Transportation Planning and Technology · 2004 · 111 citations · 0 references
ManagementIndustrial EngineeringTransportation PlanningTransportTransportationTransportation EngineeringFreight TransportFreight TransportationIntermodal TransportIntermodal TransportationMultimodal TransportationTransport OperationsFreight Transport PolicyIntermodal Freight TransportationIntermodal Transport OperationsKey InnovationsMarket ShareModal Split AnalysisMultimodal Freight TransportMultimodal Logistics
Breakthrough innovations, whether technological, organizational or both, are a necessity if the market share of intermodal freight transport is to expand. The main growth potential lies in the markets for flows over short distances, for perishable and high-value commodities, for small consignments, and for flows that demand speed, reliability and flexibility. It will take radical innovations to produce a breakthrough in the modal split and allow these new markets to be conquered. This special issue is based on papers presented at an international conference on freight transport automation and multimodality, held in Delft in May 2002, that are illustrative of the direction of breakthrough research and development (R&D) aimed at increasing the market share for intermodal transport.