Advanced rail and maritime system demonstrations in Europe

Ballis, A

dc.contributor.author	Ballis, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:53:51Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:53:51Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	0361-1981	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27131
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	TERMINALS	en
dc.title	Advanced rail and maritime system demonstrations in Europe	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	The development of innovative systems for rail and maritime terminals is an issue high on the agenda of the transport industry. In Europe, a number of new transport systems for unitized cargoes are already in the mature design or pilot phase. A study was done to present a subset of these systems for which pilot demonstrations exist, to identify the basic directions of the relevant technological research and to evaluate the effects of these systems on the structural and operational environment of the terminals. The relevant analysis was based on the experience extracted by field trials as well as by modeling tasks used for the evaluation of the related terminal performance. It was revealed that tasks such as the reduction of terminal access time, fast train loading and unloading, and achievement of high degrees in equipment automation are technically and operationally feasible.	en
heal.publisher	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL	en
heal.journalName	INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING	en
heal.bookName	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000227334200011	en
dc.identifier.issue	1873	en
dc.identifier.spage	89	en
dc.identifier.epage	98	en