A NUMBER of Australian freight councils have banded together to launch a project designed to extract the most from the nation’s transport modes in the next two decades.
The Multimodal Australia Responsiveness Project (MARP) will examine the benefits of a broader modal spread to meet freight demands with the aim of delivering improved cost and efficiency levels for the transport industry and lessening negative impacts on the community.
The Victorian Freight and Logistics Council and its Western Australian and Queensland counterparts have announced they aim to determine the best paths for domestic freight in an industry where the national task is expected to double as soon as 2025.
The freight councils believe that unless appropriate policy measures are put in place by Australian governments, matched by appropriate commercial practices by industry, door-to-door freight services face increasing congestion and greater resistance to community impact.
Conceived by the VFLC’s Freight Intermodal Efficiency Group, MARP aims to compare and contrast various modal alternatives and determine the most appropriate for any given task, in order to get the most out of the system.
A final MARP report will advise the freight councils and their sponsoring governments of the advantages, opportunities and impediments and possible action to achieve optimal freight movement outcomes.
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