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Digital twin applications in urban logistics: an overview

Urban traffic attributed to commercial and industrial transportation largely affects living standards in cities due to external factors like pollution and congestion. To counter this, smart cities deploy technologies such as digital twins (DT)s to achieve sustainability. Research suggests that DTs can be beneficial in optimizing the physical systems they are linked with. The concept …

DNV presents Energy Transition Outlook for decarbonising transport

Shipping, aviation, and road transport will face profound changes in fuels, electrification, and infrastructure over the next three decades. DNV has quantified this in the annual Energy Transition Outlook. The Transport in Transition is a deep-dive into availability, technology development, costs, policy drivers, and likely uptake of sustainable energy sources in transport sectors through to 2050.  …

Market development of climate-friendly technologies in heavy-duty road freight transport

A decisive factor for ensuring the rapid market ramp-up of heavy-duty vehicles (>12 t) with climate-friendly alternative drivetrains is the deployment of refueling and charging infrastructures in line with the demand and synchronized with the ramp-up of the vehicles. Therefore, information on the vehicle ramp-up in the coming years can be obtained from the projected …

NYC to test local delivery hubs

New York City will begin testing local delivery hubs this summer to reduce truck traffic and emissions in favor of more sustainable transportation options. Microhubs in the city will provide designated curbside or off-street locations for trucks to unload items onto low-emissions transportation modes, like electric vehicles or cargo bikes, for last-mile delivery. More than …

Electric HGVs will soon be cheaper than diesel HGVs in the UK

Battery electric trucks could start delivering more of the UK’s goods much earlier than previously thought, according to new research published today. The study, commissioned from industry experts Element Energy by Transport & Environment UK, shows that battery electric trucks can already start to replace diesel trucks for most uses in the next few years.  City, urban …

Property owners as possible game changers for sustainable city logistics: a case study

Commercial activity and supporting freight movements are essential to urban life. Unfortunately, urban freight has adverse effects on sustainability and requires innovative approaches to enhance the positive aspects and minimize the negative ones. There is a common understanding among practitioners that the negative impacts of urban freight can be alleviated with better knowledge about the …

Joint modeling of arrivals and parking durations for freight loading zones for city logistics

Truck parking, especially curb space management in cities is a key challenge faced by urban freight policy makers and transportation planners. A new paper analyzes truck parking patterns in urban freight loading zones by jointly modeling the vehicle arrival rates and the parking durations. Three models were explored: Count data (Negative Binomial) for vehicle arrivals. Survival …

CTPark Amsterdam City is open for lease

CTPark Amsterdam City is open for lease. The first XXL city hub’s shell and logistics infrastructure are ready. The finishing touches will be put on the inside in the coming weeks. The complex will open in early 2023. CTPark Amsterdam City is a unique building by Dutch standards, says Remon Vos, CEO of CTP, owner …