Jul 13, 2018 | Papers
Abstract: According to European recommendations, a combination of differentiated rail charges, environmental legal restrictions and voluntary commitment is generally required to achieve an effective reduction of rail environmental costs. This paper aims at...
Jul 13, 2018 | Papers
Abstract: This paper aims at defining a pricing scheme to internalize environmental costs into rail access charges based on five principles: 1) marginal social cost pricing, 2) consistency with current European Union (EU) legislation, 3) balancing incentives with...
Jul 13, 2018 | Papers
Abstract: In Europe, legislation requires transparent and non discriminatory rail access charges based on the principles of the short run marginal social cost although mark ups are permitted where necessary to meet financial requirements. Current legislation states...
Jul 13, 2018 | Papers
Abstract: La introducción del vehículo eléctrico será uno de los retos venideros de una movilidad urbana cada vez más concienciada de las externalidades medioambientales y energéticas. En este sentido, el dimensionamiento y la instauración de una red pública de puntos...
Jul 13, 2018 | Papers
Abstract: This paper presents an analytical model to forecast yard inventory in container terminals and proposes a method to determine the optimal space utilization. This method takes into consideration the congestion effects on terminal performance and the seasonal...
Jul 13, 2018 | Papers
Abstract: This paper proposes an analytic continuous model to evaluate the modifications of distribution costs caused by the implementation of Urban Consolidation Centers (UCC) in a dense area of a city. Freight flows from interurban carriers are consolidated and...
