Thursday, 10 September 2009 10:18

BBC Coast Programme - TRI appearance

TRI's Professor Alf Baird appeared on the BBC's "Coast" programme on 1st September 2009. Professor Baird discussed the role of shipping in international trade as well as Scotland and the UK's impact on, and from, global shipping. The Rosyth to Hull link was discussed, set against the backdrop of the Rosyth Port in Scotland.

To see further information about the programme on the BBC's website, please follow the link below (opens in new window):

Link to "Coast" programme

Wednesday, 02 September 2009 21:45

Dryport Project Lead Partner Visit to Edinburgh

Scottish Dryport partners TRI and SEStran welcomed a visit by the lead partner Vastra Gotaland to Edinburgh on 12-13 August 2009.

TRI and SESTran are responsible for developing the Scottish Intermodal Gateway Network (SIGN) idea within the project.

Christian Bergman from lead partner Vastra Gotaland in Sweden arrived in Edinburgh on Wed 12^th August along with Dryport Project Manager Dirk Harmsen, Leif Bigsten from Dryport Skaraborg, Richard Morton (Dryport Communications Officer) and John Winn from Haven Gateway also joined the group.

A project meeting was held in the SESTran office, led by SEStran chair Russell Imrie, followed by a visit to the ports of Grangemouth and Rosyth.

On Thursday the delegation visited TRI for a presentations by Gordon Wilmsmeier and SESTran on the latest research conducted by the Scottish partners and a discussion of future directions for the project, including ways to deepen transnational research connections.

For further details please contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (SESTran) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (TRI)

Friday, 28 August 2009 14:15

TRI - UNECLAC Memorandum of Understanding

The Transport Research Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC). This memorandum will allow our two organisations to cooperate on a variety of projects and other exercises aimed at improving the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean.

TRI is able to bring to the partnership its wide-ranging experience in transport research projects, garnered at the UK, European, and international level. In addition, TRI can boast the skills of senior research fellow Gordon Wilmsmeier, who has worked on numerous projects in Latin America, including as a consultant to the UN and World Bank.

Cooperation between TRI and UNECLAC (as well as ITMMA – the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management, Antwerp) recently resulted in a successful bid to host the 2011 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) in Santiago, Chile. For more information on the conference, please follow this link.

Friday, 28 August 2009 11:53

UNECLAC series on inland shipping

TRI’s Gordon Wilmsmeier has published a report on the “The potential of multi-modal services in the transport corridor Asuncion – Montevideo” (in Spanish: El potencial de servicios multimodales en el corredor de transporte Asunción – Montevideo) in the UN’s ECLAC series.

The in-depth study discusses the potential of multimodal RoRo transport development between Asuncion, Paraguay and Montevideo, Uruguay. The implementation of such an idea is found to be a successful combination of land and water transportation systems. Based on experiences in the European Union, the study analyses the conditions under which RoRo services could be developed to complement existing transportation systems.

For a summary of the work (in Spanish) please follow this link. To download a PDF version of the report (in Spanish) please click here.

Contact: Gordon Wilmsmeier

Thursday, 20 August 2009 10:20

Maritime Transport: Scotland's economic growth opportunity

When: October 5, 2009

Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

This major event organised by Mackay Hannah, and supported by theTransport Research Institute (TRI), will be held in Edinburgh on Monday 5^th October 2009.

The conference will:

• Focus on Scotland's key maritime infrastructure developments included in the Scottish Government's National Planning Framework

• Further explore how these specific developments fit into evolving policy (EU and national)

• Consider possible implementation and financing options together with supporting research and development projects at domestic and transnational levels.

The conference will be structured around four plenary sessions allowing for plenty of time for questions and discussion and will include presentations from Scottish Government (Keynote Speaker: Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Climate Change) as well as key players in maritime transport and the freight industry in Scotland. It will also include an input from speakers and delegates from the EU.

For further information, agenda and full speaker list click here

Click to download booking form.

Friday, 24 July 2009 09:43

Logistics Countdown to 2012

3rd Annual Forum

Logistics Countdown to 2012:

Making It Work

3^rd November 2009, Eversheds, London

The building of the Olympic Park is one of the largest construction and engineering projects in Europe. A project twice the size of Heathrow Terminal 5 has to be delivered in half the time.

Now it its third year the 3^rd Annual Logistics Countdown to 2012 Forum has become established as an important industry annual event, bringing together the organisations at the heart of the London Olympics delivery to update on progress and discuss the challenges ahead.

This year’s event provides an opportunity to receive an update on logistics from the ODA and CLM.

For the first time it will focus on the provision for the movement of people and goods during the Games and hear from LOCOG on the arrangements for the handover. It will also present the chance to hear from Transport for London on the arrangements for managing London’s transport during the Games.

If you are involved in the delivery of logistics or transport within London attend this timely forum to update on progress and meet new contacts.

Issues to be discussed include:

• Hear an update on the ODA’s plans for construction logistics
• Learn the latest about progress on site
• Understand LOCOG’s plans for the handling of logistics issues
• Gain an update from the Host Boroughs
• Find out the arrangements for managing transport during the Games
• Discuss the challenges ahead

Speakers include:

David Quarmby CBE Director Colin Buchanan and Chairman Independent Transport Commission

Christopher Garnett Board Member Olympics Delivery Authority

Nigel Garfitt Group Services Director LOCOG

Hugh Sumner Director of Transport ODA

Graham Jones Head of Olympic Route Network Programme, Surface Transport Transport for London

Dave Peacop Head of Logistics ODA/CLM and Christopher Garnett Board Member Olympics Delivery Authority

For further information and to register please visit: https://www.eventsforce.net/logistics