>> 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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Freight Forecasting for the Freight Transport Association (FTA) in UK

MDS Transmodal produced maps of HGV traffic and rail freight traffic across Britain's networks for 2009 and the first half of 2010.  These are shown in the FTA's Comprehensive Spending Review submission. Forecasts for 2020 were then generated including assumptions on trade growth, container port capacity, new-build rail-connected warehousing sites, coal power station closures and increased road costs.

These forecasts indicate increased rail freight traffic, particularly in intermodal containers on the West Coast Main Line resulting from increased domestic, port-based and Channel Tunnel container traffics.  HGV growth is forecast to be much more modest, but focussed on the major international gateway port areas such as the Dover Straits and on the main long-distance trunk routes.


Welsh Ports Green Energy project

MDS Transmodal is part of a team led by DTZ that has been appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government to assess the impact of green energy projects on ports across Wales.

The work involves identifying and reviewing green energy developments which may impact on Welsh ports, including wind, tidal and wave energy projects. The study will also look at using ports to gain new business related to green energy developments.

 

Network Analysis of Freight Traffic

 

During 2009, MDS Transmodal undertook two major projects for the Department for Transport (DfT).  As part of the Freight Modal Choice programme, both projects aimed to quantify and analyse freight demand along the 14 Strategic National Corridors.  The MDS Transmodal GB Freight Model was utilised as the main analytical tool, supplemented by DfT traffic count data and information from other sources.

Both projects reports are now available to download from the DfT's website at the following link:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/freight/freight-modal/

 

Longer Semi-Trailers Project

MDS Transmodal was part of a consortium including WSP, TRL and Cambridge University undertaking research into the potential introduction of longer semi-trailers to the domestic road haulage market commissioned by the Department for Transport. The research built on previous work undertaken for the DfT by TRL into the scope for introducing longer and heavier goods vehicles (LHVs) in Great Britain.  The key aims and objectives of the project were to identify the potential costs and benefits of permitting the operation of longer semi-trailers within the domestic road haulage market. More...