Abstract
Central to this report is the question what effects government policy can have on rates, transit times, and the reliability of freight transport. In this context, two policy scenarios were examined: one scenario where all social costs that are currently ‘external’, are passed on to freight transport, and one scenario where the freight transport will grow substantially enough as to cause a significant increase in congestion. Six modes of transport were examined, namely road haulage, inland navigation, rail transport, airfreight, deep sea shipping, and short sea shipping. Data is collected using a Delphi survey in which 68 experts participated. (Author/publisher)