scholarly journals Rail transport in supply chains

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 859-862
Author(s):  
Mirosław Antonowicz ◽  
Henryk Zielaskiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
The Eu

The paper discusses the problem of competitiveness between the rail and road transport with reference to the EU policy for sustainable development of the transport branch. The paper presents the idea of complexity of services which facilitates the development of logistic networks. The authors formulate preliminary assumptions recommended for designing and construction of multimodal hubs. Further, they describe examples of European and Polish businesses which, thanks to the consolidation of services, widened their offer of logistic capabilities. The authors highlight the need for action aiming at the reversal of the unfavorable trend and increasing the cargo flow by rail, and not road. Finally, they discuss the necessity to reform the current freight transport by rail through the construction of comprehensive supply chains.

scholarly journals REALIZATION EFFECTS OF ENFORCING THE EU REGULATION ON THE INSTALLATION OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT IN VEHICLES

Transport ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-126
Author(s):  
Rimas Limba ◽  
Jonas Lazauskas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Recording Equipment ◽  
Eu Regulation ◽  
Conditions Of Work ◽  
The Eu

Preparing to become a member of the European Union Lithuania will have to keep the requirements of the EU Regulation 3821/85 EEC in road transport. It concerns the installation of recording equipment in the vehicles of international transportation and local passenger and freight transport. According to the EU Regulation recording equipment (tachographs) must not be installed in every vehicle and it will be done step by step. About 38 thousand of vehicles will have operating tachographs and for four years it will require about 8 million Lt of investments per year, but the conditions of work and rest of drivers will be improved and the number of accidents will be decreased.

scholarly journals Sustainable Transport of Goods Using Combined Transport Solutions: The Case of EU

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
Marek Minárik
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Complementarity Effect ◽  
The Road ◽  
Transport Carrier

Abstract This paper analyzes the importance of bimodal solutions in the rail-road transport of goods with an emphasis on the aspect of ecology within the geographical region of EU-28. Using the panel regression analysis in the period from 2010 to 2019, we are trying to confirm the dependence between the road and rail transport of goods by applying several freight units’ measures: the freight transport performance in tonne-kilometres, the freight transport performance in tonne-kilometres per thousand of USD, and the amount of goods transported in thousands of tonnes. The application of data to all selected freight units’ measures in the regression models confirms a relationship between road and rail transport. A direct relationship between these two modes of transport confirms the complementarity effect, which means that, in most cases, the goods transport solutions require the combination of road and rail mode, where the railway should be considered as the main transport/carrier, the road transport, however, should have the role of short pre-transport or post-transport. The ecological aspect of such bimodal solutions can also be emphasized since the railway transport is considered as an ecological mode.

Preventing the Negative Effects of the Covid-19 Epidemic in International Freight Transport

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
László Vida ◽  
Béla Illés ◽  
Ágota Bányai
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Container Handling ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Physical Internet ◽  
Sizeable Reduction ◽  
The Eu

Measures taken to handle the COVID-19 epidemic in the spring of 2020 have had a significant impact on European supply chains. In terms of freight transport, this has led to a decline and congestion in truck traffic due to different restrictions on the internal borders of the EU. As similar situations cannot be avoided in the future, it is worthy to form supply chains that are less affected by different epidemics. Similarly to the physical internet hubs, distribution hubs can be forward-looking, but only if it helps development of rail-road intermodal freight transport. The article describes the possibility of a rail-road freight transport system that allows the application of radically new solutions through a new container handling technology that can be used in the rail-road relationship. The extension of the idea at the EU level could result in a significant increase in the share of rail freight and a sizeable reduction of the negative impact of epidemics on the supply chains. Among other effects, the solution can have a significant impact on the IT development of rail freight transport. The solution can also have effect to the development of the network of rail-road intermodal trans-shipment points, their automation and ultimately the completion of Logistics 4.0.

Analysis of the attention distraction of inexperienced drivers using a fuzzy model – research results

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 53-62
Author(s):  
Mikołaj Kruszewski ◽  
Mirosław Nader
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Fuzzy Model ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
The Road ◽  
Model Research ◽  
The Eu ◽  
The Way

Limiting the number and consequences of the traffic accidents is one of the most important goals of the EU policy for the road transport. Despite significant efforts in this area, the targets set for the 2010-2020 decade are unlikely to be achieved. This may be due to, inter alia, the increasing importance of the driver attention distraction as a factor contributing to their occurrence. In order to limit the effects of distraction, attempts are made to develop a method to detect such a state of a driver. The distraction of the driver affects the way he drives the vehicle. The authors in their earlier work conducted a research aimed at developing model for detecting states of distraction of the driver's attention, based on a change in the method of vehicle steering. The developed model uses fuzzy logic to detect distraction. This paper presents the results of this model's operation on a sample of 72 drivers, including 36 inexperienced drivers who were the main object of the tests.

scholarly journals Impact of minerals policy on sustainable development of mining sector – a comparative assessment of selected EU countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Janikowska ◽  
Joanna Kulczycka
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
Mineral Policy ◽  
Minerals Policy ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

AbstractSustainable access to raw materials has been growing concern for the EU policy from 2008. Germany, Finland, United Kingdom, Portugal and Greece were the first European countries to introduce and develop own minerals policy (2010–2012). Each of Member State prioritized own targets, but sustainability, waste management and climate were also underlined. In 2015 the 17 Sustainable Development Goals were established and adopted in the EU policy framework to monitor and measure the social, economic and environmental aspects. Next Paris Agreement targets and climate neutral has been introduced. They have significant impact also on mining industry. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship between mineral policy in chosen countries and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and EU climate policy target. Due to limited data for mining sector the impact of mineral policy on sustainable mineral supply and CO2 emissions have been analyzed to identify the specific challenges, trends and successful factors of transition. It was shown that well developed mineral policy - in case of Finland - allow increase over 20% of production with over 20% decrease of CO2 emission. Moreover productivity in the sector in almost all analyzed country has been increased, what can show some correlation between mineral policy and SDG 12. However more detailed indicators for monitoring and assess the mineral policy on EU level and in individual country is needed, especially in contest of impact on sustainable development. It can help to provide acceptance of local society for new investment. It is a long term process which required not only significant financial capital, new technological solutions, but also trust and transparency in monitoring in implementing environmental and social aspects.

Transshipment Equipments for Road-Rail Intermodal Transport

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 3377-3380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cong Li ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
Xiao Nian Sun
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
External Costs ◽  
Intermodal Transport

Due to the large external costs of road transport, many developed countries have begun to shift the balance between road and rail transport, i.e. enhance the proportion of railway in the transport sector, especially in freight transport. The paper firstly analyzes the necessity of such balance shift, which requires the development of road-rail intermodal transport. Then, the paper focuses on the issue of transshipment equipments to solve the obstacles of road-rail intermodal transport, whose analysis includes both the drawbacks of traditional vertical transshipment equipments and the advantages of innovative horizontal transshipment equipments. Finally, the conclusions are drawn and further suggestions are suggested.

scholarly journals Framework for rail freight transport revival in South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Hendrik Havenga ◽  
Wessel Pienaar
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Sustainable Fashion ◽  
Critical Requirement

Most long-distance land freight in South Africa is transported by road, which (i) places harsh constraints on the country’s transport infrastructure; and (ii) gives rise to excessive external costs. This is ascribable to the high demand for road freight transport, which is dependent on imported fuel at unstable prices and which is damaging to the environment. The critical requirement is to determine how much freight, and specifically which freight, can switch to rail transport. In order to identify the freight flows that can exploit the economic principles of rail transport, a market segmentation model was developed. A feasible target market was identified that enables key stakeholders (government, the national railway and major road transport service providers) to engage in ensuring that sufficient investment in suitable transport infrastructure takes place timeously to support the country’s economic growth and development ideals in a sustainable fashion.

scholarly journals Sustainable transport development and the quality of road freight transport

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Danuta Rucińska ◽  
Małgorzata Kędzior-Laskowska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the article is to show the relationship between quality and sustainable development of road freight transport. The macro and microeconomic perspective of the possibilities of impacting the greening of transport, which is a development of the sector and entrepreneurs, was presented. Recommendations regarding the development of road freight transport including the EU and Polish transport policy were discussed. The possibilities for the development of road carriers in the conditions of transport greening, with particular emphasis on pro-quality activities were introduced. The analysis of the problem was based on literature studies, statistics were also taken into account. In addition, the results of primary studies regarding the impact of the sustainable development principle and the quality of road freight transport services were presented. The research was conducted on the basis of a questionnaire, and in the interpretation of the results, position, variability and one-dimensional analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used.

Value of Time in Freight Transport in Finland

2000 ◽  
Vol 1725 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jari Kurri ◽  
Ari Sirkiä ◽  
Juha Mikola
Keyword(s):  
Stated Preference ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transport Cost ◽  
Value Of Time ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Transport Time ◽  
Average Delay ◽  
Average Value

In the socioeconomic evaluation of transportation investments affecting freight transport in Finland, no value of time is currently attributable to the freight itself. In order to estimate freight-specific values of time for road and rail transport, two separate studies using the same methodology were carried out. Stated preference technique—in which hypothetical choice situations between two road or rail transport alternatives were presented to transport managers in manufacturing companies in Finland—was used. Values of the attributes presented were based on the present transport in question. Level of service was characterized by three variables: transport time, transport cost, and reliability of the service (frequency and duration of unexpected delays). Personal interviews were carried out using a portable computer. The relative importance of the factors (i.e., values of transport time and delays) was derived from logit models. According to the survey, the average value of time for road transport for the selected commodity groups is about $1.5 per metric ton per hour, and the value of average delay is about $47 per metric ton per hour. For rail transport and different commodity groups, the average value of transport time is about $0.10, and the value of average delay is about $0.5 per metric ton per hour. These results stress the importance of the reliability of transport time. The values of transport time were considerably higher than those in the corresponding Swedish studies but lower than the values in several other studies.

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