Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)

Low Emission Choices in Freight Transport: Comparing Land and Short Sea Shipping Alternatives




List of AuthorsHämäläinen Esa, Inkinen Tommi, Olaniyi Eunice O.

EditorsMichael Freitag, Aseem Kinra, Herbert Kotzab, Nicole Megow

Conference nameInternational Conference on Dynamics in Logistics

Publication year2022

JournalLecture Notes in Logistics

Book title *Dynamics in Logistics: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference LDIC 2022, Bremen, Germany

Title of seriesLecture Notes in Logistics

Start page204

End page216

ISBN978-3-031-05358-0

eISBN978-3-031-05359-7

ISSN2194-8917

eISSN2194-8925

DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05359-7_17

URLhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-05359-7_17

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/68192061


Abstract

This study compares carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in multimodal transport chains. Given the recent pressure towards responsible logistics, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has given several resolutions aiming to decrease all emission types in sea transports. The study analyzes different combinations of alternative delivery chains of paper rolls from the production facility to the customer. The results show emissions originating from each transport leg. In the case of land transports, the greenhouse emissions from solely truck-based deliveries are two times higher than in intermodal solutions, i.e. different combinations of truck and rail. Electrified rail transportation lowers the overall emissions significantly. This indicates that a potential for electric trucks, particularly in the case of short distance deliveries.


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