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Global Freight Distribution and City Logistics: A Complex Interface

Global Freight Distribution and City Logistics: A Complex Interface. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA. City logistics concerns freight IN the city and freight AND the city.

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Global Freight Distribution and City Logistics: A Complex Interface

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  1. Global Freight Distribution and City Logistics: A Complex Interface Jean-Paul Rodrigue Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA

  2. City logistics concerns freight IN the city and freight AND the city

  3. City logistics remains about trucks circulating on urban roads and having parking difficulties Modes Alternative modes Modal Shift? Trucks/vans City Logistics Terminals Infrastructure Load Shift? Scheduling Distributions centers Operational Improvements? Parking Routing Roads Loading / Unloading Alternative infrastructure Operations Infrastructures

  4. City logistics has a long tradition… of being ignored (“planning cargo cult”)

  5. Global freight flows are articulated by a few gateway cities 39 Gateway Regions 90% of the World’s Freight Transport Pearl River Delta: 16.7%

  6. The core of the global / local interface N Maher Terminal Gate Dedicated Transloading Express Rail Elizabeth Empties ChassisPool (Maher) APM Terminal ChassisPool Gate Transloading Retail Empties ChassisPool

  7. Cities and logistics performance: limited comparative framework

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