Title Analysis of Potential Mode and Feasibility of Transport by Low Carbon Transport for the Eastern Region of Taiwan–Examples of Rail and Maritime Transport
Dept Transportation Operations and Management Division
Year 2014
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Summary Freight transport in the eastern region of Taiwan has long been affected by highway transportation that lacks safety and reliability. It is thus necessary to establish an alternative mode of transport that is safe, stable, and environmentally friendly in accordance with the characteristics of the development of the eastern region of Taiwan. This project studied the feasibility of expanding the development in maritime and rail transport by low carbon transport, a development which the eastern region of Taiwan has experienced. In general, problems exist in practical application of low carbon transport because its development faces the challenge of not being competitive enough in terms of cost and time effectiveness. With reference to foreign experiences, governmental input on low carbon transport mostly emphasizes the establishment of mechanisms such as lawmaking, tax reduction, and subsidy, as well as vertical integration in organizations. Currently a more mature experience of maritime and rail transport has been gained for the development of low carbon transport in the eastern region of Taiwan with the help of policies. However, these modes of transport are mainly used for transporting bulk cargo such as freestone, cement and ore. On the other hand, the mode of transport for transporting agricultural, forest and fishery products, as well as small parcels, is highways, as time effectiveness is required for transporting these goods and their size is smaller. Improvement is still needed in facilitating the transportation of these goods by low carbon vehicles. In this project we propose a feasible operating model for low carbon transport concerning the transportation of miscellaneous goods.

　　The main results of this project include: (1) completed a literature review and policy summary of the current development of low carbon vehicles in foreign countries; (2) completed a detailed investigation of the demand for and supply of freight transport in the eastern region of Taiwan, and proposed intercity miscellaneous freight transport to be the core of low carbon transport in the future based on the changes in local industries and policies; (3) formulated a possible operating model for low carbon freight transport and, by means of interviews with operators and feasibility analysis, proposed that subsequent promotion should be focused on rail container transport; (4) estimated the benefits of energy conservation and carbon reduction derived from reduced use of highways under the two scenarios: using tunnel sections of Suhua Highway after the improvement of the highway is completed and prohibiting large trucks from using the highway; and (5) proposed the planning of and suggestions for complimentary strategies to promote rail container transport.
Post date 2014/06/30
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