Urban freight distribution: council warehouses & freight by rail

• Autorzy: Sładkowski A. , Dantas R. , Micu C. , Sekar G. , Arena A. , Singhania V.

Warianty tytułu

PT

Logística urbana: transporte ferroviário urbano de mercadorias

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Rail is the one of the highly underused form of freight transportation in the European Union. Majority of the freightage are distributed by trucks and HGVs. With new regulations and socio-environmental concerns urban logistics is facing a new challenge which can be tackled using innovative transport mechanisms and streamline operations. This article sheds light on a system which integrates freight distribution via metro lines in the closest vicinity of the customer, use of council warehouses and further innovative transport mechanisms for final delivery. This system uses existing infrastructure effectively without impacting its surroundings and triggers the reduction of polluting carriers. This system offers the option of immediate implementation which will enable EU to compete with a global freight distribution market.

PT

O caminho-de-ferro e um dos meios de transporte de mercadorias mais subaproveitado na União Europeia. A maioria da carga transportada é distribuída recorrendo ao transporte rodoviário. A entrada em vigor de novos regulamentos em conjunto com o aumento das preocupações sociais e ambientais, levam a que logística urbana enfrente novos desafios. Desafios estes que podem ser superados através de mecanismos inovadores e ou pela otimização de processos. Este artigo propõe uma nova abordagem através de um sistema que integra o transporte urbano de mercadorias sobre a rede de metropolitano chegando assim mais perto do destino final da carga, propõe ainda a instalação de pequenos centros de distribuição local e formas inovadoras de transporte até ao destino final da mercadoria. Este sistema utiliza a infraestrutura já existente de forma eficiente e sem impactos para a sua vizinhança, contribuindo assim para a redução da poluição causada pelo transporte rodoviário. Este sistema oferece a possibilidade de implementação imediata o que contribuirá para que a União Europeia possa competir num mercado de transporte de mercadorias global.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

urban; freight; city logistics; metro; council warehouse; bento box

PL

miasto; logistyka miasta; metro

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Transport Problems
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: T. 9, z. spec.
• Strony: 29--43
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Sładkowski A.

• Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Transport Krasinskiego 8 Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

autor

Dantas R.

• Instítuto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

autor

Micu C.

• University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest Splaiul Independentei nr. 313, sector 6, RO-060042, Bucuresti, Romania

autor

Sekar G.

• Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 85049, Bavaria, Germany

autor

Arena A.

• Universitá degli studi “La Sapienza” Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy

autor

Singhania V.

• University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

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