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From Push to Pull Logistics (update)
The shift in retail logistics that took place in the last two decades.
Continue readingThe logistical activities of containerization (new page)
Added a page briefly resuming the set of logistical activities supporting containerization. Moving a box requires a complex organizational and physical structure.
Continue readingIntegrated transport systems (New page)
Added a page explaining the major coordination mechanisms the favor the integration of transport systems.
Continue readingIntermodal and transmodal connectivity (New page)
Added a page discussing the main differences between intermodal and transmodal connectivity. Each take place using specific terminals and for well defined purposes aiming at ensuring the connectivity of complex transportation networks.
Continue readingWorld vehicle use indicators (update)
There are now one vehicle per seven people around the world and an annual car production of around 70 million vehicles per year.
Continue readingThe geography of maritime ranges (New paper)
My latest paper has been published by Geojournal: “The geography of maritime ranges: interfacing global maritime shipping networks with Hinterlands“. It tries to define bounded geographical regions serviced by maritime transportation.
Continue readingFactors impacting airport traffic (new page)
Trying to articulate the four major factors that influence airport traffic; demand pattern, network connectivity, competing airports and physical capacity.
Continue readingAverage CO2 emissions by passenger and freight mode (New page)
Added a new page comparing the average environmental performance of passenger and freight modes. Comparison between passenger and freight modes is difficult to achieve because of the different units of measurements.
Continue readingGlobal oil production and consumption
An overview of the geography of global oil production and consumption.
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