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Modular Freight Infrastructure Systems

Modern freight infrastructure must adapt faster than rigid installations allow.

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Last updated: 10 June 2026Published: 19 June 2025

Source: https://www.unece.org/trans/modular_freight_infrastructure.html

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Modern freight infrastructure must adapt faster than rigid installations allow. Modular systems replace fixed concrete with interchangeable building blocks for loading docks, track systems, and warehousing. A hub can pivot easily—one week handling parcel consolidation, the next week managing hazmat storage, the week after that cold-chain operations—without massive reconstruction. This flexibility across transport modes (truck, rail, barge) and cargo types keeps network costs lower and response times shorter.

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