Projects
Logibat VIL - Flanders Innovation Cluster for Logistics
Road freight transport is moving toward a zero-emission future. In Logibat, VIL will examine the operational and economic conditions for making battery-electric transport feasible and the requirements for rolling out a nationwide charging network.
With the spectacular development of battery technology, the battery-electric vehicle on the road can make a cost-effective and substantial contribution. In addition, increasingly ...
Towards Autonomous Inland Shipping. KU Leuven
Road transport dominates the European and Belgian hinterland freight transport
sector. Over the last decades, approximately three quarters of the cargo
streams passed by road, whilst inland waterway transport seems to offer a more
sustainable alternative. Moreover, the larger inland vessels suffer from an excess
of supply over demand, and the amount of smaller inland vessels is diminishing.
This negative evolution in ...
Experimenting with living streets to train urban mobility (EX-TRA). Ghent University
Across Europe, cities are trying to radically reduce their dependence on car mobility in order to address a range of sustainability challenges. However, two major shortcomings are hampering these efforts towards a 'post-car' city: first, there is a lack of a proactive vision of cities that are not only sustainable but also accessible without a car, and second, there is a lack of effective strategies to deal with strong in-built systemic ...
Environmental Exploration 2018: Background Document Solutions Mobility System KU Leuven
Introduction
The mobility of persons and goods leads to important benefits for the Flemish inhabitants and the economy in Flanders. Passenger transport makes it possible for people to go to work to earn an income, to undertake leisure activities and activities for their personal development, and to have a network of social contacts. With efficient goods transport firms can organise their production process efficiently and ...
European training and research network on Autonomous Barges for Smart Inland Shipping KU Leuven
According to the European Commission, passenger transport is projected to increase 42% by 2050, and freight transport up to 60%. Needless to say, this puts an enormous burden on transport networks and our environment. Compared to other modes of transport – which often face congestion and capacity problems – inland waterway transport is characterised by reliability, energy efficiency and a capacity for increased use. More than 37,000 km of ...
Towards a legal framework for sharing economy in logistics: cargo bundling. University of Antwerp
Flemish Research Project Urban Logistics and Mobility Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Innovative solutions for issues surrounding urban distribution: viable models around demand-bundling and urban distribution centers Ghent University
Urban distribution transport and logistics activities required to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, public institutions and consumers in our cities to specific goods and services. These are goods, but also loading and possibly even to consolidate and added value activities. Common problems such as untuned window hours, traders from the same neighborhood who all have them delivered independently, and ever smaller and more frequent shipments, ...