Maritime and inland shipping

Transport & Mobility Leuven did several studies on inland and maritime shipping: emissions, economic assessments, modal shift studies.

recent projects

 EU maritime emission inventoryConstructing of new maritime emission baseline projections from 2005 to 2050 for the EU and assessment of the impact of various emission abatement strategies
Trade facilitation impactImproving the efficiency of importing and exporting containers by using an advanced electronic system
World Container Model (WCM)The worldwide container model in brief
New TREMOVE baselineDevelopment of a new TREMOVE baseline for the impact assessment of the EC White Paper on transport
Transport forecasts Gent - TerneuzenTransport forecasts for a new sea lock in Terneuzen
TREMOVE updateUpdate and further development of transport model TREMOVE
MIRA-S 2009Evolution of emissions of inland waterway, rail, air and maritime transport
Passenger transport on canalsFeasibility of public transport on canals in Flanders
Short Sea ShippingShort Sea Shipping as an alternative for road transport over long distances
MIRA external costsInternalisation of external costs in Flanders
Market-based instruments for reducing air pollutionAssessment of policy options to reduce air pollution from shipping
QUANTIFYModelling of transport volumes for road, rail and inland waterways for the whole world between 1990 and 2100
Competitiveness of Short Sea ShippingAnalysis of the competitiveness of European Short Sea Shipping compared to road and rail transport
ETS Flemish portsThe implementation of international transport in the European emission trading scheme: 'completing modalities from the perspective of Flemish ports'
IceWinEconomic effects of oil transport interruptions from Russia to Europe via the Baltic Sea
ETISplusEuropean Transport policy Information System: development and implementation of a data collection methodology for EU transport modelling
External costs of maritime transportEvaluation of the consequences of the revised MARPOL Annex VI in 2015
IMMI2Calculation of air quality along waterways and in ports
ASSESSAssessment of the contribution of the TEN and other transport policy measures to the mid-term implementation of the White Paper on the European Transport Policy for 2010
Emissions of inland waterwaysLocal measures to reduce emissions of inland waterways
EMMOSS modelFlemish emission model for inland shipping, maritime transport and rail
DistrivaartFeasibility study of transport of pallets with inland shipping in Belgium