by Walther Ploos van Amstel
The market for electrified transport logistic vehicles is still in an early stage. Most research and development efforts are expended for vehicles related to light commercial vehicles. However, research and development efforts related to larger vehicles are accelerating.
The International Urban Freight Conference 2017 (I-NUF) will be the premier venue for multidisciplinary urban freight research. Join the global network of scholars in Long Beach (USA) to share research and the best practices with the research community, government, and the private sector. I-NUF 2017 is jointly organised by METRANS and the MetroFreight Center of …
In recent years the tremendous power of digital sharing platforms and crowd-based access to existing assets has started to rewrite the rules of business for many industries. Smartphones and mobile technologies combined with shifting societal values are allowing companies with new business models to proliferate at unprecedented speed, scale, and valuation.
On April 24 – 26 representatives from Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands and Sweden met in Vienna for a CIVIC project meeting and site visit. During the two days the participants discussed the progression of the project’s different work packages and visited the demonstration site Seestadt Aspern in Vienna. The CIVIC project is almost half way.
Working with parcel carriers in the UK, the FTC2050 project examines the potential for closer operational collaboration between carriers to reduce urban traffic and energy demand whilst maintaining customer service levels. The project evaluates to what extent collaboration can develop within a commercial setting or whether a 3rd party ‘Freight Traffic Controller’ (FTC) would be necessary …
The SUCCESS project presented a new report demonstrating the potential of the solutions developed by SUCCESS to be replicated and transferred afterwards. It consolidates 22 good practices observed mainly in European countries and USA to improve knowledge and understanding of the construction supply chain and logistics.
A new Pembina Institute report looks at municipal and industry-led initiatives and solutions to address urban freight challenges, that are done through a variety of stakeholder engagement and collaborative approaches. Pembina highlight best practices in freight management, including case studies from New York City, Toronto, Sweden and London, England.
Poor air quality is now thought to be the cause of 40,000 deaths in the UK each year. But while cars and lorries have attracted most attention, less reported is the contribution of other polluters to the problem, particularly construction sites. According to the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory construction sites are responsible for 7.5% of damaging NOx …
The UK has taken a next step in developing autonomous last-mile mobility with the launch of a driverless shuttle trial in an urban environment. Gateway Project (Greenwich Automated Transport Environment) researchers want to learn how the prototype pod reacts alongside people in a natural environment.
Civitas cities encourage the use of cleaner freight vehicles and are developing solutions to better coordinate freight logistics. The Civitas Learning Centre contains a large library of free e-learning resources about all aspects of sustainable mobility, including urban freight. The e-learning program comes with tests and certification.