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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
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•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)
