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| Integrated RESEARCH: IMPREND |
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| Project Acronym: |
IMPREND |
| Type of contract: |
Shared Cost |
| Project title: |
IMPROVEMENT OF PRE- AND END-HAULAGE |
| Main contractor: |
BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL BV |
| Type organisation: |
Industry |
| Country: |
NL |
| Start date & duration: |
1997-06-01 - 24 months |
| Area: |
Integrated |
| Relevant tasks: |
3.2.5 |
| Total cost in kECUs: |
665 |
| Total EU contribution in kECUs: |
380 |
Objectives of research
Main objectives:
The main objective of IMPREND is the improvement of pre- and end-haulage at terminals, achieved by defining and testing a number of formulas on how to improve pre- and end-haulage. The project consists of four phases. In the first, the present situation with regard to pre- and end-haulage will be analysed. In the second, a number of formulas on how to improve pre- and end-haulage will be defined and discussed in meetings with (potential) users of Intermodal Transport. These formulas will be tested at a selected number of terminals. After identification of the most successful formulas, they will be made applicable for implementation at terminals throughout Europe. The deliverables are the following: 1 a report with an overview of the intermodal structures (terminals, players, routes) in the corridors between the terminals involved; an overview of present methods of working with regard to pre- and end-haulage at the selected terminals; and a listing of the most important bottlenecks in pre- and end-haulage at the terminals studied as well as examples of solutions in Europe and the USA. 2 an overview of formulas for the improvement of pre- and end-haulage and of the outcomes of the various users meetings organised in participating terminal regions. 3 a report on the results of the demonstration projects. 4 the final report, including recommendations for transport companies, for terminal operators and for other organisations in the field of intermodal transport. It will also highlight implications for future government policy as well as recommendations for policy makers (both at a national and EU level). Specific intermodal objectives: IMPREND aims at enhancing the efficiency of terminals as an integral part in the intermodal transport chain.
Demo Sites:
Bordeaux (FR), Duisburg (DE), Amsterdam (NL), Arnhem/Nijmengen (NL), Huelva (ES), Barcelona (ES)
Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
Task Force "Transport Intermodality". The projects IQ, FREIA, WELCOM, SIMET. Links with PACT actions. Study on the Rotterdam-Milan Corridor.
Participants
| Organisation |
Type |
Country |
| BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL BV |
Industry |
NL |
| NEA - TRANSPORTONDERZOEK EN -OPLEIDING |
Research Organisation |
NL |
| INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LES TRANSPORTS ET LEUR SÉCURITÉ |
Research Organisation |
FR |
| INTERMODAL TRANSPORT FOUNDATION |
Other |
NL |
| EUROPEAN INTERMODAL ASSOCIATION |
Other |
BE |
| AGENCE RÉGIONALE DE L'ENERGIE, DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DES MATIÈRES PREMIÈRES |
Other |
FR |
| TELEPORT DUISBURG GMBH |
Industry |
DE |
| LOGISTISCHE DIENSTE & HAFEN EMMERICH |
Industry |
DE |
| GEMEENTELIJK HAVENBEDRIJF AMSTERDAM |
Industry |
NL |
| 5MDN |
Other |
NL |
| TELECOTRANS |
Other |
ES |
Coordinator's name: Mr René BUCK
Address: BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL BV
Kerkenbos, 10-31
PO Box: POBOX 1456
6501 BL Nijmegen
NL
Tel: +31-80-790222
Fax: +31-80-790120
European Commission Contact Point
Name: Mr. Patrick MERCIER-HANDISYDE
Tel: +32-2-2968329
Fax: +32 -2-2954349
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