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Transport economics, modelling and inter-modal studies

Our transport economics consultants cover all modes, inter-modal issues and transport economics including modelling, demand forecasting and policy.

Our capabilities include:

  • economic and financial project evaluation
  • industry restructuring and reform
  • pricing, cost analysis and finance
  • transport system modelling
  • 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
  • public policy analysis
  • 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 consultancy clients include transport users, banks, engineering companies, infrastructure providers, transport operators and government agencies.

Contact ACIL Tasman for further information about our transport consulting capabilities