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Modal shift in freight transport entails moving freight from road to rail, inland waterways, and short sea shipping. In … North-western Europe that could be transported against at least 10% lower private costs by rail or inland waterways. The …, rail, and inland waterways. The following external effects are included: greenhouse gas emissions (tank-to-wheel), air …
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rail transport. Which of these alternative modes is appropriate for which transport flow depends on multiple factors …, the timing of the transport, the need for post-haulage and the operational costs of both road and rail. …
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Maritime transport contributes significantly to environmental pollution. The Mediterranean Sea Area is particularly affected by marine emissions from particulate matter, black carbon, nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides. In addition to international and crossing traffic, the Mediterranean Sea is...
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providing rail alternatives (e.g. Beijing-Hamburg rail service) that could impact on the geography of international trades … in the Mediterranean, increasing competition of transport alternatives (e.g. rail vs road; rail vs sea) and promoting the …
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This research paper is to announce a new policy to all systems which are sensitive to time. In tramp cargo transportation, as an example, the current policy is to select for each ship the cargo mix which contributes more to a gross-profit objective, assuming deterministic cargo transport demand....
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Evaluating supply chain system improvements and international economic integration patterns to changes in expenditure requires urgent attention from short to long-term supply chain disruption review. Following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, the UK and the global economies...
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programme. This paper focuses on the scope for rail services between China and Europe to attract freight currently travelling by … by rail, comprising 2.5 million TEU from sea and 0.5 million TEU from air. While it concludes that it is not possible to …
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Digital transformation is a topical theme in shipping research and professional practice, today. Our paper aims at developing a comprehensive framework of digitalization technologies and their maritime business implications, grounded on available evidence. In order to understand the full...
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As an integral part of the global supply chain network, Indonesian supply chain entities should understand conditional seaport risk factors that could lead to seaport threats that affect supply chain continuity. This study aims to provide a procedure for evaluating the interdependencies,...
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This study is motivated by a real-world application of ABC (Pvt) Ltd., a well-known FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) industry. The industry have nine agents (in two operating regions) from which it can serve its 5483 clients. We focus on this industry's outbound logistics in its two operating...
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