Will the Automotive era come to an end in the 21th century? Looking at today’s environmental and economic challenges of the use of last century technology cars and listening to some trend watchers one could think so. Cars can be regarded, as an old school status product indeed, for which there is no …

Trucks, consume an enormous amount of diesel annually and contribute greatly to the total CO2 emission around the world. Electrification of these freight vehicles will lead to reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emission. Trailers as part of heavy freight vehicles are a great opportunity for innovative …

The number of light commercial vehicles (LCV) in cities is growing, which puts increasing pressure on the liveability of cities. Small electric freight vehicles and cargo bikes can offer a solution, as they take less space, can manoeuvre easily and free from polluting emissions. Within the two-year LEVV-LOGIC …

De bouw is een traditionele wereld. Maar ook in tradities treden veranderingen op. Zo vormde nieuwbouw altijd de hoofdmoot binnen de bouwopleidingen. En als je de nieuwbouwvaardigheden beheerste, dan kon je ook wel een renovatie of transformatie uitvoeren. Langzaamaan wordt duidelijk dat er toch wel …

Cities’ sustainability strategies seem to aim at the reduction of the negative impacts of urban freight transport. In the past decades, many public and private initiatives have struggled to gain broad stakeholder support and thus remain viable. Researchers and practitioners have only recently recognised …

In 2016 is in het kader van het Sia Raak Pro INTRALOG (intelligent Truck Application in Logistics) onderzoek gedaan naar de praktische toepassingsmogelijkheden van zelfrijdende vrachtvoertuigen (Automatic Guided Trucks/ AGT) op de zogenaamde interne baan (CER) tussen de terminal op de 2e Maasvlakte onderzocht. …

This study investigates whether a system of hub locations distributing goods across the water to the city of Amsterdam can be a potential future solution to guarantee same-day delivery to shopkeepers. A simulation model was developed to analyse the logistics performances and to optimise the number of …

A major challenge associated with the implementation of CL initiatives lies with their economic and financial long-term success. In this context, the business model concept can support assessing the business side of stakeholders’ decision-making processes as major determinants for such success. The purpose …

Rotterdam is a city in transition. Once a strongly government-led and top-down planned city, the municipality and other major planning institutions such as developers and housing corporations are now looking for different ways to achieve their ambitions in urban development. More cooperation with civic …

Interview met Hans van den Broek, lector Maritime Human Factors: Automatisering. Een bedreiging voor de werkgelegenheid in de maritieme industrie of moeten we deze ontwikkeling met open armen ontvangen? En wat staat ons eigenlijk te wachten? Wij bespraken de ontwikkelingen rondom automatisering met …