Essays about: "Master Thesis intermodal transport"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Master Thesis intermodal transport.

  1. 1. The Influence of the Port of Gothenburg towards Inland Mode Choice Decision-Making

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gissel Ruiz; Dimitris Soumpasis; [2020-06-16]
    Keywords : Inland Terminal; environmental incentives; sustainable transport; intermodal transport; ports; mode choice; modal shift;

    Abstract : The transportation sector is an essential component for a country’s economy and its population well-being; however, this sector is a major contributor to the current environmental issues that society is facing and directly connected with the quality of life e.g. emissions, accidents, health impacts, etc. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effects of emerging technologies in rail yards and intermodal terminals

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Branko Mitrovic; [2019]
    Keywords : Intermodal Transports; Rail Freight; Emerging Technologies; Automation; Digitalization; Marshalling yard; Intelligent Video Gate.;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes the effects of emerging technologies in intermodal terminals and marshallingyards, based on “Intelligent Video Gate” project within the H2020 – Shift2Rail initiative. Projectaim is to initiate the next logical step to a higher level of automation in terminals and to reduce thelead-time needed for the identification/verification process of freight trains. READ MORE

  4. 3. Port intermodal transportation : Port of Stockholm hinterland scenario analysis

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering, ekonomi och teknik

    Author : Anna Vasilevskaya; [2016]
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    Abstract : Population growth, urbanization, globalization of human migration, consumerism; technical and information technology development - are just a few trends of the modern society that set challenges to transport geography. To meet growing market demands new technologies and services were developed. READ MORE

  5. 4. High capacity transports. : Fallstudier: Ekonomiska och miljömässiga jämförelser mellan HCT, konventionell lastbil och järnväg.

    University essay from KTH/Trafik och logistik

    Author : Thérèse Gröndahl; [2012]
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    Abstract : One of Sweden’s national climate targets is to lower the greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector by 40 % between 1990 and 2020. To meet the demand of increasing amount of transports and to fulfill the climate targets, the effects of longer and heavier trucks are being tested and evaluated. READ MORE

  6. 5. Improved Selection Support of Transport Services in Intermodal Transportation

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Esteban Guerrero Rosero; [2011]
    Keywords : freight; transportation; reputation; architecture; service selection;

    Abstract : In intermodal freight transport context, the selection process of appropriated transport services that fit with user requirements is a big challenge, this master thesis project analyze different alternatives to improve that process based on reputation information of transport providers. Reputation is a social abstract concept which is analyzed in this research establishing a categorization of reputation parameters in the freight transportation context. READ MORE