Transport and logistics
Transport & Mobility Leuven did several studies on freight transport. This includes various strategies of increasing the efficiency of freight and commercial transport, taking into account environmental and safety constraints.
recent projects
| Competitiveness of Short Sea Shipping | Analysis of the competitiveness of European Short Sea Shipping compared to road and rail transport |
| VIEWLS | Potential of biofuels for the EU |
| REORIENT | Effects of European railway policy on transport of goods |
| LGV in the road transport market | Light Goods Vehicles in the Road Transport Market of the European Union |
| The future of ISVAG | Consideration of future scenarios for the waste incineration plant ISVAG |
| Transport forecasts Gent - Terneuzen | Transport forecasts for a new sea lock in Terneuzen |
| Network statements | Best practice guide for railway network statements |
| Iron Rhine | Belgium wants to reactivate the Iron Rhine (railway line for freight transport between Antwerp - Weert - Roermond - Duisburg) that has been out of service for a while |
| External costs of maritime transport | Evaluation of the consequences of the revised MARPOL Annex VI in 2015 |
| Larger and heavier vehicles | Effects of adapting the rules on weight and dimensions of heavy commercial vehicles as established within Directive 96/53/EC |
| Supply chains and traffic | The similarities between supply chains and traffic streams. |
| Learning logistics | Analysis of the learning abilities in logistic clusters. |
| GRACE | Generalization of Research on Accounts and Cost Estimation |
| Distrivaart | Feasibility study of transport of pallets with inland shipping in Belgium |
| Collaborative networks | Analysis of the demand for collaborative networks among logistic providers |
| Arbitration | Advise to the international arbitrage case "Iron Rhine" between The Netherlands and Belgium. Impact of the Iron Rhine on energy consumption and emissions of freight transport. |