The method of grounding of performance criteria of combined transport company with respect to the municipality, the passenger and the carrier is offered. Using this approach there was suggested a ...comprehensive criterion for efficiency of combined transport company operating.
The actual system structure of the mobility of the goods, self-regulated from spontaneous phenomena rather than coherent and uniform managerial approach, is not compatible with the sustainable ...development, the optimization of the resources, the quality of the services and the respect of the atmosphere. In this context, the combined transport represent an alternative to all-road transport. Inside the transport chain, the node dedicated to the modal change represents the critical element in which, due to a wrong political organizational, design or operational procedures, it's possible to make useless the benefits acquired in the phases of transport. This research, aims to develop an heuristics procedure for the optimization of the stacking activities in an inland intermodal terminal with the aim of increasing total efficiency in the whole transshipment node.
Almost gone unnoticed, a new era started in rail freight transport. Whereas the conventional “wagonload” rail freight transport stagnates, road-rail Combined Transport (CT) was able to register high ...growth rates. Direct trains link big cities at competitive costs and speeds compared to road. The share of CT in the performance of freight transport (t/km) of European railway undertakings represents 25-40%. More than 1200 freight trains per working day, each with an average transport capacity of 25 truck loads, travel 500 km on national and 950 km on cross-border relations, which in comparison with road freight transport results in a 75% reduction of CO2 emissions.
The paper deals with an characteristics of the current state support in the area of the intermodal transport development and it also presents recommendations for the additional support of the ...intermodal transport development in Slovakia.
The context of this paper concerns the structure of an expert system based modelling tool that was developed and used within the framework of a recent European research project. The objective of the ...expert system is to produce alternative “technically sound” terminal designs, based on a number of user-defined parameters (cargo volume, loading unit mixture, layout characteristics, operating conditions, etc.) and equipment selections (conventional or innovative transhipment systems, rail access systems, identification, location and positioning devices, semi-automatic control, information systems, etc.). Each of the above “technological bricks” is identified by its “compatibility”, “performance” and “cost” attributes. The “compatibility” and “performance” attributes–through an interactive interface–enable the development of technically sound terminal designs while the “performance” attributes are also used for the calculation of the equipment service cycle. A simulation module converts the equipment service cycle into train service time, as well as into truck service and dwell times, which are then compared to specific quality of service criteria. The cost of the non-rejected designs is calculated (using the “cost” attributes of all involved elements) and together with the draft terminal layout, the area equipment and personnel requirements, form part of the expert system output.
Guided by the theory of organizational path dependence, this paper explores whether transport subcontracting might be a barrier to modal shift from road transport to combined transport if access to ...combined transport is enabled by horizontal transshipment technologies. In this paper, we attempt to evaluate the path dependence of two different groups of forwarders based on the quantitative data derived from web-based questionnaires conducted in Germany in the spring of 2011. We find that the willingness to shift transport modes is significantly higher if forwarders use their own semi-trailers rather than subcontracting with a transport fleet. Our study contributes to the literature by providing an empirical investigation into the building of organizational paths.
This book examines the competitiveness of Mexican and Canadian ports with U.S. West Coast ports; discusses the history and the theories of cargo diversion and of the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT); ...reviews ocean freight rates, transit times and rail charges; and examines other potential relevant factors influencing the movement of cargo.
This book deals with the revolution of containerization, a breakthrough in maritime transport. Until World War II, maritime transport and transshipment of general cargo had been virtually unchanged ...for decades. Mechanization and the introduction of small unit loads improved productivity and working conditions in the shipping business. A real breakthrough came from outside the maritime sector: railway and trucking companies launched the transportation of 'vehicle-sized' loads. Malcom McLean, a trucking magnate who had acquired the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation, envisaged land-sea-land services, door-to-door, with 'trailer bodies'. He equipped two of his tankers with spar decks and purchased 200 aluminum containers. On April 26, 1956 the Ideal X left the port of New York with 58 containers destined for Houston. This event triggered a revolution in maritime general cargo transport: 'containerization'. Economies of scale, enhanced transshipment, no pilferage and less damage resulted in fast and low cost transportation. Over time, containerization accelerated the growth of worldwide trade and facilitated just-in-time logistics. Nowadays containerized transport is a real utility, indispensable for a global economy.Development of Containerization shows how the container-sector coped with the challenges it was facing. Entrepreneurial spirit and technological creativity were at the core of its success. The authors uniquely combine these two elements: the general economic and transport developments are chronologically structured per decade and pivotal technological changes are described in greater detail. The text is illustrated with many pictures because 'seeing is believing'. The book is of interest to students in transportation, designers of terminals and intermodal transport systems and all those who are fascinated by the spectacular impact of
containerization.
With the globalization of market the production processand the life-cycle of the products have shortened by increasingthe expectations of industry for ''iust-in-time" logistic solutions.At the same ...time the competition on the global markets has increasedthe number of "players" and the objectives of purchaseand distribution chains. The objective is to develop the framefor optimal integration of different transport modes thus facilitatingmaximally efficient and cost-effective usage of the transportsystem through user-oriented "door-to-door" transportand to stimulate by this service the competition among transportoperators.
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