The global market for conditioned transport – predominantly conducted in refrigerated containers (‘reefers’) – grows rapidly. Due to the energy usage for continuous cargo cooling, the climate impact of cold logistics chains is substantial and still increasing. In addressing climate concerns, governments …

The main purpose of this dissertation is to establish which road (ownership or circulation) car tax model is best to reduce CO2 emissions in the European Union. In Europe, climate change and reduction of greenhouse gasses is a concern among the population, as it is seen by the growing Eco activism as …

Zoals alle bedrijfstakken heeft ook het wegvervoer van zeecontainers te maken met tal van externe ontwikkelingen die van invloed kunnen zijn op de toekomstige positie van ondernemingen in de sector. In samenwerking met TLN en een aantal leden van hun leden in de sector van zeecontainervervoerders hebben …

Dit onderzoek komt voort uit de vraag of op basis van blockchain-technologie datadeling tussen logistieke partijen mogelijk is, waarbij vooral gekeken wordt naar de vraag of het mogelijk is om een CO2-footprint vast te stellen op productniveau. In de huidige praktijk is exacte CO2 monitoring op productniveau …

From the introduction: In the Netherlands alone the potential of the circular economy for the economy is estimated at an annual cost saving effect of 7.3 billion Euros and job creation of 54,000 jobs (Bastein et al. 2013). However this potential needs to be used in applied solutions in often local settings …

Automated vehicles have reached the level of maturity in which their applicability to address transport needs are being assessed in pilot projects worldwide. It is of increasing importance to assess and share the experiences gained in these projects. This contribution reports about the application of …

As part of the National Transition Board Practice Research Raak/SIA program, the INTRALOG (intelligent Truck Application in Logistics) project investigated the practical application of zero emission Automatic Guided Trucks (AGTs) for the transport of containers in the Harbour Industrial Cluster (HIC) …

Advies- en ingenieursbureau Sweco Nederland, voorheen Grontmij Nederland, zit midden in nieuwe ontwikkelingen. Het team Integraal Ontwerp Infra, onderdeel van de divisie Transport & Mobiliteit, heeft een verouderd ontwerpproces wat geoptimaliseerd dient te worden. Het afstudeerproject richt zich op het …

In light of the successful collaboration between academic institutions and the formation process of a National LNG Platform, Lithuanian partners have repeatedly stressed the need for cooperation on midand downstream activities and applications. This is seen as an indispensable part of the future development …

This report describes the development software of the Ship Monitoring and Management system. The Transport sector is one of the biggest sectors in the Netherlands. Products are transported by road, rail and river. Most of the sectors in the transport sector try to reduce the environmental footprint. However …