The freight transport to and from the capital area (Oslo and Akershus) in Norway is analyzed by use of the network model NEMO. The goods traffic in to the area comprises totally 110 million tons. 50 million tons are shipped into the area whereas 24 million are used within the area and 36 million are transshipped out of the area, mainly wet bulk and general cargo. In the project the authors have looked at probable developments of the freight transport in the years up to 2015. An increase of imports of food at the sacrifice of the domestic industry will reduce the domestic transport, but give an increase of the freight transport in the capital area. In the white paper from EU (Time to decide) there are recommended measures for a shift from the trucking industry to more environmental carriers. Accordingly the authors have proposed a new shuttle train from the harbor to the main terminal area for freight transport. Another area is the ferry industry with low prices on freight transport will diminish if the tax-free trade is abolished as in the European ferry industry in 1999. In the report Oslo harbor and the Alnabru terminal area is located as today, if one or both of these heavy nodes are relocated, what will be the impact for the different types of carriers. This issue has been discussed briefly.
Utfordringer innen Godstransport i Oslo og Akershus (Norwegian Freight Transport - Challenges in the Capital Area in Norway 2006-2015)
2002
76 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation , International Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Freight transportation , Norway , Cargo transportation , Tracking industry , Traffic control , Imports , Europe , Rail transportation , Marine transportation , Highway transportation , Commodities , Marketing , Foreign technology , Oslo(Norway)