Transport modelling, inter-modal studies, demand forecasting

ACIL Tasman’s transport consultants cover all modes and inter-modal issues. Our skills in transport encompass economics, modelling, finance, strategy and public policy.

Our capabilities include:

economic and financial project evaluation
industry restructuring and reform
pricing and cost analysis
advice and modelling on regulation and competition policy, including access
environmental implications of different transport modes
private sector involvement, including public private partnerships
demand forecasting and market assessments (including assessments of customer markets)
modal share analysis
analysis of research programs
management and organisational reviews.

Sectors in which we have worked with samples of projects are:

Aviation and airports

airport economic impacts
airline competition
airline pricing
regional subsidy policies
regulatory impacts
aviation policy

Road

road transport costs
road freight rates
heavy vehicle standards
toll roads policy and economics

Rail

access regimes and prices
privatisation
safety management
project evaluation
freight forecasts and studies of rail customers’ markets

Marine

liner shipping discussion agreements
coastal shipping regulations
intra-port competition
freight forecasts
port economic impacts

Public transport

quality regulation
privatisation
taxi and bus regulations
government – operator contracts and subsidies

Freight modelling and analysis

forecasts of the freight markets by origin, destination and commodity
assessment of frieght tasks
mode shares of the freight tasks

Passenger modelling and forecasting

passenger transport flows and numbers by mode
peak and off-peak passenger numbers
transport network capacity

Our clients

ACIL Tasman’s transport clients include transport users, banks, engineering companies, infrastructure providers, transport operators and government agencies.

Contact ACIL Tasman for further information about our transport economics capabilities