Digitalization and Automation in Intermodal Freight Transport and Their Potential Application for Low-Income Countries

Future Transportation

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Helen Zewdie Kine¹  David Ljungberg¹  Girma Gebresenbet¹  Lorent Tavasszy² 

[1] Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU), 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;

[2] Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, University of Delft, 2628BX Delft, The Netherlands;

关键词: intermodal freight transport;    ICT;    digitalization;    automation;    low-income countries;   

DOI  :  10.3390/futuretransp2010003

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents an assessment of enabling technologies in intermodal freight transport. It first identifies the technologies used in intermodal freight transport globally using a systematic literature review. Then, it characterizes intermodal freight transport in the context of low-income countries to assess the potential application of digitalization and automation for the countries. Countries with a per capita gross national income (GNI) lower than $1025 are categorized as low-income countries. To achieve the objectives, a review was undertaken of 147 published articles from Scopus, Web of Science, and Transport Research International Documentation (TRID). Furthermore, distinctions of intermodal transport in low-income countries were also characterized using gray literature. A number of enabling technologies applied at components of intermodal transport were identified. The results demonstrated that several enabling technologies such as wireless communication technology, sensors, positioning technology, and web-based platforms are highly utilized in intermodal freight transport globally. In contrast, electronic data interchange (EDI), wireless communication technologies, and web-based platforms also have potential applications in low-income countries, and their adoption should be studied further.

【 授权许可】

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