Workshop report - Public policy and transport

This workshop considered the wider public policy goals of a range of transport interventions. Particular attention was paid to assessing the role of integration of the different components of the transport system and of the integration of transport with other economic sectors. This assessment was informed by Ray Pawson’s realist evaluation approach, with its emphasis on the inter-relationships between context, process and outcome. The context was provided by case studies covering small urban areas, large urban areas and inter-urban corridors. The three key processes identified related to a regulated system with public ownership and control, a deregulated system with private sector ownership (‘competition in the market’) and a system in which there was public planning of the transport system but private provision (‘competition for the market’). Outcomes can be assessed using cost-benefit analysis tools to determine impacts on economic welfare or more qualitative approaches can be used to determine the extent to which accessibility or sustainability goals have been achieved. The evidence provided suggests that wider public policy goals are more important for urban than for inter-urban transport and it thus in urban areas where integration should be pursued with most vigour. The most relevant process for achieving this would seem to be variants of the competition for the market model. Some policy recommendations are made and implications for further research and for future conferences assessed.     

多功能海上重吊船LNG燃料应用分析

基于某多功能海上重吊船液化天然气（Liquefied Natural Gas，LNG）双燃料系统的设计，结合其典型运营工况，采用经济性（Economic Performance，EP）分析方法对LNG燃料和低硫船用轻质柴油（Low Sulfur Marine Gas Oil，LSMGO）燃料的能量消耗、额外初始投入成本、运营成本（Operating Expense，OPEX）等进行分析比较。结果表明，在满足设计要求的前提下，在中长期的船舶运维周期内，LNG燃料的EP更好。考虑未来船用清洁燃料的发展，相关研究可为海上工程作业船舶的燃料动力系统的设计和选择提供思路。