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{"title":"Inland port sustainability: Systematic review uncovering terminologies, topics, methodologies, and geographical scopes","authors":"Niloufar Fallah Shayan ,&nbsp;Nasrin Mohabbati-Kalejahi","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101512","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101512","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid growth of global trade has increased seaport congestion, environmental degradation, and logistics inefficiencies. These challenges directly impact economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social well-being in port regions. Inland port sustainability has emerged as a critical solution for addressing these challenges by reducing congestion and emissions, as well as enhancing logistical efficiency, sustainable mobility, and environmental performance. While existing research has explored various aspects of inland ports, there is a notable lack of comprehensive understanding of their sustainability practices, particularly regarding the integration of environmental, social, and economic dimensions across different geographic contexts. This paper presents a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles on inland port sustainability published between 2012 and 2024. It examines inland port definitions, identifies key topics and subtopics, evaluates research methodologies, identifies geographic distribution, and outlines existing gaps. Key topics include “Inland Ports Sustainability and Environmental Performance,” “Supply Chain and Logistics,” and “Inland Port Development and Assessment.” Most articles focus on Asia and Europe, particularly China, with a significant gap in studies on North and South American inland ports. This local-to-global review ensures transferable insights for stakeholders in various regions. The review reveals critical gaps in the field, such as a need for standardized sustainability metrics, improved stakeholder collaboration, advanced risk and resilience management, emerging technologies adoption, and the incorporation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable inland port establishment. These findings are vital for policymakers, seaport authorities, and researchers in developing more sustainable and resilient inland port systems globally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101512"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145568464","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":"A business model for inclusive mobility as a service","authors":"Ioanna Pagoni ,&nbsp;Athena Tsirimpa ,&nbsp;Ioannis Karakikes ,&nbsp;Ioannis Tsouros ,&nbsp;Shahram Tahmasseby ,&nbsp;Anas Ahmad Nemer Mohammad ,&nbsp;Wael Alhajyaseen ,&nbsp;Amalia Polydoropoulou","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mobility as a Service (MaaS) has received a growing global interest; however limited research has been conducted on business models that address the challenges of car-centric cities characterised by socio-economic disparities and underutilized public transport systems. This paper aims to develop an inclusive business model for MaaS in Doha, Qatar, a city that shares these attributes. Considering the city's unique socio-economic, cultural, and urban characteristics, and using data collected from a stakeholder workshop and an end users' survey, this research applies the value proposition, value creation and delivery, and value capture framework to identify important components for implementing an inclusive MaaS in Doha. Our results reveal the key mobility services that should be involved in MaaS to offer inclusive options for all individuals, including residents and tourists, of diverse gender, age, occupational status, income, and mobility impairments. To address the needs of these diverse population groups, public transport is recognised as the key mobility service for MaaS, while the valuable contribution of other services such as ride hailing, car rental and taxi is also highly acknowledged. The role of Qatari government is identified as significant by the stakeholders, who see the Ministry of Transport as the potential MaaS operator, while also expecting from the government to provide subsidies which will ensure the financial viability of MaaS, as well as support the continuous enhancement of public transport in Doha.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101560"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145520212","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":"Impact of high-speed rail on the spatial structure and efficiency of tourism in China","authors":"Wei Wei,&nbsp;Yuting Chai,&nbsp;Ruili Zhu,&nbsp;Tao Li","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the high-speed rail (HSR) network is constantly expanding, its impact on tourism becomes increasingly significant. This study investigates the impact of HSR on the spatial structure and efficiency of tourism across China. Utilizing a panel dataset encompassing 31 provinces and cities from 2007 to 2019 in China, we use gravity models, social network analysis (SNA), and the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model to investigate the two impacts. The findings show that HSR development has generally enhanced tourism attractiveness, though with notable regional heterogeneity. Furthermore, HSR has significantly impacted the tourism agglomeration patterns, shifting from single-center dominance toward a more balanced and stable tourism spatial structure (TSS). Additionally, while HSR expansion creates opportunities for improving tourism efficiency, not all regions fully capitalize on these resources. Significant regional disparities persist, with efficiency highest in South, Southwest, and East China, and lowest in Northeast China. Shanghai stands out as the only city consistently achieving full efficiency over nine years.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101558"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145568465","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":"The impact of transportation infrastructure development on green total factor productivity in Belt and Road countries","authors":"Shuwen Yan ,&nbsp;Haonan Chen ,&nbsp;Dilrukshi Dimungu Hewage ,&nbsp;J.A. Karunaratne","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101549","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101549","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study seeks to assess the impact of transportation infrastructure on Green Total Factor Productivity (GTFP) and examine the role of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in shaping GTFP across 50 participating countries between 2001 and 2021. Using a non-radial, non-oriented Slacks-Based Measure (SBM) combined with the Directional Distance Function (DDF) to measure GTFP. The panel data regression results reveal that road and rail transportation infrastructure's impact on GTFP is positive and significant across BRI countries. However, the findings from the two-step GMM model reveal that the road transportation infrastructure development negatively impact on GTFP following BRI agreements. This means BRI failed to restrain the improvement in GTFP through road transportation infrastructure development, proving the pollution shelter effect. Further, heterogeneity results indicate that there is a positive significant relation between railway developments and GTFP except in lower-middle income countries while road development is negative and significant towards GTFP in upper-middle-income countries. These findings emphasise the need for policymakers to reinforce the sustainability dimensions of foreign capital inflows institutionally within BRI countries to offset emission level driven by road transportation infrastructure development, especially in upper-middle income countries. Therefore, policy implications for participating countries in the green BRI necessitate prioritising the reallocation of resources towards green innovation in transportation infrastructure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101549"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145520213","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":"The role of pro-environment and pro-technology attitudes in MaaS adoption in the UAE: An extended UTAUT2 model","authors":"Sulafa Badi,&nbsp;Salam Khoury,&nbsp;Kholoud Yasin,&nbsp;Khalid Al Marri","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101556","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101556","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is a transportation concept that integrates multiple modes of transportation into a single service accessible via a single mobile application platform. MaaS has the potential to provide efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly transportation options that can help decrease traffic congestion, minimise air pollution, and reduce carbon emissions. This study aims to identify the antecedents influencing MaaS adoption intention by considering a user’s pro-environmental and pro-technology attitudes, mediated by variables proposed by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. The study utilises a quantitative questionnaire with 744 responses across the United Arab Emirates, which were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Constructs, such as perceived hedonic motivation, social influence, performance expectancy, price value, and effort expectancy, were found to significantly affect users’ behavioural intention to adopt MaaS. The findings also revealed that attitudinal influences operate indirectly through social influence and hedonic motivation, underscoring the mediating role of these constructs in shaping user intention. The factors of social influence and hedonic motivation were found to mediate the relationship between pro-environment attitude, pro-technology attitude, and user intention to adopt MaaS. The extended model incorporating attitudinal constructs explained R² = 0.57 of the variance in behavioural intention, compared to R² = 0.54 for the baseline UTAUT2 model. Design and management strategies that directly address these factors can stimulate MaaS adoption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101556"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145520211","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":"Analysis of government taxation methods and maritime companies’ strategies under emission-reduction incentives","authors":"Jian Wang,&nbsp;Zhu Wenbo","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The European Union (EU) has incorporated the maritime industry into the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) since 2024, signifying a notable trend within the maritime sector towards reducing emissions. This paper employs game theory to analyze the interplay between carbon taxes and competitive and cooperative relationships in the maritime supply chain based on the effectiveness of existing policy implementation. The objective is to provide management insights for the implementation of maritime carbon taxes in other regions and to support companies in coping with the pressure of the carbon tax. A two-stage Stackelberg game establishes a low-carbon maritime supply chain involving the government, carriers, and ports. The discussion encompasses single- and dual-route models, with these models being based on various realistic conditions. In each model, the government has the option of imposing a carbon tax on either the port or on both the port and the carrier. The power structure of the supply chain is classified as port-led or carrier-led. The equilibrium solutions of the single-route model demonstrate that the port effectively shields itself from the taxation method through service fee adjustments, thereby compelling the carrier to accept the carbon tax policy. The government and carrier both favor a bilateral carbon tax scenario led by the carrier, whereas the port holds the opposite view. In seeking opportunities for coordination, a “triple growth” phenomenon has been observed, whereby the combination of carbon taxes and green preferences results in higher actual carbon emissions and freight costs. The government must engage more extensively in supply chain management. This involvement includes the imposition of rate limits on taxes to avert the previously mentioned phenomenon, as well as the provision of low-carbon subsidies to ensure the effectiveness of the port’s subsidy and revenue-sharing contract. The findings of the dual-route model indicate that ports may experience a decline in supply chain leadership, while carriers appear to benefit more from the carbon tax. Utilizing the ports of Southampton, UK, and Le Havre, France, as exemplars for numerical experimentation, it is contended that government environmental policies exert a favorable influence, notwithstanding carriers’ selection of alternative routes to circumvent the carbon tax. This paper provides a more feasible implementation pathway from unilateral to bilateral carbon taxes for other regions that have not implemented a carbon tax on maritime transportation, such as the UK, demonstrating the asymmetric impacts of a carbon tax on ports and carriers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101559"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145520210","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":"Travel demand-driven identification and optimization of urban service facility spatial imbalances: A case study of Harbin, China","authors":"Yuchen Yan,&nbsp;Yusheng Ci,&nbsp;Wei Quan,&nbsp;Hua Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101562","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101562","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accelerated urbanization presents significant challenges for matching the supply and demand of urban service facilities. This study proposes a travel-demand-oriented analytical framework to optimize facility allocation and mitigate regional supply-demand imbalances. Adaptive kernel density estimation and local hotspot detection techniques were employed to identify urban travel hotspots, forming demand-driven fundamental analytical units. Bivariate Moran's I and coupling coordination degree models were then integrated to conduct a granular analysis of supply-demand matching within these hotspots, identifying imbalanced areas and establishing optimization priorities. An empirical study utilizing taxi trajectory data and catering facility data in Harbin, China, demonstrates that spatial zoning schemes at different scales significantly influence supply-demand analysis conclusions. The proposed demand-oriented approach circumvents conventional spatial partitioning, inherently mitigating the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem. This method precisely identified 52 high-demand-low-supply areas experiencing critical shortages and 118 low-demand-high-supply areas at risk of resource waste in Harbin. Tailored optimization strategies were formulated: prioritized facility expansion in high-demand-low-supply areas, and business model transformation or demand stimulation to reduce redundancy in low-demand-high-supply areas. This methodological framework provides urban planners with a scientifically rigorous basis for resource allocation, facility siting, and spatial functional adjustments, offering an effective pathway to alleviate urban service facility supply-demand disparities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101562"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145520208","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":"An assessment of consumer preferences for electric cars-case Delhi, India","authors":"Poonam Adsule,&nbsp;M. Manoj","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Studies on consumer preferences for electric cars (<em>E</em>-cars) and heterogeneity in individuals' preferences for E-car attributes are relatively scarce. This paper contributes to addressing the research gap through an unlabeled stated preference study conducted in Delhi. The stated choice experiment incorporates rarely considered features such as car loan interest rates and purchase subsidies, and the analysis identifies the effects of vehicle characteristics, socio-demographics and psychological attitudes. A latent class multinomial logit (LC-MNL) model is estimated in the paper, with class allocation identified based on individuals' income, motorized two-wheeler ownership, the number of cars owned in the past, and attitudinal factors. The model results identified two distinct classes of consumers – Rational consumers and Impulsive consumers - who are distinct in terms of household income, vehicle ownership, and attitude towards battery information. Rational consumers are found to be more sensitive to purchase price than impulsive consumers. The broader implications of study findings suggest that manufacturers' interventions to improve the range of EVs can be a strategy applicable to the heterogenous consumer base in Delhi. However, the monetary-based schemes must be based on an understanding of the consumer's background.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101557"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145520209","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":"Assessing the performance of airports in Indonesia based on game cross-efficiency DEA model","authors":"Andry Yuliyanto ,&nbsp;Chania Rahmah ,&nbsp;Nevin Geraldo Kosasih","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Indonesia's air transport network plays a crucial role in national connectivity; however, the island-specific effects on airport performance remain understudied. The analysis covers 77 Indonesian airports from 2016 to 2023, applying a Game Cross-Efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model to capture competitive relationships among airports. Following this, Tobit regression and multi-period Difference-in-Differences (DiD) analysis identify efficiency drivers and isolate causal effects of ownership. The results show that evident regional disparities exist, with Java Island and Injourney-managed airports exhibiting higher efficiency. Specifically, key factors influencing efficiency include gross regional domestic product, unemployment, and airport location. Moreover, ownership transfer to Injourney led to a short-term decline in efficiency, followed by medium-term gains, whereas the pandemic caused severe and sustained disruption. Overall, the study emphasizes targeted investment in underperforming regions, tailored transition policies, and resilience planning to strengthen the air transport system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101555"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467361","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":"Value co-creation in knowledge ecosystem of international high-speed railway industry","authors":"Yanliang Niu ,&nbsp;Chang Dai ,&nbsp;Xiaopeng Deng ,&nbsp;Huimin Li","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101554","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101554","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the era of knowledge economy, the value co-creation within knowledge ecosystems has emerged as a critical determinant of organizational development, particularly in the international high-speed railway (HSR) industry. Accordingly, this study constructs a comprehensive theoretical model to explore the impact of knowledge cooperation network embeddedness on value co-creation. This study uses joint patent application data from the field of international HSR industry to perform data analysis and test the theoretical model through complex network analysis and negative binomial regression. The research findings highlight that network embeddedness plays a crucial role in shaping value co-creation within knowledge ecosystems. In terms of structural embeddedness, centrality and structural holes facilitate value co-creation. Regarding relational embeddedness, knowledge diversity and uniqueness exhibit an inverted U-shaped relationship with value co-creation, while knowledge proximity exerts a negative effect. Mechanistically, network embeddedness affects exploitative learning and partially influences exploratory learning, with ambidextrous organizational learning serving as a mediating factor. Furthermore, network dynamism moderates the relationship between network embeddedness and organizational learning by reinforcing the positive effects of centrality and structural holes, mitigating the negative impacts of knowledge proximity, diversity, and uniqueness, and enhancing their facilitative role in exploratory learning. This study enriches the theoretical understanding of the antecedents of value co-creation in the HSR industry's knowledge ecosystem by integrating dimensions of network embeddedness, clarifying the role of ambidextrous organizational learning, and revealing the moderating effect of network dynamics. In practice, it proposes specific action recommendations for different development stages. These recommendations aim to support knowledge subjects in effectively integrating resources and engaging in learning activities, thereby enhancing the value co-creation capability of the knowledge ecosystem and ultimately achieving efficient value creation and sustainable development in the HSR industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 101554"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145467360","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}