Modelling Complex Intermodal Freight Flows

Abstract

In regions with an extensive waterway network intermodal transport including inland navigation is a good alternative for unimodal road transport. Intermodal transport networks exhibit an increased complexity due to the inclusion of multiple transport modes, multiple decision makers and multiple types of load units. A discrete event simulation methodology is proposed to understand the network dynamics and analyze policy measures with the intention of stimulating intermodal barge transport. The simulation model allows to quantify a number of network properties resulting from the interaction of freight flows. The intermodal hinterland network of the port of Antwerp serves as the real-world application in this study. Various aspects in the modelling process are discussed and a first potential policy is analysed.

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• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02199-2_14

• https://documentserver.uhasselt.be//bitstream/1942/10820/1/Modelling_Complex_Intermodal_Freight_Flows._.pdf

• http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-642-02199-2_14.pdf,

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02199-2_14

• https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-02199-2_14,

http://doclib.uhasselt.be/dspace/bitstream/1942/10820/1/Modelling_Complex_Intermodal_Freight_Flows._.pdf,

https://rd.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-02199-2_14,

https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/30321683