ABSTRACT
In corridors, the modal shift from road transport to more environmentally friendly alternatives, such as rail or river transport, has become very important. It is estimated that the transport capacities of rail and waterways are very largely underused, especially in France. The French corridor, which is the Seine Axis from Le Havre to Paris, is connected to several modes of transportation: road, river, and rail. In this context, we have focused on the study of the flow of goods in the French corridor and its interfaces by optimizing multimodal transport. This chapter highlights two projects that focus on this corridor. In the first project, we seek to optimize intermodal rail/road transport between Le Havre and the Paris region in order to make it cost-effective, while, in the second project, we apply synchromodality to promote a modal shift towards river transport. To achieve this aim, we have developed a decision-making support tool that finds the best multimodal combination of inland transport modes from an origin to a destination in terms of distance, time, and CO2 emissions.
In these projects, we have mainly developed simulation models and mathematical models in order to show the relevance of our approach.
