Efficient Hinterland Transport Infrastructure and Services for Large Container Ports

The development of new terminal infrastructure should take into account the effects that increasing traffic volumes will have on the existing infrastructure and plan for expansion if necessary. As volumes increase, alternative modes of transport are being promoted to reduce both congestion and environmental impacts. In the specific case of Chile and the new development associated with the Puerto de Gran Escala project, it is imperative to carefully plan the development of the hinterland infrastructure (roads and railroads). This is not only necessary to ensure that the investment yields adequate economic benefit; it must also maximize the social and environmental sustainability of the project. This paper provides an overview of the state of the art in hinterland transport management, focusing on the challenges that the development of new container terminal infrastructure is likely to bring to the local communities. Recommendations and a set of case studies of good practice are also provided.

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• Authors:
  • Acciaro, Michele
  • McKinnon, Alan
• Conference:
  • Roundtable on RT Port Investment and Container Shipping Markets Roundtable
  • Location: Santiago , Chile
  • Date: 2013-11-7 to 2013-11-8
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 32p
• Serial:
  • International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
  • Issue Number: 2013/19
  • Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • ISSN: 2223-439X
  • Serial URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/2223439x

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Container terminals; Environmental impacts; Freight service; Highway transportation; Infrastructure; Landside capacity; Landside operations (Ports); Ports; Railroad transportation; Recommendations; State of the art; Traffic congestion
• Geographic Terms: Chile
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01497829
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Discussion Paper No. 2013-19
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 2013 7:10PM