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ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Toward Improved Intermodal Freight Transport in Europe and the United States, Next Steps
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
ITF Research Reports Moving Freight with Better Trucks Improving Safety, Productivity and Sustainability
Author: OECDPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9282102963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This report identifies potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and identifies opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity.
Intermodal Freight Transport and Logistics
Author: Jason MoniosPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351711369
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Applying sophisticated management techniques to freight transport offers the potential for significant cost savings as well as greater efficiency. Yet the inherent complexity of intermodal transport presents many challenges. This practical textbook on the operations of intermodal transport and logistics focuses on the practical concerns and the basics of operations, such as vehicles, containers, handling operations, logistics management and optimisation. All chapters are written by field specialists, and the volume includes additional chapters on economics, law and the environment to put the practical topics into context. It presents a balanced textbook for postgraduate students and also a reference text for those in industry or the public sector involved in the planning of intermodal freight transport.
Bills of Lading
Author: Nicholas GaskellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351573810
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1086
Book Description
Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of common standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal principles which are applicable to them. Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal principles which are applicable to them.
Freight Transportation
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The purpose of the international scan was to investigate the issues, constraints, opportunities, and challenges faced by the European Union (EU) in developing a policy of open boundaries and what strategies it uses to implement the policy. The panel met with government representatives, terminal operators, logistics providers, and shippers to gain a broad understanding of how the EU has attempted to develop a common market, and how the private sector has responded. The group met with various industry and government representatives from the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and with representatives of the European Commission in Brussels.
Intermodal Freight Transportation
Author: Vasco ReisPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128144645
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Intermodal Freight Transportation conceptualizes intermodal transport as a set of physical, logical, financial and contractual flows, examining the barriers that impact intermodal freight services and the resulting performance variables. The book covers transport modes, agents, supply and demand patterns, key drivers, trends influencing the freight transportation sector, the evolution of supply and logistics chains, and the impacts of technological advancements, such as autonomous vehicles and e-commerce. In addition, the book covers transport agents, such as shippers, freight forwarders, integrators, and customs, as well as the demand for freight transport services and the key properties of goods. Readers will find a variety of new tools for analyzing and building effective transport chains that addresses component technology, information, responsibility, and financing dimension, along with sections on key organizational, regulatory, infrastructure and technological barriers. The book concludes with a look into the future of the freight transport sector.
Transportation Quarterly
Author: Intermodal Transportation and Carrier Liability
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ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Future Transportation Technologies
Author: Intermodal Freight Transport
Author: David LowePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136394656
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
This book provides an introduction to the whole concept of intermodal freight transport, the means of delivering goods using two or more transport modes, recounting both European experience and UK developments and reporting on the extensive political influences on this form of transport. This is placed into context with reference to developments in North America and Asia. Detailed explanations are given of the road and rail vehicles, the loading units and the transfer equipment used in such operations. In particular, the role of the Channel Tunnel in the development of long-haul combined transport operations between the UK and Europe is considered.