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Category Archives: Freight Transport
Major challenges for international freight transport during the pandemic
Reduced capacity, major delays and cost increases for international freight transport, but little change in transport volumes related to Norwegian foreign trade.
This is the main findings in one of two new TØI reports which examines how the Corona pandemic affected freight transport in Norway...
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Posted in Flight, Freight Transport, Railways, Shipping
Tagged air transport, capacity, costs, Covid-19, delay, freight transport, maritime shipping, pandemic, rail transport, road transport, sea transport
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Impact of ‘Fit for 55’ on maritime transport costs
The National Institute for Economic Research has given VTI the assignment of estimating the impact of Fit for 55 (the EU's climate policy package) on shipping. The project includes Senior Analyst Inge Vierth, Researcher Axel Merkel, Analyst Joar Lind and research assistants Karin Ek and Emma...
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Posted in Environment and Climate, Freight Transport, Shipping
Tagged climate policy, legislation, maritime shipping, maritime transport, shipping
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A combined mobility sector meets in Oslo at the Mobility 2023 conference
On 27 and 28 March 2023, a combined mobility sector is organizing Norway's largest research-based conference on transport and mobility in Oslo.
We live in a time of tough climate targets, energy challenges and an ongoing war in Europe, which largely affect the transport sector. Changes and new...
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Posted in Conference, Freight Transport, Passenger Transport
Tagged city transport, conference, logistics, micromobility, mobility
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Knowledge gaps and new Big Data innovation sources in freight and logistics
The freight and logistics sector experiences a period of great transformation as new technological options such as zero emission vehicles become reality and the digitalization of services proceeds. Proper policies are required to guide and support the transition in an optimal manner. Two reports...
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Posted in Freight Transport
Tagged analysis methods, big data, data analytics, freight transport, logistics
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Increased circularity of masses is possible thanks to sea transports
Posted in Freight Transport, Shipping
Tagged circularity, clay masses, excavated materials, freight transport, sea transport
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Research on rail transport at VTI
VTI strives to increase research in the field of rail transport, and currently it has about twenty people working in this area. Together they represent a broad and deep competence base with an interdisciplinary approach. Peter Torstensson, acting Director of Research at VTI and a docent at...
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Posted in Freight Transport, Passenger Transport, Simulation, Vehicles
Tagged rail transport, railway, train, train simulators
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Acceptance and need of real-time traffic information services in the transport industry
C-ITS services offering real-time traffic information are estimated to have a large potential to improve road safety, traffic flow, and energy efficiency. For freight traffic, these improvements could result in cost-benefits.
Photo: Shutterstock
NordicWay 2 and 3 (www.nordicway.net) projects...
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Posted in Freight Transport, Intelligent Transport Systems
Tagged C-ITS, cost-benefit, freight transport, real time
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Together we shape a more sustainable future of freight transport in Europe
In 2021, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has started to lead a new project to tackle the future challenges in the freight and logistics area. Funded under European Union’s Horizon 2020 program, Smart freight TranspOrt and logistics Research Methodologies – STORM project aims at...
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Posted in Freight Transport
Tagged best practices, big data, digitalisation, freight transport, logistics
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Environmentally friendly logistics for collection and recycling
VTI is taking a prominent role in two projects in the field of environmentally friendly logistics and sustainable transport: the SATIN* project to increase the circularity of textiles and the SHREK project, which looks at the role of Swedish ports in a circular economy.
Large volumes of...
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Posted in Environment and Climate, Freight Transport
Tagged environmental impact, environmentally friendly, logistics, recycling
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E-grocery can reduce transport
E-grocery gives new opportunities for consumers in terms of improved accessibility and services. It also means new logistics challenges for companies. Grocery e-commerce could contribute to a more transport efficient society through reduced car usage of consumers.
In a study financed by the...
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Posted in Energy and Fuel, Freight Transport
Tagged car use, e-commerce, e-grocery, energy consumption
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