Cost Analysis of Multimodal Freight Transportation: A Case of Iskenderun

In this study from Iskenderun to the other Turkey's 80 cities to unimodal and multimodal freight transportation scenarios are being developed. Filter material which is widely used in İskenderun is chosen for the freight. Highway, maritime and railway transport types are used in route scenarios. The costs of the route scenarios are calculated. Cost calculations are based on 5, 10 and 14 freight tonnage. For the value of the 5 ton freight is 40 000 TL, for the value of the 10 ton freight is 145 000 TL and for the value of the 14 ton freight is 250 000 TL. After the cost analysis is done, the most appropriate route for each province is selected and entered into the geographic information system (GIS). Thus, for freight from Iskenderun, the cheapest mode of transportation can be chosen. It is seen that railway and multimodal transport is widespread in general when the cheapest routes are examined. Thus, along with the shift of freight transport to rail and multimodal transport, traffic density on the highway can be reduced.