Authors: | Ronny Klæboe, Johanna Ludvigsen |
Report nr: | 1118/2010 |
ISBN: | 978-82-480-1197-2 |
ISBN (digital version): | 978-82-480-1179-8 |
Language: | English |
Attachments | Full report |
85% of the global warming effect of current heavy duty truck transports between Norway and the European continent can be saved by replacing them with intermodal rail solutions. However, this is easier said than done. Imports to Norway increase more than exports and stem from dispersed points of origin. Establishing Rail Ports to Norway at strategic locations on the continent could serve to consolidate the various flows, transferring inbound truck loads to rail. This requires that Norwegian authorities cooperate on several administrative and political levels with EC Member States, regional authorities in Northern Germany, as well as private transport and logistics operators. Users of the new services must be offered a quality of service that makes rail freight attractive.