Synchromodal hinterland freight transport: Model study for the port of Rotterdam

M. Zhang and A.J. Pel

Journal of Transport Geography, 2016, vol. 52, issue C, 1-10

Abstract: This paper develops a model that enables comparative analysis of intermodal and synchromodal operations from economic, societal, and environmental perspectives. The model captures relevant (day-to-day and within-day) dynamics in freight transport demand and supply, flexible multimodal routing with transfers and transhipments. The capacitated schedule-based assignment algorithm operating specifically at path level allows strategic modelling and evaluation accounting for the freight transport system at operational level. The Rotterdam hinterland container transport case study shows that synchromodal system is likely to improve transport service level, capacity utilization, and modal shift, but not to reduce delivery costs.

Keywords: Synchromodal; Intermodal; Container; Freight; Schedule-based; Transport planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.02.007

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