Low Carbon Vehicle Technology – The Heavyweight Challenge

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Low Carbon Vehicle Technology – The Heavyweight Challenge

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The event will be held at the University of Huddersfield, 26th May 2010, 09:00 to 16:00 While passenger cars continue to make the greatest contribution towards road transport emissions, there is a growing focus on the role played by goods vehicles and road passenger transport. 2007 estimates of the total domestic transport gas emissions place Heavy Goods Vehicles at 24% and Light Goods Vehicles at 12%, and combined they represent around 8% of the total UK CO2 emissions. While more demanding emissions legislation is expected in 2016, cost effective technologies which give fuel savings are highly attractive in this market due to the mileages and operating costs involved. As part of an on-going activity around low carbon vehicle technology, the AEM Innovation Network and the Transport KTN are hosting an event to help companies understand and capitalise upon the opportunities that are being presented in this area. The event will focus on four main themes, all of which are central to meeting the future challenges: * Reducing the losses – powertrain efficiency improvements * Not only diesel –meeting the need for compatibility with multiple fuel types * Lighter and smoother – light-weighting technologies and aerodynamic improvement * A hybrid future – hybrid technologies and all electric vehicles Following a series of keynote speakers from across the industry, delegates will get a chance to exchange knowledge on existing and potential development areas. This event is the perfect platform to raise your needs, showcase your technologies and find partners for future R&D collaborations. The AEM Innovation Network will also provide support on the innovation process and selective guidance on accessing funding to accelerate your development programmes. Registration and attendance is free so put the date in your diary today and start planning to meet the challenge. To book for this event please contact nicola.radford@namtec.co.uk or call 01709 722477

Co-operative switches to rail to save food miles

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

The Co-operative Food is trialling the use of rail to take lorry loads
of freight off the motorways, a move the company claims will save more
than a third of a million road miles a year.

A daily rail service is carrying produce between Daventry, close to the
Co-operative's National Distribution Centre at Coventry, and a rail
freight terminal at Mossend, near its depot at Cumbernauld, in Scotland.

It is the first time The Co-operative has used rail freight on such a scale.

Each train takes two large containers, carrying the same volume that
would normally require two HGVs to each make round trips of almost 650
miles – an annual saving of around 338,000 miles.

Instead, containers are taken each weekday afternoon by road from
Coventry to the rail freight terminal at Daventry. The daily train,
operated by freight carriers W.H. Malcolm, travels overnight, arriving
at Mossend, in Lanarkshire, in the early hours of the following morning.

From Mossend, the containers are taken by road the short distance to
Cumbernauld, before, ultimately, the contents are delivered to
Co-operative food stores across Scotland.

Eventually, the switch from road to rail could save as many as eight
HGVs making return journeys each day, saving more than 1.3 million road
miles each year, the company says.

Mark Leonard, regional head of logistics for the Co-operative Food
Supply Chain Logistics, said: "We're trialling this to see how effective
it is. It's still early days, but so far it's going well.

"It has the potential to save significant amounts of carbon each year,
while at the same time ensuring efficient deliveries to Scotland."

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Maxx Intermodal opens in Istanbul

Maxx Intermodal Systems is continuing to expand its network by opening an
office in Istanbul. The company has been offering intermodal container
shipments to and from the Commonwealth of Independent States and all over
the world from its office in Turkey since 1 March 2010.
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KN pulls out of inland terminal

Logistics giant Kuehne& Nagel (KN) has ended its contract with Associated
British Ports (ABP) to operate an intermodal facility at ABP¿s Hams Hall
terminal in the UK after just three years
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News on Transport and the Environment

Companies are invited to apply for Marco Polo funding to fight road
congestion and make freight transport greener

The European Commission has published the fourth call for proposals for the
creation and upgrade of freight transport services under the second Marco
Polo programme. The projects to be chosen will fight congestion on European
roads and improve the environmental performance of the freight transport
system, which are two main objectives of the EU transport policy
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EESC calls for a green and competitive transport sector

European transport policy needs to face the challenge of maintaining the
sectors competitiveness whilst curbing emissions of greenhouse gases. This
can be achieved through steps having a rapid, direct and tangible effect on
costs.A future European transport policy must pursue four goals: the
promotion of low-carbon transport modes, energy efficiency, security and
independence of supply and the reduction of traffic congestion
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Rail has a key role in tackling climate change, says European Parliament

Voting in Brussels on 16 March, members of the European Parliaments
Environment Committee emphasised the importance of more
environmentally-friendly transport when adapting the European Unions
policies to climate change challenges. The European rail sector
particularly welcomes provisions to encourage the use of lower carbon modes
of transport, and to ensure that all modes abide by the polluter pays
principle.
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