This paper studies the optimization of a cold chain multimodal transport scheme for fresh agricultural products between China and Europe, considering the environmental temperature difference between regions and the influence of refrigeration temperature on the quality of fresh agricultural products and refrigeration energy consumption during long-distance transportation. Based on the calculation method of refrigeration cost and carbon emission cost and on the premise of meeting the minimum quality requirements, a two-stage optimization model was constructed with the goal of minimizing the sum of transportation costs, refrigeration costs, and carbon emissions costs from transportation and refrigeration. In general, the paper verified the importance of considering the cooling temperature and the differences in external environmental temperature in cold chain logistics and analyzed its impacts on the cold chain transportation scheme.  

Keywords  

Agricultural Products, Cold Chain Logistics, Multimodal Transport, Low Carbon