Freight - International Council on Clean Transportation https://theicct.org/sector/freight/ Independent research to benefit public health and mitigate climate change Thu, 29 May 2025 16:41:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://theicct.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/favicon-150x150.png Freight - International Council on Clean Transportation https://theicct.org/sector/freight/ 32 32 China’s expanded incentives for scrapping and replacing transportation equipment in 2025 https://theicct.org/publication/chinas-expanded-incentives-for-scrapping-and-replacing-transportation-equipment-in-2025-may25/ Tue, 20 May 2025 12:48:10 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=61410 Explores the scope and incentives for the scrappage and replacement of transportation equipment under the 2025 Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods Policies compared with the 2024 policies.

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]]> Since 2024, China has offered national-level incentives to phase out outdated products and equipment under the Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods Policies. In Jan 2025, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly announced the enhancement and expansion of the incentive programs in 2025. This update explores the scope and incentives of the 2025 transportation equipment scrappage and replacement program and provides a comparison with the 2024 program.

The incentive policies cover a wide range of transportation equipment, including passenger cars, trucks, new energy buses and batteries, ships, and off-road agricultural machinery. Compared with the 2024 program, the 2025 program broadly follows the previous design, while extending the eligibility criteria and enhancing the incentive levels.

Highlights of the 2025 incentive policies include:

  • The eligibility age of scrapping incentive for old passenger cars was extended in 2025, while the subsidy amounts remain at ¥15,000 for the replacement of an old car with a cleaner fossil fuel-powered car and ¥20,000 for replacing it with a new energy car.
  • The old commercial China IV trucks are newly eligible for the program in 2025. Truck owners continue to receive subsidies for their early scrapping of old trucks before the mandatory retirement age and can receive additional subsidies for replacing them with new China VI trucks or new energy trucks, with the total subsidy amounts ranging from ¥10,000 to ¥140,000.
  • The overall average subsidy per vehicle increased from ¥60,000 to ¥80,000 for the renewal of city buses aged 8 years and older, as well as batteries that are beyond their warranty period or do not meet safe operating conditions.

Table 1. Summary of key changes to incentive policies from 2024 to 2025

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]]> 《关于加快建设统一开放的交通运输市场的意见》中的低碳货运政策 https://theicct.org/publication/ch-low-carbon-freight-aspects-of-chinas-opinions-on-accelerating-the-construction-of-an-open-and-unified-transportation-market-may25/ Thu, 15 May 2025 16:36:08 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=63290 介绍中国战略文件：《关于加快建设统一开放的交通运输市场的意见》 为发展绿色低碳货运带来的机遇。

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中国2024 年 12 月发布了《中国关于加快建设开放统一交通运输市场的意见》，是即《交通强国建设纲要》和《国家综合立体交通网规划纲要》后又一关于交通运输系统的重要战略文件。本简报对该文件进行了简要介绍，并探讨在新战略下货运交通领域绿色低碳发展的政策机遇。

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]]> Introduction to the low-carbon freight aspects of China’s Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of an Open and Unified Transportation Market https://theicct.org/publication/low-carbon-freight-aspects-of-chinas-opinions-on-accelerating-the-construction-of-an-open-and-unified-transportation-market-may25/ Thu, 15 May 2025 04:01:55 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=61536 Explores the opportunities for developing low-carbon freight that stem from China’s strategic policy document issued in December 2024.

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China’s Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of an Open and Unified Transportation Market, issued in December 2024, is the third major strategic policy document aimed at the transportation system. This brief explores how the strategy reinforces and expands opportunities to promote low-carbon freight through various measures.

Figure 2. Components related to low-carbon freight

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]]> Action Plan targets for improving transportation and logistics in China https://theicct.org/viz-action-plan-targets-for-improving-transportation-and-logistics-in-china/ Fri, 02 May 2025 00:51:38 +0000 https://theicct.org/?p=61622 The post Action Plan targets for improving transportation and logistics in China appeared first on International Council on Clean Transportation.

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]]> Major U.S inland waterways and ton-miles of freight transported in 2022 https://theicct.org/viz-major-us-inland-waterways-and-ton-miles-of-freight-transported-in-2022-feb25/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:22:52 +0000 https://theicct.org/?p=56998 The post Major U.S inland waterways and ton-miles of freight transported in 2022 appeared first on International Council on Clean Transportation.

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]]> Toward greener freight: Overview of inland waterway transportation in the United States https://theicct.org/publication/toward-greener-freight-inland-waterway-transportation-us-feb25/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:20:29 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=56514 This brief looks at the 25,000-mile U.S. network for waterborne transportation and its potential for lowering freight-related emissions.

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]]> Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) moves about 8% of all U.S. freight each year, making it a vital conduit for both domestic and international trade. The network connects industrial and agricultural sectors with 25,000 miles of navigable waterways and channels. IWT has an advantage in shipping capacity, especially for bulk and liquid cargo. Additionally, IWT emits fewer air pollutants and has a smaller carbon footprint on an energy-equivalent basis than road and rail transport.

Figure. Major U.S inland waterways and ton-miles of freight transported in 2022

This brief provides an overview of inland waterway freight transportation development in the United States with a focus on relationships between commodity market and economic growth, IWT’s role in intermodal transportation, key policy and regulatory frameworks, challenges and opportunities ion IWT decarbonization in the United States.

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]]> 迈向更加清洁、可持续的货运铁路： 中美货运铁路系统和服务运营情况对比 https://theicct.org/publication/ch-comparing-freight-rail-systems-and-services-in-the-us-and-china-aug24/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:39:21 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=47807 本文对比了中国和美国货运铁路体系发展的历史进程和现状，总结了两国推动货运铁路发展的政策措施，并分析了两国的货运服务模式。

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目前，中国正在着手制定未来五年的环境和交通发展战略，本报告对中美两国货运铁路系统的发展历史和现状进行了对比，并分析考虑了一些影响两国货运铁路发展的潜在宏观经济和政策因素。文中着重介绍了美国实施的货运铁路体系架构，该架构专注于创建高效的货运系统，大力发展多式联运。

近几十年来，无论在货运量还是货运周转量方面，中美两国均是公路货运在货运市场中的份额增长最快，而铁路和水路运输发展相对缓慢。然而，随着美国推广了跨区域协作运输体系，大力发展多式联运，铁路运输的市场份额也随着多式联运的发展而增长。跨区域协作运输重新构建了美国的货运系统，重新确立了市场价格，为运输模式的选择提供了更大的灵活性，并在货运活动量增长的前提下帮助减少了货运行业的污染排放。

近年来，对重型大宗散货和高附加值产品的需求推动了中国所有货运模式的快速增长。为了实现更绿色、更可持续的交通体系，本报告重点分析了中国货运领域加速向服务型经济转型的需求，关注清洁能源和继续加严相关环境政策。此外，向高效货运系统的转型应侧重于发展多式联运，充分发挥铁路、水路和管道运输的潜力，同时加大力度投资技术创新和基础研究。

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]]> 迈向更清洁、更高效的客运铁路： 中美客运铁路关键指标和重要政策对比 https://theicct.org/publication/ch-comparison-of-key-indicators-and-policy-milestones-in-china-and-us-aug24/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:01:26 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=47492 本研究探讨了中国和美国客运铁路系统的差异，重点分析了中国如何通过战略政策和改革创新推动铁路网络的高效和可持续发展。

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本研究探讨了中国和美国客运铁路系统的发展情况，对两国的客运量、铁路基础设施、能耗以及车速等指标进行了对比。分析表明，两国铁路系统在运营效率、运力和电气化程度方面存在着显著差异。报告还重点介绍了引导高铁发展建设的政策里程碑，这些政策促使了中国铁路网络迅速增长和扩展。研究结果凸显了中国在高铁客运领域的战略规划、高效建设和创新能力，铁路系统已成为中国绿色高效交通生态系统的重要组成部分。 

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]]> Toward greener freight: Transportation statistic system and best practice in Europe https://theicct.org/publication/toward-greener-freight-transportation-statistic-system-and-best-practice-in-eu-aug24/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:14:19 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=46360 This report explores the European Union’s system for tracking road freight data and emissions and highlights its evolution and the methods employed, which offer useful insights for other regions.

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]]> This report describes the transportation statistic system and best practices for freight data in the European Union with a specific focus on road freight transport. It outlines the evolution of relevant EU policies from the Treaty of Rome to the European Green Deal, employs power mapping to highlight key stakeholders and workstreams, and details the methodologies used for freight surveys and emission inventories in the European Union.

By providing a comprehensive overview of the European Union’s transportation statistical system, the report offers valuable insights for other regions, including China, in developing a robust freight flow survey and intelligent data platform toward greener freight.

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]]> Toward greener freight: Overview of inland waterway transport for freight in the European Union https://theicct.org/publication/overview-of-inland-waterway-transport-for-freight-eu-aug24/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:01:19 +0000 https://theicct.org/?post_type=publication&p=44499 Inland waterway transport (IWT) is going to play an important role for decarbonizing the freight transport sector in the European Union.

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]]> Inland waterway transport (IWT) performs as a very cost-effective and low-carbon way among all freight modes. In the European Union (EU), the IWT keeps a 2% share of all freight activities for years. As the EU continues to pursue its climate objectives, including its aim to shift more than 50% of road freight over 300km to IWT or rail in 2050, and increase IWT and short-sea shipping by 50% in 2050 compared with 2015, IWT in EU has the potential to enjoy great development and provide valuable experiences to the world.

The brief provides an overview of the IWT system in the EU, reviewing its basic information, historic development and status quo of the freight activity patterns based on solid EU database, especially the intermodal freight activity in IWT. It also provides an overview of key elements of the IWT policy and regulatory framework in the EU and major stakeholders involved in the sector.

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