Sustainable freight transport in South Africa : domestic intermodal solutions
Date
2011-11
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AOSIS OpenJournals
Abstract
Due to the rapid deregulation of freight transport in South Africa two decades ago,
and low historical investment in rail (with resultant poor service delivery), an integrated
alternative to road and rail competition was never developed. High national freight
logistics costs, significant road infrastructure challenges and environmental impact
concerns of a road-dominated freight transport market have, however, fuelled renewed
interest in intermodal transport solutions. In this article, a high-level business case for
domestic intermodal solutions in South Africa is presented. The results demonstrate
that building three intermodal terminals to connect the three major industrial hubs
(i.e. Gauteng, Durban and Cape Town) through an intermodal solution could reduce
transport costs (including externalities) for the identified 11.5 million tons of intermodalfriendly
freight flows on the Cape and Natal corridors by 42% (including externalities).
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/26
Keywords
Freight and freightage -- South Africa, Transportation -- South Africa, Transportation -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa
Citation
Havenga, J.H., Simpson, Z., Fourie, P.F. & De Bod, A. 2011. Sustainable freight transport in South Africa: domestic intermodal solutions. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management.