عنوان

The future of intermodal freight transport :

(Number (ISBN

1845422384

(Number (ISBN

9781845422387

(Number (ISBN

9781845422387

Number

b787993

Title Proper

The future of intermodal freight transport :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

operations, design and policy /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Rob Konings, Hugo Priemus, Peter Nijkamp.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cheltenham :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Edward Elgar,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 343 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Transport economics, management and policy

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT OPERATIONS -- Intermodal Road-Rail Transport in the European Union / Johan Woxenius and Fredrik Barthel -- Intermodal Freight Transport in the United States / Lata Chatterjee and T.R. Lakshmanan -- Intermodal Freight Transport in Urban Areas in Japan / Eiichi Taniguchi and Toshinori Nemoto -- Bundling of Freight Flows and Hinterland Network Developments / Theo Notteboom -- Container Terminal Handling Quality / Bart Wiegmans, Peter Nijkamp and Piet Rietveld. PART II: DESIGN AND MODELLING -- Container Handling in Mainports: A Dilemma About Future Scales / Joan Rijsenbrij -- A Technical Approach to the Agile Port System / Klaus-Peter Franke -- The Impacts of Innovative Technical Concepts for Load Unit Exchange on the Design of Intermodal Freight Bundling Networks / Ekki Kreutzberger -- Designing Intermodal Transport Systems: A Conceptual and Methodological Framework / Arne Jensen -- Intermodal Freight Network Modelling / Florian Schwarz. PART III: IMPLEMENTATION AND POLICY -- Critical Success Factors: Interconnectivity and Interoperability / Bryan Stone -- Interorganizational Coordination: The Role of Information Technology / Marielle den Hengst -- Development Strategies for Intermodal Transport in Europe / Dimitrios Tsamboulas -- The Role of Government in Fostering Intermodal Transport Innovations: Lessons and Obstacles in the United States / Jose Holguin-Veras, Robert Paaswell and Anthony Perl.

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Text of Note

This title explores the challenge of increasing the scope of intermodal freight transport. The contributors provide an overview of the present role of intermodal freight transport, addressing opportunities to significantly improve performance.

Title

Future of intermodal freight transport.

Containerization.

Containerization.

Containertrafik-- transportorganisation.

Godstransporter.

Transportpolitik.

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Edition

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Book number

Konings, J. W.

Nijkamp, Peter.

Priemus, Hugo,1942-

Date of Transaction

20201207013750.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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