An analysis of the modal evolution of freight trafic... and modal competitiveness

Analyse de l'évolution et de la répartition modale du trafic fret... et de la compétitivité modale

Maurice Bernadet () and Jean-Paul Sinsou
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Maurice Bernadet: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Jean-Paul Sinsou: CERENE - Centre d'Etude et de Recherche en économiE et gestioN LogistiquE - ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université

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Abstract: To analyse the developments in the modal distribution of traffic over the last fifteen years it is necessary to first identify and weight the various parame¬ters that explain these changes (potential transportable freight, modification of freight structures by product, modal competitiveness). Our methodology is based on this premise. Modal developments are the consequence of the differentials in modal competitiveness and changes in production systems with their attendant logistics problems. Road transport seems to provide the best response to the need for a competitive edge while rail transport is the most fragile of systems, both from a structural perspective and because of the industry‘s specific history. However, river and canal barge transport, although still limited, have been adapting to the market since the beginning of this century.

Keywords: Transport de marchandises; trafic fret; répartition modale; compétitivité modale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-11-30
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Published in Les Cahiers Scientifiques du Transport / Scientific Papers in Transportation, 2010, 58 | 2010, pp.55-75. ⟨10.46298/cst.12100⟩

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DOI: 10.46298/cst.12100

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