An interesting video about containerization.
multimodaal vlaams brabant
On 27/2, the website of Multimodaal Vlaams Brabant was launched.
You may reach it here:
http://www.multimodaalvlaamsbrabant.be/
ga ‘voort op het spoor’ en zet ‘vaart in je vracht’!
This is about the project I am working for some time. We have adapted our model LAMBIT to a web-based tool for the Flemish Brabant region. In very short, the tool will enable small-medium-size enterprises in the region to learn transport alternatives to their incoming/outgoing flows to the main two seaports in Belgium. The website will go LIVE next Monday. You may register for the event via: Flanders Smart Hub
In tegenstelling tot de dagelijkse berichtgeving over overvolle wegen en toenemende filevorming in en rond de knooppunten in Vlaams-Brabant, is er veel beweging te bespeuren op de ‘alternatieve’ wegen, zijnde spoor- en waterwegen.
Om dit verkeer blijvend te stimuleren en verder uit te bouwen, hebben de POM Vlaams-Brabant en de Vrije Universiteit Brussel het project ‘Multimodaal Vlaams-Brabant’ opgestart.
Concreet is er een website ontwikkeld waar u per specifiek traject (met vertrekpunt in Vlaams-Brabant) de prijs en CO₂-uitstoot van de verschillende vervoersmodi (water, spoor en weg) kan berekenen. U vindt er eveneens achtergrondinfo bij de verschillende modi, contactgegevens van terminals en deskundigen en u kan natuurlijk zelf even uw eigen rekening maken en uitprinten.
Deze website wordt in primeur voorgesteld op maandag 27 februari 2012 en we nodigen u graag uit om erbij te zijn!
Programma:
- 15.30 uur: ontvangst bezoekers
- 16.00 uur: Inleiding – POM Vlaams-Brabant
- 16.05 uur: Project Vlaams-Brabant Multimodaal – Prof. Dr. Cathy Macharis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel – MOSI -T
- 16.35 uur: Goederenvervoer over de waterweg – Leo Clinckers, Waterwegen en Zeekanaal
- 16.55 uur: Goederenvervoer over het spoor – Steve Declercq, IFB
- 17.15 uur: Getuigenis uit de praktijk – de spoorcorridor vanuit de West-Vlaamse diepvriesindustrie op Noord-Italië – Alexander Demon – POM West-Vlaanderen
- 17.35 uur: Receptie + mogelijkheid om de site te testen
Datum: 27 februari 2012 van 15.30 tot 18.30 uur
Locatie: Provinciehuis Vlaams-Brabant, Provincieplein 1, 3010 Leuven
Dit event wordt u gratis aangeboden door de POM Vlaams-Brabant, VUB en Flanders Smart Hub, maar registratie is verplicht.
U kan onderaan inschrijven.
Meer info:
POM Vlaams-Brabant – Tom Philips – tel: 016 26 71 98 – tom.philips@pomvlaamsbrabant.be
a decision support framework for intermodal transport policy
A final dissemination from the DSSITP project is with a new journal publication.
Abstract
Purpose
In recent years intermodal transport has received an increased attention due to problems of road congestion, environmental concerns and traffic safety. A growing recognition of the external effects of transport urges to go towards more sustainable transport modes. As a consequence, research and policy interest in intermodal freight transportation problems is growing.Methods
In this paper the strengths of Operations Research (OR) modelling techniques applicable to decisions related to intermodal transport are used to develop a particular framework that is able to assess the performance of current and potential policy measures which affects the intermodal transport industry. The assessment framework includes three core models necessary to evaluate all relevant transport modes and aggregation levels.Results
In the last section of the paper, the assessment framework is applied to a case study related to the location of a new intermodal barge terminal for which the optimal location is searched, the market area is analysed and the impact on the performance of the network is discussed.Keywords Intermodal transport – Decision support system – Terminal location – Inland navigation
You may access the full-text version of the paper here.
inland links
Sustainability, accessibility and transparency are the keywords when it comes to stimulating the modes of transport rail and inland shipping. Rotterdam does all it can to provide services and products which make use of these modes of transport a more than logical choice.
InlandLinks was developed on the initiative of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, in collaboration with the Association of Inland Terminal Operators. Certification for the InlandLinks quality mark is performed by an independent agency, Lloyds Register. The assessment criteria were tested in the market by shippers, carriers, deepsea and inland terminals. The InlandLinks website is the platform on which Inland Terminals jointly present themselves to the market.
Learn more about InlandLinks here: http://www.inlandlinks.eu/