A Study of the Economic Influence of Containerisation on Transport Systems : Report of the Twenty-First Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 1-2 February 1973

A Study of the Economic Influence of Containerisation on Transport Systems Report of the Twenty-First Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 1-2 February 1973

This Round Table describes and evaluates the British experience regarding containerisation, and discusess its implications for developments elsewhere in Europe.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Joy, Stewart (-)
Autores Corporativos: European Conference of Ministers of Transport (-), Round Table on Transport Economics (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider, Round Table on Transport Economics, 21st
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1974.
Colección:ECMT Round Tables, no.21.
Materias:
Transport
Business & Economics
Transportation Economics
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • INTRODUCTORY REPORT
  • A Study of the Economic Influence of Containerisation on Transport Systems by Stewart Joy, United Kingdom
  • Introduction
  • Background to the container revolution
  • Characteristics of the Freightliner system in Britain
  • Freightliner versus road haulier
  • Freightliners' relations with the railways
  • The influence of maritime traffic
  • The implications of the British experience for other European railways
  • Bibliograpny
  • SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION
  • -Introduction
  • Lessons to be learned from the Freightliner experiment
  • The containerisation market: traffic forecast
  • Difficulties presented by the attitude of transport operators
  • Technical difficulties
  • Conclusions

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