Information and Communications Technologies for Innovative Global Freight Transport Systems

Round Table 8-9 March 2010, Genoa, Italy

Information and communications technologies are critical to effective management of intermodal traffic, and innovation in the use of ICT - technological, process and policy based - offers to improve the efficiency of transportation services and the management of hub bottlenecks.

Preliminary Programme Press Release Conclusions

Presentations

Co-modality as a solution to enhance modal shift in freight transport: ICT applications can help Enrico MUSSO, University of Genoa and Alberto CAPPATO, IIC ICT and hinterland transport Peter de LANGEN, Eindhoven University of Technology & Port of Rotterdam Authority An Approach to a Global Intermodal Transport Systems Franco BORASI, Elsag Datamat How to implement a global system: Standards, systems and services that make freight management work Frank KNOORS, LogitSystem

Background Documents

Challenges for using ICT to improve coordination in hinterland chains (Draft) Peter DE LANGEN, Eindhoven University of Technology Albert DOUMA, University of Twente Potentials of Open Access Web Based Services Franco BORASI, Finmeccanica Freightwise and Beyond Frank KNOORS, LogitSystem CLECAT / FIATA Discussion Paper Marco L. SORGETTI, CLECAT and Marco SANGALETTI, FIATA Maritime Transportation: Drivers for the Shipping and Port Industries Jean-Paul RODRIGUE, Hofstra University Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses Summary and Conclusions of the Round Table Port Competition and Hinterland Connections Summary and Conclusions of the Round Table Overcoming Border Crossing Obstacles Summary and Conclusions of the Joint ITF/UNECE/WB Seminar, 5-6 March 2009