Research Article

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

Table 7

Classification of dry port scale.

Level of dry portConstruction cost (million USD)Operating cost (million USD)Designed carrying capacity (10,000 TEU)Storage waiting time (day)Discount coefficient of the scale effect

119.251.11521
238.492.22101.80.9
376.984.44201.50.8
4153.978.884010.7