Is intermodal freight transport more environmentally friendly than all-road freight transport? A review

Abstract

Intermodal transport, the combination and integration of several modes, with the use of loading units,\nhas been said to be more environmentally friendly than unimodal road transport for the carriage of\ngoods. The political and scientific interest in this transport market is largely due to this sustainablity\nand ecological aspect of the intermodal transportation system. In this paper an overview is given of\nstudies and papers that are tackling the issue of the external effects of both intermodal and unimodal\ntransport. An overview is given of the types of external costs that were taken into account (emissions,\nsecurity, noise,...) and the methodologies that were used to estimate the external effects and to value\nthese effects in terms of costs. The results of the different studies are compared to each other and\ncommon conclusions are drawn.

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