Ethem Pekin

Location Analysis Model for Belgian Intermodal Terminals: Importance of the value of time in the intermodal transport chain

Intermodal transport, the combination and integration of several transport modes, with the use of loading units, is in most cases more environmentally friendly than unimodal road transport for the carriage of goods. The LAMBIT-model (Location Analysis Model for Belgian Intermodal Terminals) has been developed to analyse the market areas of existing and potential intermodal terminals. In the LAMBIT model, barge/road and rail/road intermodal chains can be compared to unimodal road transport within Belgium. In this paper we show how to include, next to market prices, the value of time in the model and how to integrate other factors influencing the cost structure, such as the possibility to use the terminal as an empty depot and implications of the so-called backhaul problem and the distance of the post-haulage section. Different scenarios will be evaluated and compared to the reference scenario.

A GIS-based analysis of the potential for freight villages in Turkey

Over the last decade, significant growth has been realised in the sector of the maritime container traffic in Turkey, but moving freight towards the hinterland by rail is still a major problem. In addition to the liberalisation of the Turkish State Railways and the national development plans towards enhancing transport network, intermodal terminals (freight villages) are also being constructed. Today, private initiatives have started to offer intermodal rail services between seaports and the inland terminals. An initial decision making problem in this setting is about the location of an intermodal terminal. The objective of this paper is to propose a geographic information system (GIS)-based location analysis model to analyse the Turkish intermodal terminal landscape. Taking transport price as the main modal choice variable, the model aims to minimise the total sum of transport prices and visualises the results using GIS maps. The model is used as a policy support tool to highlight intermodal transport potential and to demonstrate a vision on the future development of intermodal transport in Turkey.

Beslissingsondersteunend instrument voor intermodaal transportbeleid

Intermodaal transport wordt gedefinieerd als de combinatie van minimum twee transportmodi in één transportketen, waarbij de goederen niet van ladingseenheid veranderen. Het hoofdtraject wordt uitgevoerd per spoor, binnenschip of maritiem schip. Het vooren natransport via de weg wordt idealiter zo kort mogelijk gehouden. Dergelijk transport speelt onder andere een belangrijke rol in de ontsluiting van havens naar het achterland. Havens vormen immers een onderdeel van intermodale ketens en competitie vindt plaats tussen transportketens in plaats van tussen havens. Wereldwijd wordt steeds meer aandacht gelegd op continentale distributienetwerken in het achterland van havens, met als doel het verhogen van de logistieke integratie en het reduceren van de distributiekosten. Hierbij worden het spoor en de binnenvaart vaak gesuggereerd als oplossingen om een goede toegang tot het achterland te verzekeren.