Special Issue "Resilient, Safe and Sustainable Solutions for Freight Transport and Logistics"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Claudia Caballini
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Guest Editor
Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Interests: port-maritime logistics; sustainable freight transport; intermodality; planning and optimization of transport systems; simulation of transport activities; safety in the port sector; truck appointment systems
Dr. Antonino Canale
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Assistant Guest Editor
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna Kore, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna (EN), Italy
Interests: sustainable and resilient mobility; shared mobility; microscopic traffic simulation; active mobility; planning for accessibility
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Dr. Angela Carboni
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Assistant Guest Editor
Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Interests: freight transport; intermodal transport; gender balance in transport sector; traffic simulation; transport modelling; ITS; ADAS; autonomous vehicles and connected vehicles
Dr. Fabio Borghetti
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Assistant Guest Editor
DESIGN Department - Mobility and Transport Laboratory, Politecnico di Milano, Milano 20133, Italy
Interests: assessment and evaluation of the risk of dangerous goods transport; road and rail tunnel safety; transport network vulnerability and resilience; management of transport emergencies; planning and optimization of transport systems for people and goods

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly highlighted the essential role played by transport and logistics in preserving well-functioning supply chains and in supporting national economies. However, it is well known that freight transport produces many negative externalities, such as pollution, congestion, and accidents, which strongly affect people’s lives. Therefore, to properly address the increasing demand of freight without negatively affecting communities, this sector will have to deal with some of the current challenges in the near future.

The biggest challenge is becoming more sustainable, both from an environmental (addressing decarbonization and energy transition processes toward zero-emission vehicles) and social point of view (addressing congestion and safety issues). Syncromodality and intermodality need to be fostered as they strengthen the role of more sustainable transport modes (i.e., rail, inland navigation, short sea and long-distance shipping). An efficient and interconnected multimodal transport system is becoming increasingly important. Moreover, in order to promptly respond to any unpredictable event that may arise, resilience and flexibility should be strengthened, with the aim of reducing the vulnerability of transport systems. Digitalization and automation also represent indispensable drivers to make transport and logistics systems more sustainable and efficient, as well as to increase their levels of safety, security and reliability. Internalization of external costs by implementing the ‘polluter pays’ and ‘user pays’ principles represents another field to be investigated. Finally, smart and innovative solutions are fundamental: out-of-the box ideas are necessary to significantly improve the current paradigm of freight transport.

To sum up, this Special Issue focuses on solutions that can help future freight transport and logistics to become smarter, safer, and more sustainable.

Dr. Claudia Caballini
Guest Editor

Dr. Antonino Canale
Dr. Angela Carboni
Dr. Fabio Borghetti
Assistant Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • efficient and interconnected multimodal transport system
  • post-COVID-19 freight solutions
  • smart solutions for sustainable transport and logistics
  • resilient in transport solutions
  • truck platooning
  • syncro- and intermodality
  • decarbonization strategies in transport and logistic
  • digitalization in transport and logistic systems
  • external costs internalization
  • drones for urban transport

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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