Comparing Transport Corridors Based on Total Economic Cost

Table 2

Cargo owner costs parameters.

Annual Interest Rate on investment in stock	12%
Gross margin	50%
Component cost as a fraction of total manufactured product cost	70%
Inventory stockholding cost per annum as a fraction of stock value	40%
The average number of imported components per product manufactured	5
Average shrinkage in stock per day of stockholding	1%
The average value of container load of retailer cargo	USD 100,000
The average value of container load of manufacturer cargo	USD 200,000
The average time duration for maritime transport	4 weeks