Logistic platform placement for harmonious development of the nation’s intermodal network

This article considers the problem of locating multiple installations for the intermodal transport network in Colombia, and is based on the analysis of the transport of cargo from the main generating cities to the three most important port cities in the Caribbean region of the country: Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta; integrating the modes of transport by land, road and river. According to this, land transport by road is used from the source of cargo to the possible locations of the logistic platforms, and then the Magdalena River basin is used as a unique river corridor. The model proposed consists of determining the optimal location of a series of logistic platforms that guarantee a system of integration and cooperation in transport strategies for the country, in which aggregation and disaggregation of freight operations will be possible. In this aspect, an entire mixed programming model is performed with the objective of minimizing the total costs of transport and operation of the new intermodal network, with restrictions associated with the generation and processing of cargo, obtaining results in the cost functions related to cargo transport and leaving as evidence the potential of integrating intermodal transport for the country's competitiveness.

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ALLOTMENT BOOKING IN INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Transport ◽

10.3846/1648-4142.2009.24.37-41 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 37-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ilona Jaržemskienė ◽

Vytautas Jaržemskis

Keyword(s):

Demand Uncertainty ◽

Programming Model ◽

Empty Space ◽

Point Of View ◽

Stochastic Dynamic ◽

Intermodal Transport ◽

Demand Forecast ◽

The Cost ◽

Day By Day

The article presents a valuable concept seeking to solve the problem of demand uncertainty in intermodal transport. Regular traffic is quite important for moving containers, trailers and swap bodies. To keep regularity with uncertain demand means to have backlogs or empty space. Both of them are inefficient from an economical point of view. In practice, a day‐by‐day demand forecast is meaningful only for the next two or three days. This poses serious allotment management problems to freight forwarders and shippers since long‐term contract allotments need to be planned many months ahead. The article presents a stochastic dynamic programming model for a short‐term allotment planning a model that would be very valuable for implementing intermodal solutions. The presented model evaluates optimal cost policy based on the economic trade‐off between the cost of backlogged shipment and the cost of acquiring additional allotment.

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Species richness, geographical affinities, and activity patterns of mammals in premontane Andean forests of the Magdalena river basin of Colombia

10.1101/2020.07.26.221994 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Diego A. Torres ◽

Abel Eduardo Rojas

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

River Basin ◽

Mammalian Species ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

Mammalian Fauna ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Additional Information ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Magdalena River

AbstractThe Magdalena river basin is home to more than half of Colombia’s human population, and consequently the basin also harbors their economic activities. These activities have generated high deforestation rates and negative pressures on natural resources. With such a scenario of forest loss it is imperative to assess the state of the biodiversity and its conservation. Here, during six years we assessed the mammalian species richness and abundance in premontane forests of Caldas department in the Magdalena river basin. We also presented additional information on the activity patterns and geographical affinities of this fauna. We recorded 100 species of mammals with the Chiroptera as the richest order, followed by Rodentia. Most of the species are common and are not under risk of extinction; however, it is important to highlight the presence of six endemic species, three vulnerable species and one endangered species (white-footed tamarin). The mammalian fauna of this region is similar to other lowland localities in the Neotropics, and less similar to highland localities, including the nearby ones. Specifically, this fauna is most similar to lowland Tolima, and the Caribbean region of Colombia, Venezuela and Costa Rica; however, when we accounted only for bat fauna, it was more similar to the Caribbean and Pacific regions of Colombia. To secure the long-term persistence of these species we recommend maintenance of the current corridors such as riparian forests and living fences and an increase in the forested area.

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African Caribbean Residents of Edinburgh in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Kalfou A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies ◽

10.15367/kf.v7i1.300 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lisa Williams

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

British Empire ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

African Caribbean ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries

Scotland is gradually coming to terms with its involvement in slavery and colonialism as part of the British Empire. This article places the spotlight on the lives of African Caribbean people who were residents of Edinburgh during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I discuss their varied experiences and contributions: from runaways and men fighting for their freedom in the Scottish courts to women working as servants in city households or marrying into Edinburgh high society. The nineteenth century saw activism among political radicals from abolitionists to anticolonialists; some of these figures studied and taught at Edinburgh University. Their stories reflect the Scottish capital’s many direct connections with the Caribbean region.

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Undiscovered phosphate resources in the Caribbean region and their potential value for agricultural development

Circular ◽

10.3133/cir962 ◽

1985 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Richard Porter Sheldon ◽

D.F. Davidson ◽

S.R. Riggs ◽

W.C. Burnett

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Development ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

Potential Value ◽

The Caribbean

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Map showing total intensity geomagnetic field of the Caribbean region

10.3133/mf742 ◽

1976 ◽

Keyword(s):

Geomagnetic Field ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

The Caribbean

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Wind Power Assessment In The Caribbean Region Of Colombia, Using Ten-Minute Wind Observations And Era5 Data

Renewable Energy ◽

10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.033 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Samuel Andrés Gil Ruiz ◽

Julio Eduardo Cañón Barriga ◽

J. Alejandro Martínez

Keyword(s):

Wind Power ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

The Caribbean

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PCV56 COMPARISON OF THE FRAMINGHAM, PROCAM AND MODIFIED FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORES FOR PREDICTING CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN A COHORT FROM A CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION OF COLOMBIA

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2020.04.159 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. S100-S101

Author(s):

F. Salcedo Mejía ◽

P. Miranda Machado ◽

D. Parra Padilla ◽

F. Gómez De la Rosa ◽

M. Carrasquilla Sotomayor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prevention Program ◽

Cardiovascular Events ◽

Cardiovascular Prevention ◽

Risk Scores ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

Framingham Risk ◽

The Caribbean

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Wider Caribbean Region—A Pivotal Time to Strengthen Regional Instruments For Biodiversity Conservation

The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law ◽

10.1163/092735208x331890 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 499-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Barbara Lausche

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

Marine Ecosystem ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

International Policy ◽

Global Environment Facility ◽

Large Marine Ecosystem ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Specially Protected Areas

AbstractThe countries of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) are linked economically by their transboundary living marine resources. The region is facing a continued decline of these resources. Science is improving our understanding of the human contributions to this decline, but national policies and programmes have not kept pace with this understanding. The Caribbean Regional Seas Programme and its Cartagena Convention and Protocols provide the regional legal framework for protection and sustainable management of the WCR's living marine and coastal resources. This article focuses on the Cartagena Convention's Protocol for biodiversity conservation, the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW), arguing that governments and organizations need to significantly increase participation in this regional treaty regime to effectively address transboundary environmental challenges. A new initiative, the Global Environment Facility-supported Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem project, will help in this effort. International policy supports strengthened regional seas programmes. It is now imperative for all levels and sectors to assist governments in strengthening this important treaty regime for biodiversity conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region.

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