Appraisal of European freight transport corridors

Tsamboulas, D; Ballis, A; Ercolani, F

dc.contributor.author	Tsamboulas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Ballis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Ercolani, F	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:12:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:12:38Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0278-9434	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12183
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dc.subject.classification	Transportation	en
dc.subject.other	Evaluation	en
dc.subject.other	Finance	en
dc.subject.other	Loading	en
dc.subject.other	Societies and institutions	en
dc.subject.other	Transportation routes	en
dc.subject.other	Freight transport corridors	en
dc.subject.other	Intermodal transport	en
dc.subject.other	Freight transportation	en
dc.title	Appraisal of European freight transport corridors	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	The appraisal methodology of a new intermodal corridor in Europe is noteworthy. The current status of Intermodal/Combined Transport in Europe, the alternative loading units (containers, swap bodies and semitrailers suitable for intermodal transport) as well as the operational requirements for a newcomer operator must be analyzed to be used in the appraisal process. A number of scenarios have been formulated taking into account all categories of operators, i.e., international carriers, forwarders and national carriers, different financing schemes and alternative loading units. The evaluation procedure concerns an (under investigation) Italy-Greece corridor but can be applied in similar studies. The financial advantage, in terms of Net Present Value, derives from the comparison of the net benefits of every operator when using the new corridor, against the benefits of the same operator continuing his current operations. The results of the financial evaluation indicate that under certain conditions of financial subsidies, a positive return to investment is expected for several cases.	en
heal.publisher	ENO FOUNDATION TRANSPORT INC	en
heal.journalName	Transportation Quarterly	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1997WQ27900007	en
dc.identifier.volume	51	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	63	en
dc.identifier.epage	77	en