Research Article

Joint Optimization of a Dry Port with Multilevel Location and Container Transportation: The Case of Northeast China

Table 5

Railway transport related charging standards.

Pay serviceCharge standard (20-foot box)Charging basis

Base price of railway delivery ()65.14 USD/TEUChina railway Corporation: Notice on the adjustment of railway container freight rate (2018)
Base price of railway operation ()0.47 USD (TEU·km)
Container usage fee ()If it is less than 500 km, it’s 19.25 USD/TEU; if it is less than 2000 km, it in 1.92 USD per 100 kmNotice on adjusting container usage fee and freight tarpaulin usage fee (tyy (2008) No. 144)
Container cleaning fee ()0.74 USD/TEUNotice on adjusting the rates of some passenger and freight miscellaneous charges and announcing the rates of railway coal dust suppression transportation and items (T. Y. (2009) No. 224)
Container handling charge ()28.87 USD/TEUArticle 16 of the notice of the Ministry of railways on revising and re promulgating the charging method for railway cargo handling operations
Unloading fee of container in yard ()26.65 USD/TEU