Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(2):4-17 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2022.005

Environmental, financial, and accessibility analysis of low-density high-value goods shipment

Maryam khooshechin gilaka, Alper Cebecib
a. Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Atilim University, Ankara 06830, Turkey
b. Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Atilim University, Ankara 06830, Turkey

In recent decades finished and semi-finished commodities are the most common and fastest-growing cargo categories for transportation in Europe. These commodities usually have low density and are of high value. This paper aims to assess the CO2 emissions, cost, and availability of road, rail, and railroad intermodal transportation used to deliver LDHV goods in a case study involving chemical goods transportation throughout the EU27 countries in 2020. The findings indicated that most chemical goods were transported via road, which emits more CO2 than a railway. Furthermore, road transport cost is significantly higher than rail. In order to reduce CO2 emissions and costs, four railroad intermodal scenarios were suggested. According to the analysis, these scenarios for delivering LDHV goods may be feasible to mitigate environmental concerns while also significantly lowering costs. Additionally, the availability and accessibility of intermodal terminals for shipping LDHV goods were analyzed to evaluate these scenarios.

Keywords: LDHV goods, rail-road Intermodal transportation, CO2 emission, Intermodal terminal density, Intermodal terminal accessibility

Received: January 26, 2022; Revised: April 6, 2022; Accepted: April 13, 2022; Prepublished online: May 31, 2022; Published: August 18, 2022  Show citation

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khooshechin gilak, M., & Cebeci, A. (2022). Environmental, financial, and accessibility analysis of low-density high-value goods shipment. Transactions on Transport Sciences, 13(2), 4-17. doi: 10.5507/tots.2022.005
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