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freight by a variety of modes is an everyday occurrence. However, for many reasons intermodal transport and intermodal terminals have developed ahead of
governments capacities to develop policies and strategies to guide them. Meyrick and Associates has been involved in numerous studies to gather and interpret
information about intermodalism and intermodal terminals and to
undertake studies to assist clients to develop intermodal terminals.
The Great Freight Task, the report of the 2006 House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services (The Neville
Committee), makes extensive reference to two Meyrick projects that have made important contributions to research in the intermodal terminals sector: the
National Intermodal
Terminal Study; and Twice the Task.
Meyrick assists work in the IMT sector through: Policy development: We have worked with national, state and local governments to assist in the
development of intermodal terminal policies where none exist.
IMT information gathering: We have developed a national database of regional and
metropolitan intermodal terminals to assist
government and industry to make informed choices about the role and benefits of individual intermodal terminals under the AusLink framework.
IMT
Operational Costing Tools: We have developed in-house models to allow us to estimate operating costs of terminals under different throughput and layout and
applied these for clients.
Feasibility assessment: We have worked with
governments and developers in assessing the feasibility of developing intermodal terminals, especially in the regions. We have developed a generic model for the
construction and operation of intermodal terminals.
Governance advice: We have assisted in a range of greenfield and brownfield developments and have
experience in a variety of governance strategies for IMTs. Promoting governance
arrangements for the optimal operation of the facility enables the best design principles to meld with the expected outcomes of all parties.
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