Modal Shift - a matter of urgency
The transport sector accounts for 25% of the CO2 emissions in the EU; a high percentage is borne by freight transport. Yet, this sector has failed to reduce its emissions in the past 30 years. The predominant way of shipping goods is by road, with all its well-known negative effects for the environment. Forecasts state an ongoing increase of freight volumes, whilst decarbonizing the sector will take many years, if not decades. Thus, a modal shift becomes a matter of urgency.
Combined Transport is the way ahead
Shifting freight from road to rail is the most effective way to decrease CO2 emissions; leading to a reduction up to 80%. Yet, access to rail has not been that easy for shippers. This applies also to combined transport (CT). Shippers usually do not have full insight into CT services offered, as various providers are involved along the transport chain. In turn, CT provider are missing visibility as to which shippers' transport flows could have the potential to create new combined transport services. Now, MATCH2RAIL can address this!
