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Session 3: Road Freight Transport and Logistics. MOWE-IT Workshop Resilient Road Transport” 18. September 2013, Brussels. Main impacts on freight transport and logistics. Extreme weather events Heavy floods Winter events (heavy snow and rain) Wind and storms
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Session 3: Road Freight Transport and Logistics • MOWE-IT Workshop Resilient Road Transport” • 18. September 2013, Brussels
Main impacts on freight transport and logistics • Extreme weatherevents • Heavy floods • Winter events (heavy snowand rain) • Wind andstorms • Most relevant impacts • Economiclosses • Delaysandtripsrescheduling
Case Studies • Floods in UK, 2007 short term adaptation measures • Extreme rainfalls in Attica, 2013, alternative truck routes • Katrina Hurricane in US, 2005 importance of advance preparation • Winter storm in Italy, 2012 promptness of meteorological notices • Sever European flooding in Germany, Czech Republic and Austria, 2013, learning from the past and coordination
Questionstobediscussed • Potential points of discussion for the workshop on road freight transport • Why is information on the impact of natural hazards on freight so rare? Robustness of the sector, public interest or companies’ privacy considerations? • Are meteorological warnings appropriate and timely for freight operations? • How can SMEs get involved in the adaptation strategies? • Which are the most limiting barriers to cooperation and information exchange in the freight and logistics sector? • What can European and national policy do to improve road passenger transport resilience? • Which open research questions should be addressed in the RTD programmes?