This research also offers an appealing representation of reliability, allowing
for the identification of unique preferences and WTP measures relating to both
on-time reliability and mitigating risks of delays of 1 day or longer. This is an
important contribution relative to freight studies that either ignore reliability
altogether or use simplified, one-dimensional representations of reliability in
settings where on-time reliability and long delay are functionally distinct drivers
of service levels. The sum of these contributions expands our understanding
of the degree to which short sea shipping services would be viable along
Australian corridors with unique spatial, demand and expected level-of-service
characteristics.