Het intermodale transportsysteem vergeleken met het unimodale wegvervoer
The intermodal transport sector faces several bottlenecks, which often prevent it from operating as an alternative to unimodal road transport. In this paper, the bottlenecks preventing a further growth of the market share of the inland waterway/road transport are identified in terms of both financial and quality related parameters. The price of intermodal inland waterway transport as compared to road transport is analysed. A critica1 threshold distance is identified for the location of inland terminals. The bottlenecks related to poor intermodal quality are identified through a survey conducted with 45 sectorial experts. ANumber of policy measures that could eliminate these bottlenecks are identified.
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2001
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Authors: | MACHARIS, C. ; VERBEKE, A. |
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Review of Business and Economics. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen. - Vol. XLVI.2001, 1, p. 39-64
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Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen |
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