Market Potential for International Rail-Based Intermodal Services in Europe: From Sea to Shining Sea

摘要: This paper examines the market potential for international rail-based intermodal services along REORIENT Corridor, which spans 11 countries from Baltic (Scandinavia) to Mediterranean (Greece) through accession of European Union. The main approach followed in this assessment is conduct scenario analyses using a state-of-the-art freight network modeling capability, allows evaluation various service supply strategies under varying operational and policy scenarios. New design options, developed combination market-based research expert opinion, are evaluated regard addressable demand likelihood successfully competing that demand. provide realistic assessments competitiveness rail attracting resulting (a) considerations pertain proposed (b) implementation interoperability directives barrier-...