The impact of COVID-19 on freight transport: Evidence from China

Ho, Shan-Ju; Xing, Wenwu; Wu, Wenmin

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2020.101200

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“…This will enable freight transport providers to resume normal tasks and break the existing economic chains. Despite the predicted economic growth in the next five years, the transport industries are not expected to generate revenue that is comparable to the peak that was observed in 2018 to 2019 [58,59].…”

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Insight into the Impact of COVID-19 on Australian Transportation Sector: An Economic and Community-Based Perspective

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major virus outbreak of the 21st century. The Australian government and local authorities introduced some drastic strategies and policies to control the outspread of this virus. The policies related to lockdown, quarantine, social distancing, shut down of educational institute, work from home, and international and interstate travel bans significantly affect the lifestyle of citizens and, thus, influence their activity patterns. The transport system is, thus, severely affected due to the COVID-19 related restrictions. This paper analyses how the transport system is impacted because of the policies adopted by the Australian government for the containment of the COVID-19. Three main components of the transport sector are studied. These are air travel, public transport, and freight transport. Various official sources of data such as the official website of the Australian government, Google mobility trends, Apple Mobility trends, and Moovit were consulted along with recently published research articles on COVID-19 and its impacts. The secondary sources of data include databases, web articles, and interviews that were conducted with the stakeholders of transport sectors in Australia to analyse the relationship between COVID-19 prevention measures and the transport system. The results of this study showed reduced demand for transport with the adoption of COVID-19 prevention measures. Declines in revenues in the air, freight, and public transport sectors of the transport industry are also reported. The survey shows that transport sector in Australia is facing a serious financial downfall as the use of public transport has dropped by 80%, a 31.5% drop in revenues earned by International airlines in Australia has been predicted, and a 9.5% reduction in the freight transport by water is expected. The recovery of the transport sector to the pre-pandemic state is only possible with the relaxation of COVID-19 containment policies and financial support by the government.

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“…With fewer vehicles on roads, some environmental advantages are also achieved such as lower pollution and noise. Carbon emissions will be eliminated from the atmosphere during the pandemic due to reduced economic activities for prolonged periods [58,64].…”

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“…Ivanov was one of the first researchers to draw attention to disruptions in global supply chains, if any, as an effect of the spread of the SARS COV-2 epidemic, at the same time, underlining that the extent of disturbance shall be influenced by the period of the epidemic and the scale of its spread (Ivanov, 2020). Furthermore, in individual regions of the world, analyses were carried out on the impact of the epidemic on supply chains, first of all, related to agricultural and food products (JuHo et al, 2021;Coluccia et al, 2021;Singh et al, 2020;Gray, 2020). This problem was also analyzed by Chowdhury et al (2021).…”

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“…As the pandemic developed, various aspects of this phenomenon were studied in the context of changing demand for freight and passenger transport services due to government restrictions imposed in various states, supply chains being disrupted, production, consumption, and investment projects declining. The literature review shows that most of the authors have focused on analyzing the situation of the road transport branch in China, while the impact of the coronavirus on road transport in Europe has not been studied to a more significant extent so far (JuHo, Xing, Wu, and Lee, 2021). Some information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on road freight transport in Europe can be found in the reports drawn up in 2020 by consulting bodies and economic intelligence agencies, such as IRU Intelligence (2020) or Transport Intelligence (2020).…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Road Freight Transport Evidence from Poland

Łącka¹,

Suproń²

2021

ERSJ

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Purpose:The main aim of this article is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Polish road freight transport industry. This paper seeks to understand the impacts on travel behavior and the transport system caused by the different actions and policies adopted by the governments and transport authorities to contain the COVID-19 spread. Design/Methodology/Approach: Econometric and statistical methods were used, including analysis of primary data, predictive model of exponential smoothing. Findings: Using primary data as part of the study, conclusions have been reached, stating that the imposition of the lock-down of the European economy had a negative impact on the shortterm business of transport enterprises. On the other hand, once the number of infections was reduced, followed by a reduction in restrictions, the number of road kilometers covered by the enterprises under survey increased. This increase was higher than in the corresponding periods of previous years. Practical Implications: The article analyses short-term effects on road freight transport of legal provisions aimed at limiting the virus's spread. Results can be helpful to draws some recommendations for transport systems derived and planning process by the enterprise. The researcher effect can also be helpful for national governments in terms of decision-making. Originality/Value: The literature review shows that most of the authors have focused on analyzing the situation of the road transport branch in China, while the impact of the coronavirus on road transport in Europe has not been studied to a more significant extent so far. The study of the case involves Polish transport enterprises making up the second-largest carrier in the Community when the size of its rolling stock and transport tasks is compared to that of other states. The consequences of the pandemic on road cargo transport by Polish carriers indicate the impact of COVID-19 on the economic situation of similar enterprises from other European Union states.

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“…Flight activity decreased by about 75% compared to the previous year and a expected passenger revenue loss for 2020 have been estimated in $ 113 billion [28]. Also the freight transport has suffered serious consequences, in particular through a reduction in sea shipments [29] (eg in the first months of 2020, the total container volumes handled at Chinese ports dropped by 10% [30] while the total volume of goods decreased by 19.7% [17]) and the air cargo volumes (in the EU they decreased by 53% and by 3% in the United States [29]).…”

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How changes in human activities during the lockdown impacted air quality parameters: A review

Marinello

Butturi

Gamberini

2021

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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The health emergency linked to the spread of COVID-19 has led to important reduction in industrial and logistics activities, as well as to a drastic changes in citizens' behaviours and habits. The restrictions on working activities, journeys and relationships imposed by the lockdown have had important consequences, including for environmental quality. This review aims to provide a structured and critical evaluation of the recent scientific bibliography that analysed and described the impact of lockdown on human activities and on air quality. The results indicate an important effect of the lockdown during the first few months of 2020 on air pollution levels, compared to previous periods. The concentrations of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide have decreased. Tropospheric ozone, on the other hand, has significantly increased. These results are important indicators that can become decision drivers for future policies and strategies in industrial and logistics activities (including the mobility sector) aimed at their environmental sustainability. The scenario imposed by COVID-19 has supported the understanding of the link between the reduction of polluting emissions and the state of air quality and will be able to support strategic choices for the future sustainable growth of the industrial and logistics sector.This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as

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The impact of COVID-19 on freight transport: Evidence from China

Cited by 41 publications

References 31 publications

Insight into the Impact of COVID-19 on Australian Transportation Sector: An Economic and Community-Based Perspective

Insight into the Impact of COVID-19 on Australian Transportation Sector: An Economic and Community-Based Perspective

The Impact of COVID-19 on Road Freight Transport Evidence from Poland

How changes in human activities during the lockdown impacted air quality parameters: A review

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