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FACULTY MECHANICAL, MARITIME AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
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Specialization: Transport Engineering and Logistics
Report number: 2013.TEL.7811.
Title:
Alternative concepts for
inter-terminal freight transport across
different modes for the
Maasvlakte 1 and 2
Author:
L.R. de Lange
Title (in Dutch) Alternatieve concepten voor Inter Terminal Transport van vracht op verschillende wijze voor de Maasvlakte 1 en 2.
Assignment: Literature
Confidential: no
Initiator (university): dr.ir. R. R. Negenborn
Delft University of Technology
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL, MARITIME AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Department of Marine and Transport Technology Mekelweg 2 2628 CD Delft the Netherlands Phone +31 (0)15-2782889 Fax +31 (0)15-2781397 www.mtt.tudelft.nl
Fig. 1: Transport over multiple modalities.
Student: Lars de Lange Assignment type: Literature
Supervisor (TUD): Dr. ir. R.R. Negenborn Report number: 2013.TEL.7811.
Specialization: TEL Confidential: no
Creditpoints (EC): 12
Subject: Alternative concepts for inter-terminal freight transportation across different modes Freight transport has been growing rapidly over the last
decades. Transport has so far been a major contributor to economic growth, but problems are expected with respect to being able to accommodate the future transport growth. In order to manage these problems, a more integrated way of looking at transport has to be considered. Terminals at large ports will have to consider all the inter-terminal transportation collectively and invest into a system that can handle the upcoming growth using an intermodal wide network across the port.
In this literature study you will investigate at a network level the interaction among different modes of transportation (e.g., over water, rail, road) and create concepts for future alternatives within the inter-terminal freight transportation. Relevant questions are:
What are the goals of a large port? Are there any problems conflicting with these goals? What are the components that constitute an intermodal transport network? How can the
dynamics of these components be modeled? Are there any boundary conditions to this model? What concepts can be thought up or be provided by the literature that can adapt to the
dynamics of this model and honor its boundaries?
What method could be used to rank the concepts on their economical and technological feasibility? Using this method could the most promising concepts supplement the goals of an intermodal port?
Based on your literature survey, it is expected that you present a picture of the state of the art in inter-terminal freight transportation across different modes, and that conclude with a recommendation for future research opportunities and potential for more ideas and/or applications.
The report must be written in English and must comply with the guidelines of the section. Details can be found on the website.
For more information, contact Rudy Negenborn (r.r.negenborn@tudelft.nl). The supervisor,
