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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Freight transport"”.
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Freight transport modal choice in North West England's Atlantic Gateway
… of road surface wear and tear and an increase in transport related air pollution. When taken in combination with the failure of attempts to balance modal split the road network’s continuing slide towards breaking point seems to be beyond question. However, circumstances have conspired to present …
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INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT MULTIMODAL DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF BANGLADESH
An efficient transport system is essential for an efficient supply chain to facilitate international trade. To utilise all cheaper resources, such as labour in Bangladesh, companies receive supplies from one coxintry (e.g. in Hong Kong), produce the products in another country, and sell them in …
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Developing a Large-Scale Multi-Modal Modeling and Optimization Framework for Freight Transport Network Analysis
Global freight transportation is confronted with unprecedented challenges from heightened logistical complexity, operational uncertainty, and the pressing necessity to minimize environmental footprints. Current simulation models tend not to represent very well the dynamic interaction between …
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The indirect impact of road freight transport - case study: N3 Johannesburg to Durban road freight corridor
… unique spatial challenges require more corridor transport relative to the size of the economy than most countries in the world. The overall aim of this investigation is to determine the estimated cost of the indirect impacts of road freight on the N3 corridor between Johannesburg and Durban. This …
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Strategies and procedures for the development of intermodal freight transport in Europe: the role of motorways of the sea services and railway terminals
… market through the integration of national freight transport networks has been one of the most important points in the European Union agenda. Increasingly congested motorways, rising oil prices and concerns about environment and climate change require the optimization of transport systems …
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ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΡΓΑΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΟΔΙΚΩΝ ΕΜΠΟΡΕΥΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
… IS TO EXAMINE THE ORGANISATION OF THE ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT SYSTEM (R.F.T.S.) IN GREECE, ITS ROLE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THEREST TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO INDICATE THE MAIN FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ITS EFFICIENCY AND FINALLY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ORIENTATION OF THE GREEK ECONOMY WITHIN …
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The information super cul-de-sac: Troubled waters for shipping jurisdiction
… the paperwork associated with international freight transport may absorb between 7 and 10 per cent of the cost of trade and is now too cumbersome for the rapid and efficient movement of goods
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Inter-Port Competition and Inland Container Transport: A multiple Criteria Decision-Making Approach to Achieve Intermodal Transport System Development Stratergies in Taiwan.
Inland container transport has intensified over the past thirty years in Taiwan. It is closely related to inter-port competition and port selection by container carriers. In the 1980's, large containerships only berthed at Kaohsiung port due to the limit of container terminal operation capacities …
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Perspectives on last mile logistics: a sustainable approach
Gradually the urban freight transport to final consumers is gaining relevance worldwide, with a rapid adoption stimulated also by the global health crisis. This also brings to the attention of the world interest regarding its carbon footprint and sustainability; therefore, our objective is to …
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Influence strategies for systems of systems
… through simulation of an inter-modal freight transport network. It is found that cooperation between competing constituents, i.e., rail and truck carriers, can be quite fragile and sensitive to the SoS context. Careful, dynamic planning of influence strategies is needed to maintain SoS …
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A dynamic input-output model to project U.S. freight transportation demand
Understanding and modeling U.S. freight transportation demand is essential for infrastructure planning, the development of transportation-related regulatory frameworks, and the assessment of environmental implications. However, existing models that forecast U.S. freight transportation demand are …
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Investigating the decarbonization process of the maritime transport sector - Quantifying and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
… decarbonisation processes involving intermodal freight transport chains, with particular attention to maritime transport chains (also known as “maritime supply chains”). The aim of the research was therefore to understand the effects of greenhouse gas emission reduction mechanisms in the …
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Development of Pre-Stressed Retrofit Strategies for Mitigating Fatigue Cracking in Steel Waterway Lock Gate Components
<p>Lock gates are an important part of the transportation infrastructure within the United States (US), having many economic, safety, and environmental benefits over rail and highway transportation systems. Unfortunately, many existing lock gates throughout the US have reached or exceeded their …
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Design of active trailer steering systems for long combination vehicles using robust control techniques
The exponential growth in freightage and the ever-increasing traffic congestion has aided Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) to emerge as an economical and pragmatic solution for freight transport compared to single unit vehicles. Despite their numerous merits, LCVs face certain stability challenges …
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Logística brasileira: um estudo teórico do modal ferroviário
… of other modes comprising the Brazilian transport matrix; the importance of a railway system for the Brazilian logistics and, as a result, by using a quantitative and literature applied research, in a preset period, conclude that even after the privatization of the railways and the latest …
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Methodology for evaluating transportation-induced regional development
There has long been a recognition that efficient transport plays a key role in supporting a dynamic economy and a high quality of life. However, traffic increases along with population and income, and traffic congestion and accidents are negative results of this increase, as is environmental …
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Towards Sustainable Freight Energy Management - Development of a Strategic Decision Support Tool
Freight transportation, in its current shape and form, is on a highly unsustainable trajectory. Global demand for freight is ever increasing, while this demand is predominantly serviced by inefficient, fossil fuel dependent transportation options. The management of energy use in freight …
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Institutional perspectives on road pricing : essays on implementation, response, and adaptation
… typically remain unaccounted for in routine road transport operations and benefit-cost analyses. They include the costs of travel delays for other road users due to congestion, the costs of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and the health costs resulting from exposure to pollutants and …
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Opportunities for short-sea shipping in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region: evidence based on discrete choice modelling
… the stated choice preference of shippers and freight forwarders and the stated intentions of maritime carriers for SSS. It is purported the introduction of SSS in SADC could reduce socio-environmental problems currently faced such as road damage, road congestion, pollution and transport …
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Innovative transportation solutions : Uber for Freight
… incumbents. In the trucking industry, Uber for Freight (UFF) is one of these innovative business models. Loosely defined as platforms which seek to more efficiently match shippers' loads with truck drivers, these companies are seeking to 'uberize' freight transport through algorithm-based …
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