Abstract Various trends such as globalization and the accompanying factors incited the technological and organizational development of intermodal transport. The economic deregulation of the transportation industry and transport market had a tremendous impact on the practice of intermodal transport. For intermodal transport to be sustainable it has to be efficient. The pursuit of intermodal transport development is sustainability especially from financial and environmental aspect. Therefore, intermodal terminals are to be planned and developed according to planned and accomplished sustainability. Intermodal terminal as crucial traffic infrastructure elements are designed to ensure adequate facilities for cargo handling, decreased occurrence of cargo damage, reduced transit time and have affordable dues to attract a maximum traffic flow. Benefits of intermodal transport has to be presented to transport decision makers through information, consulting, promotion, marketing and training activities and education as well.
Technological and Economic Aspects of Intermodal Transport
01.01.2011
6 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
economic sustainability , intermodal transport , promotion canters Management of Computing and Information Systems , Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity , Computer Science , Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) , Database Management , Computer Communication Networks , Information Storage and Retrieval
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