Meeting IMO’s climate goals for 2050: sailingon alternative fuels and its consequences

The global temperature is rising as a consequence of the climate change. In order to stop the further increase of the global temperature, the international community has decided to aim at reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the near future. To achieve this ambition, various alternatives in shipping need to be explored including...

Calculation of Transport Cost for Freight Carriers on the Last Mile: Conducting a Case Study in the Municipality of Delft to Validate and Improve Usage of the Last-Mile Scan Calculation Model

Urban freight distribution problems vary in nature and can be characterized as economically, environmentally or socially grounded. Urban freight distribution operates in urban areas were space is in short supply. These residency areas are the homes of many people. Since most vehicles still drive on conventional energy sources, greenhouse gas...

Short-term responses of Dutch vacationers to a sharp increase in transport costs

This paper investigates vacationers’ short-term responses to a sharp increase in transport costs. It aims to (1) acquire an understanding of the relative popularity of the different types of responses among vacationers and (2) explore whether there are distinct market segments of vacationers that respond differently to a sharp increase in...

Optimization of the dimensions of dry bulk ships: The case of the river Rhine

Inland Ships for Efficient Transport Chains

The European inland waterway transport sector is a highly competitive one. The transport operators in this sector are mainly small companies with only one ship. Such companies have very few possibilities to distinguish themselves from their competitors. At the same time their main asset, their ship, is often highly standardized. In this thesis,...

Freight transport: At any price? Effects of transport costs on book and newspaper supply chains in the Netherlands