Maritime
Efficient Hinterland Transport Infrastructure and Services for Large Container Ports
Discussion Paper,
31 August 2013
The Evolution of London’s Crossrail Scheme and the Development of the Department for Transport’s Economic Appraisal Methods
Discussion Paper,
1 November 2011
Moving Freight with Better Trucks
Research Report, Policy Insights,
18 April 2011
- The freight transport task is growing rapidly in most regions and requires effective utilisation of all modes of transport.
- The safety and environmental impacts of road haulage require regulatory intervention for optimal outcomes.
- Compliance can be improved greatly through legislation that assigns responsibility.
- Compliance regimes can be enhanced by exploiting technological innovations.
- A performance based approach to regulation offers the potential to meet community objectives for road freight transport more fully.
- Many higher capacity vehicles have equivalent or even better intrinsic safety characteristics in some respects than most common workhorse trucks.
- Truck crash energies mean safety regulation must pay particular attention to managing truck speeds and driver alertness and impairment.
- Higher capacity vehicles have potential to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
- Higher capacity vehicles can result in fewer vehicle-kilometres travelled.
- The lower unit costs offered by higher productivity trucks could result in increased overall demand for road freight transport and a transfer of freight from other modes.
- Road pricing systems can be developed to manage use of the transport network more efficiently.
- Road infrastructure and trucks need to be developed in concert.
- Significant opportunities for improvement of the regulation of heavy trucks have been identified.
So You're Considering Introducing Congestion Charging? Here's What You Need to Know
Discussion Paper,
4 February 2010
The Singapore Experience: The Evolution of Technologies, Cost and Benefits, and Lessons Learnt
Discussion Paper,
1 December 2009
Interurban Passenger Transport: Economic Assessment of Major Infrastructure Projects
Discussion Paper,
1 December 2009
High-Speed Inter-City Transport System in Japan Past, Present and the Future
Discussion Paper,
1 December 2009
The Future of Interurban Passenger Transport - Bringing Citizens Closer Together
Discussion Paper,
30 September 2009
Globalisation and Freight Transport Costs in Maritime Shipping and Aviation
Discussion Paper,
30 April 2009
Etat de la construction et du fonctionnement du marché des transports routiers de marchandises en Europe
Discussion Paper,
29 April 2009
The Construction and Operation of the Road Freight Transport Market in Europe
Discussion Paper,
29 April 2009
Empirical Evidence for Integration and Disintegration of Maritime Shipping, Port and Logistics Activities
Discussion Paper,
1 January 2009
The Potential of Economic Incentives to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Goods Transport
Discussion Paper,
27 May 2008
Responding to Increasing Port-related Freight Volumes: Lessons from Los Angeles/Long Beach and Other US Ports and Hinterlands
Discussion Paper,
1 March 2008
The Relationship Between Seaports and the Inter-Modal Hinterland in Light of Global Supply Chains
Discussion Paper,
1 March 2008
The Impact of Hinterland Access Conditions on Rivalry between Ports
Discussion Paper,
1 February 2008