Intermodal Transport and Supply Chains Workshop, Leipzig, 26 May 2009

The workshop will examine the forces driving development of the sector, discuss the potential ramifications of the current severe downturn and reflect on the future development of supply chains over the longer term. Workshop Outline Workshop Conclusions  -  also available in Russian

Background Documents

Transport Outlook 2009: Globalisation, Crisis and Transport JTRC Discussion Paper No.2009-12, May 2009 Liberalization in Maritime Transport Mary BROOKS, Dalhousie University, Canada Forum Paper 2009-2 Finland State of Logistics 2009 Survey Lauri OJALA, Turku School of Economics, Finland Intermodal Rail, Barge and Inland Sea  -- Russian Boris LAPIDUS, OJSC "RZD" Freight Transportation Jean-Claude RAOUL, Académie des technologies, France Intermodal Transport and Supply Chains: Moving the Global Economy Wolfgang STÖLZLE, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Globalisation and its Impacts on Inland and Intermodal Transport Christian REYNAUD, NESTEAR, France Forum Paper No 2009-5 Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses. Summary and Conclusions JTRC Discussion Paper No.2009-8 Port Competition and Hinterland Connections. Summary and Conclusions JTRC Discussion Paper No.2008-19 Improving Reliability on Surface Transport Networks Background Document Globalization and Freight Transport Costs in Maritime Shipping and Aviation David HUMMELS, NBER, Purdue University, Indiana, USA Forum Paper 2009-3 Research Findings on the Evolution of the World Economy and its Links with Transport ITF Secretariat Forum Paper 2009-10