抄録
The volume of international trade and freight transport has been growing very fast during the last decades in Asia. To facilitate this trade development of efficient intermodal transport is essential. Dry port, an extension of ports in hinterland inland locations, is an important component of intermodal transport. It can play important role in facilitating transshipment and distribution of goods in wider inland areas including Asia 12 landlocked countries. The paper presents selected case studies of dry port and intermodal transport development in Asia. Barriers, lessons and policy options to promote intermodal freight transport as well the role of dry ports in reducing CO2 emissions are presented. It is hoped that lessons from the case studies and cases and polices would help decision makers to initiate policies and plans to further develop intermodal freight transport.
