3. Developing intermodal transport in Europe
3.1 The market
The development of trade within the common market and its enlargement have greatly boosted demand for long-distance transport. The quest for greater competitiveness by reducing inventories and specializing industrial platforms has led to just-in-time, just-in-time and split shipment requirements.
Only road transport, with its flexibility, has been able to respond to these changes in demand, and its market share has grown considerably.
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Developing intermodal transport in Europe
Major European traffic flows
Economic data
▪ Price
- - • Évolution des prix routiers
- - Transport SES Infos rapides n° 254 http://www.statistiques.equipement.gouv.fr
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UTI standardization
Useful sites for precise container and swap body standards http://www.afnor.frhttp://www.iso.ch
Procedures http://www.unece.org/trans/wp24/wp24-terminology/24term.html
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