>> BoxTradeIntelligence has released an analysis of Asia-Europe Westbound trade lane.  It is available here .

>> MDS Transmodal's presentation to Intermodal Europe 2011 conference in Hamburg is available for download.

>> MDS Transmodal's presentation on Port Infrastructure Development to RenewableUK 2011 conference in London is available for download. 

>> The 2011 competition for funding for international sustainable distribution services from the European Commission's Marco Polo Programme has now started and the deadline for submissions is 16 January 2012.   For a description of the main changes to the Programme this year and how MDS Transmodal can help you to develop a successful application, please see the attached White Paper

>> Longer lorries.  On the 30th March, the Department for Transport (DfT) published a consultation on a proposal to allow a 2.05m increase in the length of semi-trailers and a maximum overall length for articulated HGVs of 18.75m.  Read more

>> The UK Government's Comprehensive Spending Review has been very significant for the transport market.  MDS Transmodal produced freight traffic forecasts for the Freight Transport Association's submission.

For FTA's submission click here.

The current and forecast road and rail traffic maps are our work.

>> South America Trade Briefing The third in the series of trade briefings from MDS Transmodal - the South America Trade Briefing -presents analysis of containerised trade data to 4Q 2009 and forecasts for the next two years using the MDS Transmodal World Cargo Database.

>> North America Trade Briefing The second in the series of trade briefings from MDS Transmodal - the North America Trade Briefing -presents analysis of containerised trade data to 4Q 2009 and forecasts for the next two years using the MDS Transmodal World Cargo Database.

>> China Trade Briefing 2010  The latest China Trade Briefing report from MDS Transmodal highlights key trends in China's containerised import and export trades with near term quarterly predictions for 2010 and 2011.  Although the last 18 months have seen the container markets fall in spectacular fashion, still the words "double-digit growth" have not left the shipping industry's parlance as far as China is concerned.  The China Trade Briefing report shows why.  As well as looking at broad trends in imports and exports the report provides specific details on China's container trades with trading partners and particular commodity groups, drilling down to SITC 5 digit level in some cases.

>> Consolidated UK International Passenger database, available for 2010, describing passenger volumes by mode, route, origin/destination, journey purpose, length of stay and purpose, compatible with IPS, ferry operator and CAA sources. More...Italiano...

 

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FREIGHTWISE:  outputs and outcomes

The key output from the project is the FREIGHTWISE Framework (FWF), which is an innovative but simple information framework architecture that facilitates the electronic management of information required to plan, execute and complete freight transport chains irrespective of the number of organizations involved or the number of transport modes used.  It provides a simple blueprint for the transfer of essential data between organizations to ensure freight transport services are marketed and procured, planned and executed in the most efficient and cost-effective way, without requiring organizations to change their existing internal information systems.

Commercial benefits are immediately available following implementation because the FWF facilitates business process interoperability between different organizations involved in the freight transport chain, but without affecting the integrity of users' existing systems.  Business process integration facilitates the development of the "extended enterprise" in the freight transport chain, with the collective objective of planning, executing and completing cost effective freight transport chains.

The FWF also provides the foundations for the "Internet for Cargo," which is expected in the medium to long term to increase the potential for value comparisons for users of freight transport services and increased market visibility for service providers.

The FWF Business Guidelines will be available on the FREIGHTWISE website at: www.freightwise.info.

On the same website the FWF e-Guide will also be available, which is an interactive web-based tool to provide information of the FWF that is tailored to the needs of strategic decision-makers.