The aim of PROMIT is to foster the development of intermodal logistics through the promotion of successful logistics approaches on intermodal transport solutions and the collation, coordination and dissemination of existing and emerging research and industrial initiatives. The strategic PROMIT objective is to contribute to faster improvement and implementation of intermodal transport technologies and procedures and to help promote intermodal logistics and mode shift by creating awareness of innovations, best practices and intermodal transport opportunities for potential users as well as for politicians and for the research community.

Intermodal collaboration toolkit

PROMIT is gathering knowledge on best practices in an intermodal collaboration toolkit that can be used to guide consortia in setting up intermodal transport services. In addition, TNO is developing an intermodal benchmarking tool based on knowledge of key performance indicators to help consortia of shippers, logistics service providers or freight operators develop and implement intermodal solutions. With cooperation and mutual dependence central to success, a business model and organisation, with well defined roles and responsibilities, risk sharing agreements or service level agreements are crucial. The toolkit will facilitate the development and design of the business model and organisation.

TNO’s role

TNO’s role is to investigate the impact of the organisation and business model on the success of an intermodal solution, describing and disseminating good practices where particularly relevant. In addition, we are investigating the potential of benchmarking as a tool to stimulate the use of intermodal transport as well as looking at key performance indicators in intermodal transport and developing a benchmarking tool.