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A public health system's ability to operate effectively depends heavily on the accessibility of health commodities. The public health system in Low-and Middle-Income Countries face significant obstacles when it comes to obtaining adequate health commodities, particularly essential medicines, they experience periodic unavailability of essential medi...
Policy commitments to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) in the UK and many other countries require the road freight industry to achieve major change in relation to this aspect of vehicle activity. In the UK, the road freight industry has pledged support to the government’s voluntary commitment to reduce GHG emissions from heavy goods vehicles by 15% by...
The growth in container shipping poses considerable challenges to efforts to reduce the negative externalities associated with freight transport. There are particular concerns about the impacts of the associated port-hinterland freight flows. Through empirical research, this paper examines trends in the operational efficiency of the British port-hi...
Rail freight has an important role to play in improving the resource efficiency and sustainability of freight transport within the supply chain. The British rail network has seen considerable growth of both freight and passenger activity in the last 20 years, leading to concerns about its capacity to absorb continued growth. A number of infrastruct...
As part of the broader sustainability and economic efficiency agenda, European transport policy places considerable emphasis on improving rail's competitiveness to increase its share of the freight market. Much attention is devoted to infrastructure characteristics which determine the number of freight trains which can operate and influence the ope...
The paper considers how urban consolidation centres (UCCs) can be used in the supply chain to reduce goods vehicle traffic and its associated environmental impacts, while also helping to make supply chains more responsive and efficient and thereby generate commercial benefits. The role of UCCs is presented and the various types discussed. The poten...
Road freight transport typically dominates in urban delivery operations. However, an increasing number of trials and commercial operations have started in the past 10 years attempting to use non-road modes in a wide range of cities including: Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam and others. The research establishes the existing scale of rail freight in...
This chapter addresses the topic of urban freight data collection. Survey work was carried out with experts in eleven European countries to describe and compare urban freight transport data collection efforts to better understand what currently takes place and to identify examples of good practice. The extent of urban freight data collection varies...
The chapter considers the role that urban consolidation centres (UCCs) can play in helping to reduce goods vehicle traffic and its environmental impacts in urban areas. A UCC is a logistics facility that is situated in relatively close proximity to the area that it serves. Goods destined for this area are dropped off at the UCC, and are sorted and...
Transport infrastructure investment is an important element in the creation of an efficient and sustainable transport sector. Intermodal flows are seen as critical to rail freight’s future success and feature strongly in contemporary transport policy. This paper investigates a practical rail network enhancement scheme from the United Kingdom (UK) d...
British intermodal rail freight activity increased by 62% between 1998/99 and 2010/11, increasing its share of the rail freight market from 20% to 30% and becoming the largest of the commodity groups for which statistics are published. These statistics provide little insight into the nature of intermodal flows. In particular, they do not show the e...
The paper reviews the study and use of urban consolidation centres (UCCs) which are a freight transport initiative intended to reduce goods vehicle traffic, vehicle-related greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution. An international literature review has identified 114 UCC schemes in 17 countries (12 in the European Union (EU) and 5 outside...
The chapter considers the role that urban consolidation centres (UCCs) can play in helping to reduce goods vehicle traffic and its environmental impacts in urban areas. A UCC is a logistics facility that is situated in relatively close proximity to the area that it serves. Goods destined for this area are dropped off at the UCC, and are sorted and...
The continued growth in the volume of international trade poses considerable economic and sustainability challenges, particularly as transport routes become more congested and concern grows about the role of transport movements in accelerating climate change. Rail freight plays a major role in the inland transport of containers passing through the...
Le présent chapitre décrit les tendances récentes du commerce mondial, identifie les différentes façons dont la croissance des échanges affecte le transport routier et ferroviaire international de marchandises et s’interroge, enfin, sur l’évolution future du transport terrestre international. Dans le secteur du fret international, les volumes trans...
This chapter establishes the recent trends in international trade volumes. It then aims to identify the main ways in which this trade growth has affected road and rail freight transport activity at the international level, and finally considers the likely future direction of international land-based transport movement. Road and rail are currently c...
This chapter establishes the recent trends in international trade volumes. It then aims to identify the main ways in which this trade growth has affected road and rail freight transport activity at the international level, and finally considers the likely future direction of international land-based transport movement. Road and rail are currently c...
Presentation given at the OECD Conference on Transport and Environment in a Globalising World, Guadalajara, Mexico, 10-12 November 2008. The objective is to relate growth in international road and rail activity to challenges and issues. The border crossing problems and lack of harmonisation require innovative solutions and policies, and the present...
This paper establishes recent trends in international trade and transport volumes. It aims to identify the main ways in which trade growth has impacted on road and rail freight transport activity at the international level, and considers the likely future direction of international land-based transport movement.
Talk presenting our OECD report, given to an audience of international experts in Guadalajara, Mexico, on 12 Nov 2008.
Rail has increased its share of the British freight market in the past decade. One particular growth market has been intermodal traffic, where consignments are carried in unit loads (i.e. containers and swap bodies): these accounted for one-fifth of rail freight volumes in 2006/07. In this paper, the key trends are identified, considering both port...
Rail freight activity in Britain has increased by almost 50% in the last ten years, with the movement of deep sea ISO containers between ports and inland terminals being a significant growth sector, with considerable further growth potential. High cube (9'6" height) ISO containers have become more prevalent, posing a considerable challenge for rail...
This chapter addresses the potential use of urban consolidation centres in the hotel industry in London. A review of the current structure and size of the hotel industry in London is included, together with growth forecasts. Survey work carried out at London hotels provides detailed insight into the sourcing arrangements and supplier selection poli...
As supply chains become increasingly global and companies seek greater efficiencies, the importance of good, reliable land-based transport linkages to/from ports increases. This poses particular problems for the UK, with its high dependency on imported goods and congested ports and inland routes. It is conservatively estimated that container volume...
Rail freight has been generally in decline in many European Union countries in recent years, contrary to European transport policy. State support for railway operations is commonplace in most countries, and this paper establishes the background to targeted rail freight grant funding in Britain. Through desk‐based analysis of Freight Facilities Gran...
Growth in rail freight activity features strongly in contemporary transport policy at both the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) scale. Specifically, the British government set an 80% growth target between 2000 and 2010, with lower (but still substantial) growth estimates being identified in late-2005. This paper assesses the appropriaten...
This paper focuses upon the potential for Urban Consolidation Centres (UCCs) to alleviate local environmental and traffic problems within urban areas. An international literature review was undertaken, interviews were held with a range of relevant parties, and an evaluation framework was developed. In previous work a narrow focus has typically been...
An increased role for rail freight is an objective of the British government. Limited growth potential exists in rail’s traditional bulk markets, so more non-bulk volume is needed. This paper focuses on non-bulk rail freight activity in Britain, through desk-based research and company interviews. It considers changes in both the intermodal and trad...
Freight modal shift from road to rail is a potential means by which the negative environmental and social impacts of transport can be reduced. This paper explores recent supply chain changes and assesses their impacts on the mode choice decision-making process, specifically addressing the implications for the use of rail. Despite many of the identi...
This paper reports on ongoing research into the potential for rail freight service developments to achieve a significant modal shift away from road towards more sustainable modes of transport for freight movements. It is based on the analysis of comprehensive databases of rail freight flows in Great Britain in 1991 and 1997, a period in which there...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Napier University of Edinburgh, 2000.
The forecasting of road freight traffic has relied heavily on the close correlation between GDP and road tonne-kilometers. It has not been rooted in an understanding of the causes of freight traffic growth. The research reported in this paper has investigated this process of traffic growth in two ways: first, by analysing official data on the produ...
Over the past 20 years large British retailers have transformed the system of shop delivery by centralizing inventory at distribution centres and delivering supplies in large consolidated loads. This rationalization of the pattern of delivery receives little mention in retailers' environmental policy statements, despite the fact that it is likely t...
The forecasts of the Department of Transportation in Britain regarding the increase in the volume of motor transportation by trucks up to the year 2025 are critically assessed quoting the opinions by different experts. Some of the underlying causes of the steep increase in truck traffic on Britain's roads, particularly during the 1980s are examined...
As supply chains become increasingly global and companies seek greater efficiencies, the importance of good, reliable land-based transport linkages to/from ports increases. This poses particular problems for the UK, with its high dependency on imported goods and congested ports and inland routes. It is conservatively estimated that container volume...