction based on perception and expectation across five dimensions: Mobility, Accessibility, Reliability, Transfer, and Comfort. The study introduced the gap score, which represents the difference between perceived and expected satisfaction, to meaningfully explain overall passenger satisfaction. Using structural equation modeling to explore path coefficients, we found that “Accessibility gap” is a significant determinant of satisfaction regardless of metropolitan area size. “Mobility gap” in the capital region and “Comfort gap” in comparatively smaller metropolitan areas were also found to be significant determinants. This is despite overall mobility being rated higher and comfort being rated lower in the capital region. Our results suggest hence a “paradox” for public transport planning. If the service aspect is better, passengers develop higher expectations and deviations from the expected service quality raises disappointment which leads to overall reduced satisfaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101333"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143511799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What has driven the adoption of BEV and PHEV in the EU?","authors":"Sónia Almeida Neves,&nbsp;António Cardoso Marques","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101331","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101331","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Moving towards greater electric mobility in Europe is fundamental for energy transition and reducing fossil fuel dependence. This paper analyses the role of socioeconomic, environmental, and technical factors on the diffusion of battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in electric vehicles (PHEV) into the market. Annual panel data from 2010 to 2020 for 25 European countries were used by recurring to the Driscoll-Kraay estimator. BEV and PHEV sales market share was employed to measure both vehicles' diffusion. The main findings indicate that the fast public charging stations drive the adoption of both BEV and PHEV. The normal charging stations block the adoption of BEV and have no significant impact on PHEV sales. This paper provides empirical evidence suggesting that higher income levels do not lead to substituting traditional vehicles for EV. Particular attention should be paid to the negative role of environmental tax revenues in adopting both BEV and PHEV. Our findings indicate that those paying additional taxes for polluting activities do not have the financial capacity to buy an EV. To address this situation, policymakers could incentivise the use of EV instead of encouraging purchases, providing, for instance, special prices at tolls.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101331"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143511800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A low cost blockchain-based model for detecting of counterfeiting container in the road transport system","authors":"Zahra Hadizadeh Valami,&nbsp;HamidReza Ahmadifar","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101329","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101329","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modern transportation systems increasingly rely on information technologies to address key challenges such as ensuring product quality and detecting counterfeit goods. Existing systems track goods online using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors; however, in certain areas—due to factors like adverse weather or geographical barriers—consistent Internet access is unavailable. This gap presents a vulnerability where containers may be replaced with counterfeit cargo. In this paper, we propose a model that uses Global Positioning System (GPS) data to detect counterfeiting containers. Each container is equipped with a digital identifier that transmits an encrypted unique ID (K_i) to authorized receivers. This ID, along with the GPS ID (G_i) and truck engine ID (ID_i), forms a triple identifier (K_i, G_i, ID_i), which is hashed using the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) and stored in a blockchain for product tracking. Since the G_i and ID_i are inherently available on each truck, no additional IoT sensors are needed, reducing implementation costs. Furthermore, the model records information on all components of a shipment in the blockchain, allowing for comprehensive tracking and authentication along the supply chain, both at authorized intermediate control stations and at the final destination. The proposed model has been evaluated across various qualitative criteria including security, cost-efficiency, scalability, flexibility, traceability, and transparency. It is particularly well-suited for routes where IoT-based tracking is impractical or where GPS and Internet access are limited.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101329"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143511798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}