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"Intermodality – The last European Challenge before expensive congestion“

Peter Wolters, Deputy Secretary General

European Intermodal Association, Brussels

March 18, Palerme

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Challenges EU transport policy

Actions of the legislator the EU Commission?

Study Infrastructure Capacity Reserves Combined Transport 2015

SSS sector & initiatives coming from the EU Commission

Environment & intermodal

Overview presentation :

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International freight traffic will continue to grow in significance in the years ahead.

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20

40

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80%

National Freight Traffic

International Freight Traffic

Cautious

Scenario

2010

Optimistic

Scenario

2010

+22%

+33% +32%

+66%

Sources: DB Cargo, VLS, BVU, Forecast 1998

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Challenges EU transport policy

Harmonization between EU countries from regulatory, organizational and technical point of view, is far from perfect and is a source of competitive distortion

Basis on which infrastructure costs are taken into consideration is very unsatisfactory

Congestion and bottlenecks

Enlargement to East Europe

Environment

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Transport White Paper Transport White Paper Chapters:Chapters:

I. Shifting the balance between modes of transport

II. Eliminating Bottlenecks

III. Placing users of transport at the heart of transport policy

IV. Managing the globalisation of transport.

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Study on Infrastructure Capacity Reserves for Study on Infrastructure Capacity Reserves for Combined Transport by 2015 - Combined Transport by 2015 -

Concentration of Concentration of International CT expected in 2015International CT expected in 2015

Licensed to Kessel + Partner

CT Trains per day 1 5 10 25

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75

100

•Source: UIC

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Rate of employment of the Railway Infrastructure in Rate of employment of the Railway Infrastructure in 2015 after consideration of planned enlargement 2015 after consideration of planned enlargement

investmentsinvestments

Source: UIC

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* Spatial concentration of production. Source: Harrison & van Hoek

Enlargement investments & industry re-locations

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SSS various different EU initiativesSSS various different EU initiatives

Proposal to regulate market access to port services

New Commission-hosted Internet site:

http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/tren/Home/main

Motorways of the Sea

IMO-FAL forms

Customs Guide

Port Hinterland Connections

European Intermodal Loading Units

and of course… Marco Polo!

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Environment:

‘Green’ issues became business goal

(External) Cost EU freight traffic: € 530 Bln.

Caused by: Road (91.5%), Air (6.1%), Rail (1.9%), Waterway (0.5%).

Bottlenecks: congestion, delays, pollution...

EU. Commission Policy: soon, internalisation of external costs.

Bill to be paid by: the causer(s)

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Membership EIA

Sharing intermodal commitment Lobby & representation members at EU. level, proposing intermodal measures for members Round Tables with authorities and market players addressing your problems Working visits to learn about benefits Intermodality Sharing intermodal information for decision making

Products:

Intermodal Masterclass for seniors (start 14 December) Intermodal Handbook (publish your best practice!) Annual Intermodal Award ceremony – also for Italian companies (Jury: EU COM, EU PARL and various professional associations)

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www.intermodaltransport.orgwww.eia-ngo.com

peter.wolters@eia-ngo.com

Thank you for your attention!