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A modern European intermodal terminal. About half of European intermodal freight travels outside the region to North America
and other continents.
Directive 92/106: The European
Union's Intermodal Legislation
P
otentially significant changes to European rules that
apply to intermodal transportation are in the works.
The European Union's 23-year old freight transportation
rules, which have been criticized for failing to facilitate efficient
transportation, are undergoing a review process that is intended
to remove barriers, such as ambiguous regulatory language and
inconsistent legal standards among the EU's member states. An
important change that is being considered would standardize
definitions of multi-modal transport, with the intention of
encouraging more use of intermodal, as it is known in the U.S., to
address broad EU goals such as reduced emissions throughout
the region.
The Combined Transport Directive (92/106/EEC) is an EU
legal instrument that aims to reduce the negative side effects of
freight transport (i) on the environment (caused by CO2 and other
pollutant emissions) and (ii) on society (such as road congestion,
accidents, noise - also called negative externalities), while
(iii) offering enhanced safety and security to shippers through
supporting the shift from long distance road haulage to railroad,
inland waterway and maritime transport on the grounds that
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these cause considerably fewer negative externalities.
Three important terms:
*
Multimodal transport: the goods (or passengers) transported
use more than one mode of transport.
*
Intermodal transport: the type of multimodal transport where
the cargo carried is loaded into an intermodal loading unit
for the entire duration of the journey, which enables efficient
transhipment from one mode of transport to another (such as
transport of a container first by road and then by a barge on an
inland waterway).
*
Combined transport: the type of intermodal transport where
the first- and last-mile road legs are limited to the shortest
possible distance, while the long(er) segment of the journey is
carried out by rail, inland waterways or maritime transport.
Directive 92/106 contains a definition of what is to be
considered the preferred combined transport, mandates the
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - July/August 2017
IANA News
Suppliers, Carriers Intensify Chassis Utilization to Aid Productivity
2017 East Coast Cargo Growth Aided by Panama Canal Expansion as Intermodal Expands Through North America
Intermodal Terminal Safety: Progress Continues, Always More to Be Done
Intermodal Has Key Role in Transport Mergers, Acquisitions
Freight Report
Directive 92/106: The European Union’s Intermodal Legislation
Government News
Intermodal Information Services News
People News
New Members
Intermodal Calendar
Insights - July/August 2017 - Cover1
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Insights - July/August 2017 - IANA News
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Insights - July/August 2017 - Suppliers, Carriers Intensify Chassis Utilization to Aid Productivity
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Insights - July/August 2017 - 2017 East Coast Cargo Growth Aided by Panama Canal Expansion as Intermodal Expands Through North America
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Insights - July/August 2017 - Intermodal Terminal Safety: Progress Continues, Always More to Be Done
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Insights - July/August 2017 - Intermodal Has Key Role in Transport Mergers, Acquisitions
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Insights - July/August 2017 - Freight Report
Insights - July/August 2017 - Directive 92/106: The European Union’s Intermodal Legislation
Insights - July/August 2017 - 23
Insights - July/August 2017 - Government News
Insights - July/August 2017 - Intermodal Information Services News
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Insights - July/August 2017 - People News
Insights - July/August 2017 - New Members
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Insights - July/August 2017 - Intermodal Calendar
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