Interesting article!

interesting and good animation peaces! makes it easy to understand the professional.

Thanks!!

Thanks a lot!!

I go along with the other’s opinion. The video is great, very easy to follow! Let’s just hope that people will really include the transportation mode in the image they connect with the product they buy

Thanks for this very good information and interview.
Also the making design is great! Makes me think…and hopefully makes others think, too.

...she’s simply the best!!!

I’ve really enjoyed the video!
I wonder if such kind of initiatives will take place in my country too…
Referring to Helen’s point in Italy now the culture of Km0 product (i.e. local products that do not need a long distance transport) is spreading and people are becoming more sensitive to this issue, so I guess they’d would pay attention also to this kind transportation mode. As usual a proper information is needed!!!

Thanks for your comments. KombiConsult, the consulting company I visited, is active also in Italy, Spain and Europe wide. I think that for the transport industry, the combined transport method is more interesting if related with long distances. So mostly in the case of international transport. Otherwise it could get really too complicated to swift between train and truck…

I’ve really enjoyed the video!

I think it’s a gorgeus article, clear, quick and unequivocal. The use of animations, in this context are well defined, as well as setting of direction. This service should not be underestimated.

Definately a good alternative for transportation, well described by the representative of Kombi Consult and perfectly illustrated by this video…
We really should consider changing to these means of transport!

Thanks, thanks and thanks for the changing… We should begin preferring companies that use combined transport… This is the only way (if you are not a company) to use this method and make the change…

well done irene! the video is instructive but clear at the same time, great animation too. You’ve done an excellent job

hey guys

combined transport gets interresting for connections longer than 400 km. But there are some examples of very heavy stuff or very frequent services that are much less than that.

Anyway - on average the CO2 savings are about 60% (not up to).
this also depends on the length of pre-haul and last mile.
a large factor is also the way in which the electricity for the trains is generated.

with DB mainly using cole-fueled power plants there is still plenty of improvement potential…

nice to hear that you are interrested in this topic - I believe ot is very specialized already - but you can only create progress at this level of involvement.

So - CO2 reduction is very much a practical endevour…

cheers

Patrick

If it is so logical and efective, why isn’t it more extended?
I think the main answer is that road transport gives flexibility and speed at a reasonable price, at least for the moment.
I would like to comment also that if the oil price rises, then the transport sector will tend to more efficient solutions like this one.
However, as Patrick commented before, other big point is the source of the energy in both cases.
We could reduce CO2 by using nuclear plants, will it be better? I think the best solution is to extend the use of green energies at the same time that we reduce logicaly and effectively the energy that we need in all sectors of our lifes.

Hi Ivan

good to have you participating in this blog!
your point is valid - combined transport is not yet very popular.
but in fact there are more and more industries - even FMCG, IT or electro-domestic producers who are establishing combined transport in their regular transport chains.
The point is that companies slowly realize that they are paying more on road transport for a flexibility that they do not need.
Most of the company-internal distribution and replenishment is highly regular, which means that combined transport is a cheap and sustainable alternative.

Also on the iberian peninsula this logic is starting to work. Catalunia for example is investing heavily in terminal development and intermodal container hinterland transport.

Regarding the generation of the electric power the answer is never easy. Both cole and radioactive waste are transproted by rail/combined transport - Which is good in general .

I believe that nuclear power is currently the only CO2 neutral enegery source that would be able to maintain the required levels of voltage especially at night when cargo trains are running…

This is however very unpopular - especially in Germany today…
The alternative is however that people in Europe would start to buy 0KM as mentioned before. But that would also mean that Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal would have no buyer for all threir Tomato, Oilives, Fruites, and Wine.
And Northern Europe would have to change consuption patterns drastically…
I think that this would be a great step backwards - because personally I like eating fresh tomato, apples and banana in Winter.
I alsways though that globalization is one of the greates achievements of mankind. this is why I believe that there must be a way to balance CO2 emissions and NOT go back to economic regionalism.

keen for comments…

I do not think that the KM0 means economic regionalism. there is a lot to do there. I also like to eat fresh tomatoes in winter in Germany.. but this does not mean that Italy have to eat Spanish tomatoes nor viceversa…
and speaking of nuclear energy you forgot the small but important point of nuclear waste. I should still remeber that in the planet there is no sure place to set the waste… and that this is dangerous for us and the environment…