Scientific paper ID 1209 : 2015/3

The paper presents the first part of analyses of possibilities for reduction of the greenhouse gas emission on Corridor IV by use of intermodal alternatives to present freight transport routes. The analyses is based on results of the EU funded project "Greening Intermodal Freight Transport in South-East Europe", which was motivated by the fact that the dominant polluter in the SEE is road freight transport. The main idea for reduction of the greenhouse gases emission on the Corridor IV was shift of part of freight transport from roads to present railway and maritime transport alternatives.

In this first part of the analysis are presented methodologies for estimation of the effects of proposed measures, as well as the routes selected for study and the proposed innovative transport schemes that have potential to reduce the greenhouse gases emission of freight transport. The selection of the routes and transport schemes was driven by the needs to represent all transport modes present in the region, as well as to represent the dominant features of the Corridor IV, such as presence of seaports along eastern and western borders of the area connected by the corridor.