(see the full content of this proposal in FERRMED web site)

At that moment, one of our main targets is to give our opinion on the European Comis-sion Consultaion on the future Trans-European Transport Network Policy. In that sense, FERRMED has officially participated in TEN-T Days 2010 regarding Trans-European Net-works of Transport in Zaragoza on June 8th and 9th 2010, where we made the presen-tation of FERRMED PROPOSAL.

Generally speaking, FERRMED agrees in the content of the Document prepared by the European Commission regarding the Dual layer concept: Comprehensive Network and Core Network.

A key issue is that the Core Network enhances “European added value” of the TEN-T and includes axes of vital importance for freight transport flows within the internal mar-ket and between the EU, its neighbours and other part of the world.

The definition of Core Network and the gradual development of the corridors included have to be made according to economic, social and environmental criteria.

According to FERRMED Standards criteria, the shape of this Core Network has to be reticular and polycentric including corridors of great socio-economic and intermodal im-pact with two “parallel” rail lines, one for high speed trains and another for conventional trains (able for freight trains with the same priority rate than passengers).

Clear assessment methods in order to define the Core Network like: Cost-Benefit Analy-sis (CBA), Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA), Spatial Computed General Equilibrium Models (SGCE) and System Dynamics Modelling (SDM) have to be taken into consideration.

We would like, as well, a powerful Core Network with operational and governance global coordination at European level, based on coordination structures defined at Macro-Regions and Main Corridors level. This function has to include: traffic and Core Network needs identification, capacity management (demand and supply balance), monitoring, slots assignation, standardization, tracking system (through ITS), maintenance coordi-nation, policies for incentivizing the efficient use of infrastructure, technology and inno-vation, etc…

But a key issue for this EU Railway Core Network is the interoperability of the network.

This interoperability must be achieved improving, at the same time, the capacity of the network as is stated in FERRMED Standards, which we would like to be implemented gradually in the aforemen- tioned EU Railway Core Network. All these topics have been included in the FERRMED PRO POSAL to the Consultation, that we delivered officially to the EC DG MOVE on September 13th, 2010.

Then, our main targets nowadays are:

a) To assure that FERRMED Great Axis Rail Core Network will be included in the future Trans-European Rail Freight Core Network (Particularly the following lines which are still nowadays not considered “priority projects”: Bremen- Müntser-Duisburg; Koblenz-Luxembourg/Apach; Cal ais/Dunkerque-Lille-Metz-Dijon; Le Havre-Amiens-Reims- D i j on ; Tar ragona-Cas t e l l ó -Va lènc i a -A l acan t - Murcia/Cartagena-Almería-Motril-Málaga-Algeciras and Lorca-Granada-Antequera) (see attached map).

b) Obtaining the EC agreement for the gradual implement tation of FERRMED Standards in the future Trans- Euro pean Rail Freight Core Network.

In fact, as demonstrated by FERRMED Global Study al ready made, the application of FERRMED Standards is the only way to reverse the decreasing share of Railway in EU land transportation and to make Rail freight more

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SUMMARY FERRMED proposal about the Consultation on the future Trans-European Transport Network Policy 1 FERRMED Locomotive and Wagon concept Studies finished: Presentation at INNOTRANS 2010 2 FERRMED Participed to the TEN-T Days 2010 Trans-European Transport Networks– Zaragoza 2010 2 3rd FERRMED Conference 3 Cooperation Agrement ASCAME-FERRMED 5 FERRMED in INNOTRANS 2010 6 Main characteristics of FERRMED freight Locomotive and Wagon Concepts 7 FERRMED Activities from February to August 2010 8 Calendar of scheduled events for the coming months 13 Working plan for the coming Months 14 Interview to Mr. Thomas Siefer 15 FERRMED Members presentation. 16

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We are, as well, on the way of making diffusion everywhere of the three Studies already made:

• Supply/Demand, Technical and Socio-Economic Global Study of FERRMED Great Axis Rail Network and its Area of Influence (FERRMED Standards implementation)

• FERRMED Freight Locomotive Concept

• FERRMED Freight Wagon Concept

In that sense, one important event in which we participate is INNOTRANS 2010, that is held in Berlin from 21st to 24th of this month of September.

We will very pleased to meet you in our stand number 118, Hall 6.2 and in the FERRMED Conference which will take place on September 21st from 16h30 to 17h30 in the Speaker’s Corner (Hall 14.2 Entrance East) according to the INNOTRANS pro-gramme.

By the way, we are fully open to make similar presentations everywhere, according to FERRMED members request.

Mr. Siim Kallas, Vice-president of the European Commission in charge for transport, will visit our stand on the morning of the 21st, after the official opening ceremony of INNOTRANS 2010. The chief of its Cabinet Mr. Keir Fitch will preside the opening session of FERRMED Conference.

Besides these issues, in this month of September, we will have in parallel several important contacts and meetings with EC DG MOVE, Spanish and German governments and other European key institutions.

The Spanish government on this month of September will present “The Strategic Plan for fostering the rail freight transporta-tion”, in which we hope will be included the FERRMED Proposals, particularly the Iberian Mediterranean Corridor full develop-ment as a part of FERRMED Great Axis Rail Network. On the other hand, jointly with ASCAME (Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and Euro-Mediterranean Business Association, we are preparing a concise explanatory Dossier of the “Euro-Mediterranean Orbital Rail Network and Multimodal Links”, that will be presented to the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean in order to see the possible commitment of this organism for the developing of this Project. If you are interested in more information regarding all the aforementioned topics, please do not hesitate to contact us. I remind you that on December we will hold our General Assembly in Marseille and that one or two previous Steering Committee meetings will be carried on, one of them in Cartagena.

Joan Amorós

Secretary General

FERRMED has participated to the TEN-T Days 2010 Trans-European Transport Networks in Zaragoza the 8-9 of June 2010 with the corresponding contribution to the “Stakeholders Consultation”.

Mr. Joan Amorós Secretary General of FERRMED has held two official interventions one in the Session “The effective integration of the Iberian railway network in the European Transport System” and another in Session “Stakeholders Consultation” (see in FERRMED web site the content of FERRMED Contributions)

Mr. Carlo Secchi, European TEN-T Coordinator;Mr. José Blanco López, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Spain;Mr. Dominique Bussereau, Secretary of State for Transport of France; Mr. Antonio Augusto da Ascen-çao Mendonça, Minister of Transport of Portugal

Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet, acting Director Dg Mobility and Transport, European Commission, and the Chairmen of all six TEN-T expert groups: Mr. Jonat-han Scheele, Mr. Hugh Rees, Mr. Luc Werring, Mr. Paolo Costa, Mr. Carlo Secchi, Mr. Georg Jarzembowski

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EU ROLLING STOCK NEW CONCEPT FOR FREIGHT

3rd FERRMED CONFERENCE , May 27th ,2010 International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition

SIL 2010 Barcelona

“The European Commission takes into account FERRMED criterion basically oriented to the development of a profitable railway from the economic, social and environmental point of view”, as stated Jean Eric Paquet, Director-

ate General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission, during his participation at 3rd FERRMED Conference, named “EU Rolling Stock New Concept for Freight”, which took place during May 27th at SIL (Barcelona).

Jordi Prat, Representative in Barcelona of the Ministry of Fomento (Public Works), who attended on behalf of Pascual Villate (General Director of Planning for the Ministry), highlighted the importance of the Mediterranean Corridor for the Ministry of Public Works and fo-cused its “inclusion in the trans-European networks”.

Meanwhile Manel Nadal, Secretary of Mobility of the Departament de Política Territorial i Obres Públiques de la Generalitat de Catalunya, explained that FERRMED has designed technical standards in order to create one recogniz-

able European railway network and defined the need of a project which is in the European map, that is “The FERRMED Corridor”. “We should achieve its presence as a prioritary project in the Trans-European networks of transport”

Not all the corridors are valid nowadays; we must decide which are the most profitable and “the Mediterranean Corridor is unde-featable in this sense for Catalunya, Spain and Europe”- Said Nadal. Spain should decide the priorities and FERRMED has to “incorporate the Standards in a progressive way”, starting from the most urgent issues such as “the width of the tracks” and “the Mediterranean Corridor development, which will bring values to the economy”.

Jacinto Seguí, FERRMED President, welcomed everybody to the Conference.

In addition, Joan Amorós, Secretary General of FERRMED, presented the results of the Study “SUPPLY/DEMAND, TECHNICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC GLOBAL STUDY OF FERRMED GREAT AXIS AND ITS AREA OR INFLUENCE”, em-phasized the profitability of this Project and that the application of FERRMED Standards is the only way to reverse the decreasing share of Railway in EU land transportation and to make rail freight more competitive. Then, he pointed out that in time of crisis investments must be done in projects which are profitable “economically, socially and environmentally”, as in the case of FERRMED project.

The 3rd FERRMED Conference, which had the participation of personali-ties from EC, Spanish and Catalan Governments and FERRMED repre-sentatives, presented at SIL in the presence of more than a hundred people, the results of the New Freight Wagon and Locomotive Concept Studies.

The Freight Locomotive Concept Presented by Mar RIVAS – VOSSLOH; Youssouf PATEL- ALSTOM; Dario BARBERIS- FAIVELEY Transport; Joan LOCUTURA- Càtedra ALstom/UPC; Josep M. ROVIRA- Col.legi d’Enginyers Industrials de Catalunya and Francisco García Calvo- Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de la Comunidad Valenciana, defines the minimal design parameters which UE locomotives have to fulfil in order to match with technical FERRMED Standards, particularly in long and heavy trains. The analyzed issues are: power, pantograph, adherence, coupling, multiple traction, noise and energetic efficiency among others.

From the left to the right: Federico ANTONIAZZI; Jacinto SEGUÍ, Jordi PRAT, Manel NADAL; Joan AMORÓS; Josep ORIOL

From the left to the rightMar RIVAS; Dario BARBERIS; Josep M. ROVIRA; Francisco GARCÍA-CALVO; Youssouf PATEL; Joan LOCUTURA; Joan VALLVÉ

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Eric PEETERMANS; Armando CARRILLO y Gerhard TROCHE presented The Freight Wagon Concept in order to define how should be future EU wagons to fulfil technical FERR-MED Standards considering the suitable design parameters, particularly in all that concern to platform and frame concept, axle load, loading gauge, coupling resistance, brakes system, on board electric supply and IT equipment, tare weight, loading pattern and capacity.

Jean Pierre ORUS, Carlos MANTILLA;Jean-Michel GENESTIER ; Armando CARRILLO, Gerhard TROCHE, Vicenzo VULLO y Luciano CANTONE, spoke about “Long

Freight Trains in the EU” related with long freight trains, techni-cal and operative re-quirements and their grade of implementa-tion in the main coun-tries from the EU.

Eric RONCO; Ignasi RAGÀS, Manel ME-DINA; Markus HÖSCHEN, Philippe MANGEARD, Hans-Jürgen WEIDEMANN y Manel VILLALANTE, discussed about “Last Mile” related with the necessary implementations in the intermodal railway terminals and in the interconnection between industrial zones to re-duce logistics costs and to improve the transport efficiency.

10.00.- OPENING SESSION

Jordi PRAT, Délégué à Barcelone, Ministerio de Fomento

Jean Eric PAQUET , Acting Director , Directorate B - Trans-European Transport Network & Smart Transport, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport ,European Commission Manel NADAL, Secrétaire à la Mobilité, Département de la Politique Territoriale et des Travaux Publics, Generalitat de Catalunya

Federico ANTONIAZZI, direction de l’Agence, , Agence Ferroviaire Européenne (ERA)

Josep ORIOL , Vicepresident, Cercle d’Infraestructures

Jacinto SEGUÍ, Président, FERRMED

Joan AMORÓS, Secrétaire Général, FERRMED

10.30.- FERRMED GLOBAL STUDY SUMMARY. FERRMED STAN-DARDS IMPLEMENTATION

Joan AMORÓS, Secretary General, FERRMED

11.00.- COFEE BREAK

11.30.- FERRMED FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE CONCEPT Mar RIVAS, Business Development Vicepresident, VOSSLOH

Youssouf PATEL, Marketing and Strategic Management, ALSTOM Dario BARBERIS, R&D Group Director FAIVELEY Transport Joan LOCUTURA , Càtedra Alstom, UPC Moderators Josep M. ROVIRA, Vicedegà del Col·legi d’Enginyers Industrials de Catalunya and Francisco GARCIA CALVO, Vocal de la Junta de Gobierno del Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de la Comunidad Valenciana

12.45.- FERRMED FREIGHT WAGON CONCEPT Armando CARRILLO, Dipl.-Ing. , Railway Group; Institute of Technology Berlin

Gerhard TROCHE, Chercheur, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm Moderator: Eric PEETERMANS, Responsable affaires interna-tionales. Président des Groupes d'étude Transport, SNCB Holding

14.00.- NETWORKING LUNCH 15.30.- LONG FREIGHT TRAINS IN EU

Jean Pierre ORUS, Chef de l’unité Nouveaux Produits, Direction du Marketing, Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) Carlos MANTILLA, Directeur de Intermodal , RENFE Mercancías Jean-Michel GENESTIER Directeur Général Adjoint de SNCF Geodis Armando CARRILLO, Dipl.-Ing. , Railway Group; Institute of Technology Berlin Gerhard TROCHE, Chercheur, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm Moderators: Vicenzo VULLO, Dott. Ing, Professore Ordinario di Costruzione di Macchine, Luciano CANTONE, Engineer, De-partment of Mechanical Engineering, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”;

17.00.- “LAST MILE” REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS

Eric RONCO, Business Development Manager – ISOLADER Ignasi RAGÀS, Directeur Général– CIMALSA Manel MEDINA, Distribution – SEAT Markus HÖSCHEN, Directeur des affaires européennes–CARGO RAIL EUROPE, représentant également European Rail Freight Association and Rail Freight Group Philippe MANGEARD, Président – MODALHOR Hans-Jürgen WEIDEMANN, Dr. -Ing – CARGO BEAMER Moderator: Manel VILLALANTE, Director General de Transport Terrestre, Departament de Política Territorial i Obres Públiques, Generalitat de Catalunya

18.30.- CLOSING SESSION

Enric LACALLE, President , International Logistics and Mate-rial Handling Exhibition (SIL) Joan AMORÓS, General Secretary, FERRMED

*Languages of the conference: English, French and Spanish

Armando CARRILLO; Gerhard TROCHE; Eric PEETERMANS

From the left to the right Carlos MANTILLA;Jean Pierre ORUS,;Marie –Laure Viala; Luciano CANTONE; Gerhard TROCHE,

From the left to the right Eric RONCO, Manel MEDINA; Markus HÖSCHEN, Manel VILLALANTE, Hans-Jürgen WEIDEMANN,

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On May 25th 2010, ASCAME Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Comerce and Industry) y FERRMED (Promotion du Gran Axe Ferroviaire de Merchandises Scandinavie – Rhin – Rhône – Méditerranée Occidentale, asbl) signed in Barcelona at the SIL (Salón Internacional de la Logística) a cooperation agreement with the following pur-poses Both organizations agreed in collaborate in the realization of studies, events organization, bilateral meetings and working groups about issues related with transport systems, particularly intermodal procedures and intermodal cor-ridors. One of the first projects which are wanted to be raised is the ‘Mediterranean Orbital Rail Net-work and intermodal links’ Study. They will also count in this case with the participation of the Euro-Mediterranean Business Association. This Study tries to analyze the necessary actions to develop an orbital rail network- an its correspondent ramifications- joining all Mediterranean harbours, making easier the incursion in their respective hinter-lands and also including the interrelation with inter-continental and coasting maritime transport, road and even air transport. It is about studying the development of a multimodal network, based on rail and remaining means of trans-port (particularly maritime), strong and sustainable, able to favour a balanced economic and social devel-opment in the whole Mediterranean basin and to contribute efficiently in the consolidation of the Union across the Mediterranean as one of the leading areas in the World. The agreement was signed by Miquel Valls representing ASCAME -Vice-President- and Joan Amorós representing FERRMED –Secretary General

• Strengthen business relations among both organizations and their members.

• Carry out concrete actions aimed to improve interoperability among the different means of transport in all the countries from the Mediterranean shores.

• Favour the creation of a powerful Mediterranean network, competitive and sustainable of rail and mari-time transport, which brings closer to the harbours their respective hinterlands and interrelates itself conveniently with other means of transport: to achieve the logistic chain optimization from providers, manufacturers and distributors until the final clients.

• Develop investigation programmes together in issues related with integral transport, logistics, infrastruc-ture development, environmental matters and time and energetic saving.

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InnoTrans has become established as an international industry showplace focusing on Railway Technology. A full range of rail vehicles are presented in static displays on the Messe Berlin tracks located outside the exhibition halls. Other key InnoTrans features include Railway Infrastructure, Interiors,Public Transport and Tunnel Construction. The InnoTrans Convention taking place in conjunction with the trade show includes a special Dialogue Forum sponsored by the Deutsches Verkehrsforum (German Transport Forum), Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV, Association of German Transport Companies), the Verband der europäischen Schienenverkehrsindustrie (UNIFE, European Rail Transport Industry Associa-tion), and the Verbande der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland (VDB, German Rail Industry Association). Initiated and organized by the Deutsche Bahn AG, the European and Asian Rail Summit (EARS) offers excellent dialogue opportuni-ties for transport ministries and general managers of central European and Asian rail transport companies.

JOIN US AT INNOTRANS 2010 IN OUR STAND (HALL 6.2 STAND 118) ON SEPTEMBER 21st-24th

FERRMED CONFERENCE TOWARDS A MARKET-ORIENTED EU RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION

(FERRMED Standards and FERRMED Freight Locomotive and Wagon Concepts) September 21, 2010 16:30 - 17:40 Speakers' Corner, Hall 14.2, Entrance East

Programme: Opening Session .

FERRMED Standards implementation: Supply/ Demand, Technical

and Socio-Economic Global Study of FERRMED Great Axis Rail Net-work and its Area of Influence: Main Conclusions

FERRMED Freight Locomotive Concept

FERRMED Freight Wagon Concept

Closing Session

Speakers:

OPENING SESSION

Keir FITCH, Deputy Head of Cabinet of M. KALLAS, European Com-

mission

Joan AMORÓS, Secretary General, FERRMED

Youssouf PATEL, Marketing and Strategic Management, ALSTOM

Mar RIVAS, Business Development, VOSSLOH Dario BARBERIS, Director R&D, FAIVELEY Transport

Armando CARRILLO, Dipl.-Ing., Railway Group, Institute of

Technology Berlin-UB Technical University of Berlin

Gerhard TROCHE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm

CLOSSING SESSION

Olaf KRUEGER, Chaiman of the IBS - Europäischen

Interessengemeinschaft der Bahnspediteure. Director KÜHNE +

NAGEL.

FERRMED MAIN OBJECTIVES

• To improve the general competitiveness of the European Union through the global chain of added value (including multimodal transport)

• To implement FERRMED standards in the rail freight transportation network in the European Union (Reticular and polycentric Core Network, UIC-C loading gauge, long and heavy trains – 1.500m-5.000tn – , ERTMS, ramps limitation, unified operational system, etc.etc.)

• To improve the ports and airports connections with their respective hinterlands.

• To stimulate the improvement of management/operational systems and free competition in the rail freight transportation net-work in the European Union.

• To promote the Great Axis Rail Freight Network Scandinavia, Rhin-Rhone-Western Mediterranean.

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The FERRMED LOCOMOTIVE CONCEPT Study has been made by ALSTOM; APPLUS; Col·legi d’Enginyers Indus-trials de Catalunya, Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de la Comunidad Valenciana, FAIVELEY, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; VOSSLOH The FERRMED WAGON CONCEPT Study has been made by Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm (KTH)–Railway Group; Institute of Technology Berlin (TIB) The recommended main characteristics of FERRMED FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE and WAGON CONCEPTS are:

FERRMED WAGON

Platform concept (several wagon types can be demanded/detachable superstructures) Three basic designs: Design A1: Long wagon → mainly for intermo-

dal/volume-cargo (25m of loading length) Design A2: Short wagon → for bulk and break-

bulk commodities Design B: Flat wagon for trailer Transport Key parameters: Axle load 22,5 ÷ 25 tons; Loading gauge: UIC-GC; Speed: 100÷ 120 km/h.; Central beam; Automatic central cou-plers; Electric power Supply/ IT equipment; compact brakes; tare weight decrease Main advantages: A1: More capacity when loaded with containers.

Better adapted to 40’ containers. 50% more capacity when loaded with C-

Swap bodies B: handles 100% of European semi-trailer fleet

FERRMED LOCOMOTIVE

Characteristics FERRMED Trains

Length 1.500m

Gross Weight = Load 3.600 t – 5.000t

Number of motorized axles 12 axles

Number of locomotives More than one: 2 Co-Co or 3 Bo-Bo

Starting tractive effort of the train 600 kN – 800 kN

Power of the train 7.000 kW – 10.000 kW

Characteristics FERRMED Freight Locomotives

Starting tractive effort of the locomotive

300 kN – 400 kN

Power of the locomotive 3.500 kW – 5.000 kW

Axle load 22,5 t/axle – 25 t/axle

Axle arrangement Co-Co or Bo-Bo

Maximum speed 120 Km/h

Track gauge 1435 mm

Loading gauge UIC C

Adhesion coefficient (µo) At least 33%

Type of traction Diesel locomotive or electrical multi-tension locomotive

Pantographs (for electric locos)

Two devices type C and two Type D

Multiple traction YES, distributed traction (not only locomotives on the head of the train)

Coupling Automatic with capability to connect current UIC screw couplers and Russian couplers.

Brake E-ECP Brake System (Enhanced-Electronically con-trolled pneumatic system)

Interoperability YES. Fulfillment all applicable TSI and other European Directives

Safety and Signaling sys-tem

ERTMS

Train control system ETCS

Radio system GSM-R

Cab 2 cabs with central desk ensuring safety and comfort of the driver

Noise TSI CR Noise

Exhaust Emissions EU 2004/26 Stage IIIB

Others Incorporation of state-of-the art technologies to improve energy efficiency

Incorporation of state-of-the-art driving advice systems and operations assistance systems

Materials About 95% recyclable materials

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Steering Committee (SC) + General Assembly (GA)

meetings

Working Groups A and B meetings (WGA et

WGB) Participation in meetings, conferences and fairs

Pesentation of FERRMED Studies, General Content, Conclusions and Recommendations FERRMED

February Genova 02.02.2010 WGB 08.02 València

Seminario El Transporte en el Mediterráneo. RTE-T (Murcia, 04.02.2010)

Eurofreight 2010 (Berlin, 23.02.2010)

Compagnia Portuale Pietro Chiesa –Porth Autority Genoa-Camera di Commercio di Genova (Genova 03.02.2010)

Cercle d’Infraestructures (Barcelona 09.02.2010)

Ajuntament de Barcelona -Comissió d'Urbanisme, Infraestructures i Habitatge (Barcelona 09.02.2010)

March Paris 24.03.2010 WGB 16.03 Barcelona

SITL 2010 (Paris 23-26.02.2010)

Jornada: Responsabilidad Social Coorporativa EPJ-ICAIB (Palma de Mallorca, 26.03.2010)

European Investments Bank (EIB) (Luxembourg, 09.03.2010)

Sectorial Infraestructures CDC (Barcelona 11.03.2010)

Catalunya Empresa Oberta (Brussels 23.03.2010)

Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) (Paris, 23 03 2010

Dutch Government, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (The Hague 23.03.2010)

Ministerio de Fomento Spanish Government (Madrid 25.03.2010)

CAIB (Palma de Mallorca, 26.03.2010)

April WGB 27.04.Barcelona

EuroCarex “Quel avenir pour les transports en Euro-pe? Vers un nouveau livre blanc. EURO CAREX, exemple d’un projet de transport innovant et durable (Brussels 14.04.2010)

Forum France-Espagne (Madrid 22.04.2010)

ICHCA Biennal Conference 2010 (Casablanca 26.04.2010)

ESPO Intermodal and Logistics Committee (Brussels 15.04.2010)

ICHCA 2010 « Land and seaways: the benefit of better integration and improved cargo handling efficiencies » (Casablanca 26.04.2010)

CADev Champagne-Ardenne Développement (Reims 28.04.2010)

CRCI Rhône-Alpes (Lyon 29.04.10)

May Barcelona 26.05.2010

WGA 26.05 Barcelona

WGB 26.05 Barcelona

SIL 2010 (Barecelona 25-28.05.210)

7th INTERNATIONAL RAIL FORUM (València 25.05.2010)

3r FERRMED Conference-SIL (Barcelona 27.05.2010)

June

Encuentro Internacional Empresa-Universidad:Retos y Soluciones Tecnológicas en Logística y Transporte Refrigerado de Frutas y Hortalizas-Universidad Poli-técnica de Cartagena (Cartagena 03.06.2010)

TEN-T Days 2010 Trans-European Transport Net-works—Drawing up the Core Network– EC Director-ate General for Mobility and Transport (Zaragoza 08-09.06 2010).

Rail infraestructure for freight service: from Corridors to Network (Rotterdam, 14.06.2010) Mesa Redonda infraestrcturas ferroviairias, TV Aragón “(Zaragoza, 15.06.2010)

1er Congrés Euromediterrani de Joves Empresaris (Barcelona.17.06.2010)

3e Conference Internationale EuroFRET2010 (Paris 21-22.06.2010)

Séminaire du Cycle des hautes études pour le dévélop-pement économique (CHEDE) (Barcelona 22.06.2010)

Fundació Fòrum Barcelona (Barcelona 09.06.2010)

Primera Jornada Economica: L’Eurodistricte de l’Espai Català Transfronterer (Perpignan, 18.06.2010)

EUROFRET-AUTF (Paris 21.06.2010)

July/

August Universitat Catalana d’Estiu (Prada, 18.08.2010)

Fundació Relleu Ateneu Barcelonès, Barcelona 08.07.2010

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Contacts with Companies and Institutions

FERRMED is currently trying to establish even more contacts with companies and institutions from the European Union but also from neighbouring countries in order

to obtain their support, to get more members, and to reinforce FERRMED objectives all over EU and neighbouring countries..

February

Genoa

Compagnia portuale Pietro Chiesa Camera di Commercio di Genova Autorità Portuale di Genova Gruppo Grendi Plan Bleu RINA Instituto Internazionale delle Comunicazioni

Madrid

CEPSA IBERDROLA IPMED Dossier Empresarial

Bruges Port de Bruges – Zeebruge

Valenciennes Agence Ferroviaire Européenne

Paris

Mission Union pour la Méditerranée ISOLOADER Comité pour la Transalpine Champagne-Ardenne Développement CCI de Beaune CRCI Rhône Alpes Combiwest Egis mobilité Northwest

Berlin

Estrategia Dirección Quintig LTD First GBRf AbOvo Rail Freight Group

March

Barcelona AGBAR Everis IP Comunicación

Luxembourg Banque européenne d’investissement

Bruxelles SNCB Holding Eurotribune La Vanguardia

Paris

RFF CADev Centralabs Simulation team WDP VNF Voies Navigables de France C&D International dynamix R.V Consulatant CF Conseil Örebro Regional Development Coun-cil TiViPRO Zenatek Sarl CCI du Valenciennois Agence Franc Architechte CADev BG Freight Line Agence Publique des Ports d’Anda-lousie SNCF Geodis NUMILOG Logistique Today’s Railways Le Journal de la Logistique KUEHNE+NAGEL DDU Maroc Grupo Editorial men-car Porte du Hainaut Développement Journal Le MARIN Telelingua Edifices de France

Madrid Ministerio de Fomento, Dirección General de Planificación

Palma de Mallorca Effictenia Polo Asociados

April

Brussels

European Infrastructure Managers European Railway Agency Synchrodis ESPO SNCF Geodis

Madrid RENFE Renault España

Casablanca

ICHCA International Ltd Seasnake Port of Rauma Port of Long Beach STRANG- Trade Group

Reims

Freinrail Systèmes Ferroviaires Port Autonome de Dunkerque Aéroport de Paris-Vatry Transports Simon SNCF Géodis SNC-Lavalin Ardam Electrolux Vistéon Technipat Syscera Synchrodis Veolia

Lyon

DIMOTRANS Cci de Lyon Grand port maritime du Havre CCI de Marseille-Provence Cci de l’Ain CRCI de la Drôme Interface transport Rail link Europe Aéroports de Lyon Groupe SEB VICAT SA SNCF EUROVIA Management Voies navigables de France SOTRADEL RFF TLT OAC Lyon Terminal INFOFRET MEDEF Lyon Rhône NOVACID CESR Comité pour la Transalpine EPANI EGIS RAIL VOS LOGISTICS LYON

May

València Ardanuy Ingenieria S.A.

Brussels

ESPO Port Authority of Barcelona Port of Rauma Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Co. Port of Antwerp Port of Amsterdam - Commercial department Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Compa-ny Associazione Porti Italiani Grand Port Maritime de Marseille Port of Esbjerg Port Authority of Algeciras Bay Port of Marseille Malmö Port AB Szczecin-Swinoujscie Seaport Aut-hority Patrick Bruges-Zeebrugge Port Authority Hamburg Port Authority British Ports Association Port of Rotterdam DB North Sweden European Office

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Contacts with Companies and Institutions

May

Barcelona

ABB, motores ADIF ADVOICE Ailmed Alstom Transport ALTRO (Association Logistique Transport Ouest ANL - Agencia Navarra de T AP BAHIA DE ALGECIRAS APB APL APORT Ardanuy Ingeniería, S.A. Barcelona Regional BERATER CADEFER CAF, S.A. Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona Cambra de Comerç i Indústria de Terrassa CARGO BEAMER CARGO RAIL EUROPE CATALUNYA RÀDIO CERCLE D'INFRAESTRUCTURAS CIMALSA COEIC CTC Externalización DPTOP Generalitat de Catalunya Districenter EL VIGÍA Emte Instalaciones EPTISA European Railway Agency (ERA) FAIVELEY FEPORTS Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya GRUPO DIARIO GRUPO Dallant INDOM INFRAES- Ingeniería de Infraestructuras, S.A. INFOTRANS Institut d'Estudis Territorials International Railway Journal ISOLADER JB PUBLICACIONS KTH LFT LGAI LOGISPARK WORD LOGZ - Atlantic HUB, SA Mercabarna MIGUEL TORRES, SA. Millán Minerals Girona, S.A. PLAE Port de Barcelona PORT INSIGHT Promalaga - Ayuntamiento de Málaga Quimitran Intermodal, S.L. RAILWAY GROUP I.T.B. RENFE MERCANCÍAS Revista Vía Libre RFF SAMCA SEAT SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. Siemens AG SNCB HOLDING SNCF FRET SNCF GEODIS TCSA TERCAT Transfesa TRANSPORT ALCIRA CARRÉ UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA V. MONK VOSSLOH Moulins Communauté Robat Consulting Aislamientos Paris Europark Express Baleares, S.A : EuskoJaurlaritza- Etxebizitza, Herri Lan et Garraio Saila Tarros BBCA Legal Geotec Infotrans , S.L. Creative Class Group Institut d’Estudis Europeus Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona Cercle Català de Negocis Sant Cugat Empresarial

June

Rotterdam

Hamburg Port Authority CAPTRAIN Trafikstyrelsen SNCF INFRABEL ITMMA Ferrovie dello Stato RENFE Lorry Rail AAE Grupo Diario Hispalia Logística Adbayse KNV Moselle Developpment Efecto Multiplicador Moulins Communauté

Barcelona

Creative Class Group Martin Institute-Rotman School of Management- University of Toronto LEITAT L’Economic ICL Iberia Iberpotash, S.A. Fepime NISSAN Carrier Europe

Terrassa

WOTRANS, S.L Fundación WTRANSNET Circutor CECOT

Cartagena

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Universidad Politécnica de Madrid-Departamento de Ingeniería Rural IBERIA Asociación Murciana de Logistica Embrapa

Zaragoza

Ministerio de Fomento TV Aragón Eusko Jaularitza Gobierno de Aragón La Vanguardia Cámaras Aragón

Brussels UMICORE

Paris Le Rail (Groupe ACTIS) SNCF UIC

Perpignan

Cadres Catalans Trans-frontaliers Perpignan Méditerranée Association Energie TGV Cambra de Comerç de Girona

July

Brussels CER BOTHNIAN CORRIDOR

Barcelona

Publico CENIT AUMA Spanair

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Contacts with the European Institutions

Gudrum SCHULZE – Project Officer, Trans-European transport network policy, Research coordination & European radio navigation plan (ERNP), DG MOVE,

European Commission

Ioannis ARGYROPOULOS – Chef d’unité, Executive Agency RTE-T

Airy MAGIEN – Head of Economic evaluation Unit , Agence Ferroviaire Européenne, (ERA)

Jukka LUUKKANEN – Trans-European Network, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Thomas C. BARRET – Director, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Pierre-Etiene BOUCHARD -. Economiste des Transports, Direction des Projects European Investment Bank (EIB)

Keir FITCH – Membre du Cabinet de M. Siim Kallas

Bettina KLEIN – Membre du Cabinet de M. Siim Kallas

Ramon TREMOSA I BALCELLS– Député européen

Oriol JUNQUERAS – Député européen

Ramon JAUREGUI ATONDO– Député européen

Vicenç PEDRET CUSCO – Conseiller, DG MOV

Ricard RAMON I SUMOY – programme manager, DG AGRI

Isabel YGLESIAS JULIA– Policy Officer - Administrator , European Competition Network

Raquel CORTES HERRERA – Policy Co-ordinator, Strategic Objective Solidarity

Miquel VILA I GRANYO – Programme manager, Unit Portugal

Maria VILAR BADIA – Case Handler – Mergers, Task Force Financial Crisis

Pere TAFALLA GIL – IT Service Officer, User management of financial information systems

Marcel VERSLYPE – Executive Director, European Railway Agency

Karel VINCK – Coordinateur européen chargé de l’ERTMS. TEN-T DG MOVE European Commission

Silvia-Adriana ŢICĂU, Vice-présidente de la Commission Transports et Tourisme au Parlement Européen

Helmut ADELSBERGER – Policy Offcicer TEN-T Policy B.2 DG MOVE European Commission

Carlo SECCHI – Coordinateur européen chargé des PP3 et PP19 .TEN-T DG MOVE European Commission

Anne-Christine DESNUELLE – Chargé de mission Transport au sein du groupe ALDE du Parlement Européen.

Sophie DIDIER – Policy Coordinator TEN-T PP B.2 DG MOVE European Commission

Gerhard TROCHE - Policy Officer in Rail Transport Interoperability DDG1- D.2 DG MOVE European Commission

Paolo COSTA – Director of Experts Group for TEN-T Revision. TEN-T DG MOVE European Commission

Marjeta JAGER – Director A of General Policy DG MOVE European Commission

Kertu KAERA – Policy Officer International Transport Relations A.2.001 DG MOVE European Commission

Alain BARON – Head of Sector International Transport Relations A.2.001 DG MOVE European Commission

Frederic VERSINI – Interinstitutional Coordinator A.1 DG MOVE European Commission

Paulo SANTAMATO - Head of Unit A.3, DG MOVE European Commission

Pavel STELMASZCZY - Head of Unit B.3, DG MOVE European Commission

Roberto FERRAVANTE – Deputy Head of Unit B.3, DG MOVE European Commission

Jan SZULCZYK - Policy Coordinator in the A.3, DG MOVE European Commission

Patrick ROUSSEAUX - Policy Officer in DDG1 – D.2, DG MOVE European Commission

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Meetings with representatives of national and regional governments

BELGIUM 27.01.10 Etienne SCHOUPPE –Secretary of State for Mobility, Federal Government Pierre FORTON– Director General “SPF Mobilité” Henri MAILLARD – Counsellor, “SPF Mobilité” Hilde CREVITS – Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Flemish Region Els ‘t KINDT – Counsellor Airport & Railway, Mrs CREVITS’ cabinet

10.02.10 Brigitte GROUWELS – Minister of Mobility of the Brussels-Capital Region Government

16.02.10 Marc HORDIES – Counsellor transport of Mr. HENRY, Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Mobility, Wallonia Region

FRANCE 04.02.10 Bruno DELAYE - Ambassador of France in Spain

11.02.10 Antoine-Tristan MOCILNIKAR – Responsible for Environment and Sustainable Development within the “Mission for the Union for the Mediterranean” to the French Republic Presidency

18.02.10 MEEDDM (Ministère de l’Ecologie, de l’Energie, du Développement Durable et de la Mer)

François LAVALETTE – Head of Office, Directorate of European and International Affairs Pascal NAPPEY – Policy Officer, Directorate of European and International Affairs Isabelle PAWD-GOUESGLOU – Policy Officer in charge of Ports, Directorate General of Infrastructures, Transports and Sea Mathias BORSU – Policy Officer in charge of freight questions, Directorate General of Infrastructures, Transports and Sea Marie-Laure BAILLY-MAITRE – Directorate of European regulation, Office of network industries Estelle MORCELLO – Senior Project Officer, EGIS Mobilité Cabinet of M. BUSSEREAU

Marc HAMY – Head of Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Transports, Dominique Bussereau, MEEDM

Laure LASSAGNE – Diplomatic counsellor Thomas ALLARY – Technical counsellor

23.03.10 RFF Hervé DE TREGLODE – Deputy Director Véronique WALLON – Strategy and Sustainable Development Director François TAINTURIER – Development Director

Stéphane ARGOUD – Director of marketing

SPAIN 22.03.10 Elisenda FATJÓ-VILAS – Delegació del Govern de Catalunya Rosa EXPÓSITO – Representación de Asturias ante la UE.

25.03.10 Pascual VILLATE – Director General de Planificación, Ministerio de Fomento Miguel POZO – Dirección General de Planificación, Ministerio de Fomento Luis DE SANTIAGO– Sec. Gral de Transportes, Ministerio de Fomento Joaquín DEL MORAL – Sec. Gral de Transportes, Ministerio de Fomento Carlos M. JUAREZ – Dir. Gral. Infraestructuras Ferroviarias, Ministerio de Fomento Eduardo PALLARDÓ – Dirección General de Planificación, Ministerio de Fomento Rafael GARCÍA – Dir. Gral. Infraestructuras Ferroviarias, Ministerio de Fomento J. Carlos HUERTAS – Dirección General de Planificación, Ministerio de Fomento Casimiro IGLESIAS – INECO Emilio MIRALLES – INECO Ignacio MONFORT – INECO Ricardo ANGUERA –Secretaría de Estado de Planificación e Infraestructuras, Ministerio de Fomento César LÓPEZ – ADIF

Eduardo MOLINA – ADIF

Juan José LATORRE – ADIF

09.04.10 Albert MORENO – Secretary for the EU, Catalonian Government

LUXEMBOURG 09.03.10 Jeannot POEKER – Directorate of Railways, Transport Department, Ministry of sustainable development and infras-tructures

Françoise JAEGER – Director, Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois

THE NEDERLANDS 23.03.10 Dirk DEKKERS – Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Nether-lands Ivo DE ZWAAN – Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Nether-lands Gerard SNEL – Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands Brigit Gijsbers – Plv. Director, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands Johan JACOBS – Directeur Spporvervoer, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Net-herlands

14.06.10 José Luis CACHAFEIRO – Secretary General, Ministry of Public Works (Fomento), of Spain (Contact in Rotterdam)

14.06.10 Camiel EURLINGS – Minister, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands Dirk DEKKERS – Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Nether-lands Ivo DE ZWAAN – Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Transports, Public Works and Water Management of the Nether-lands

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Steering Committee (SC) + General As-sembly (GA) mee-

tings

Working Groups A and B meetings (WGA et

WGB)

Participation in meetings, conferences and fairs

FERRMED Public Presentations

September

2010

WGB Valencia

02.09.2010

16.09 Desarrollo Económico e Intermodali-dad: Experiencias NASCO y FERRMED

(Murcia)

29.09 XXXII Curso Sobre la Unión Europea

“Els lobbies i el seu paper en la presa de

decisions a la UE” (Brussels)

21.09 FERRMED Conference: “Towards a Market-Oriented EU Rail Freight

Transportation” (InnoTrans 2010, Ber-

lin)

22.09 FERRMED Press Conference:

“Innovating EU Rail Freight: FERRMED Standards and New Locomotive and

Wagon Concepts” (InnoTrans 2010,

Berlin)

October

2010

SC Cartagena

19.10.2010

02.10 XXI Jornades d’Estudis Penedesencs: « Serveis i Infraestructures al penedès i Cata-

lunya. Reptes i oportunitats » (Vilanova i la

Geltrú)

28-29.10 TECNIMED Conference (València)

13.10 FERRMED Locomotive and Wa-

gon Concepts presentation (Vilanova i

la Geltrú)

November

2010 SC Brussels

10.11 Jornada Sant Cugat Empresarial

(Sant Cugat del Vallès)

December

2010

GA Marseille

15.12.2010 WGA Barcelona

15.12 FERRMED Conference: FERRMED

Great Axis Rail Network and FERRMED Locomotive and Wagon concepts Stu-

dies + Intercontinental links (Marseille)

January

2011 WGB (pending)

February

2011 SC (pending)

22-24.2. 14th Annual EURORAIL Conference

(Berlin)

March

2011 SC Paris 29-31.3 SITL 2011 (Paris Porte de Versailles)

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1.- What is your relation to freight railway transportation? And what are your responsibilities related to this field? As a researcher for railway transportation, I’m specialised in freight transportation. As a Professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig, Department for Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Sciences, I’m the leader of the Institute of Transport, Railway Construction and Operation. My responsibility covers the education of students as well as the research in the field of railtransport. My main focus is to improve the situation for in-ternational freight transport. In the past, we made a lot of investigations to increase the capacity for freight transport in the existing railway network.

2.- Could you briefly characterize the situation of rail and intermodal freight transport in Germany and all over the European Union? What are the challenges which still need to be taken up?

The freight transport in Germany on rail increased by 50% in the last ten years but almost anyone recognized it. The politicians are still focused on passenger transport. And the people associate noise with freight transport. Due to the situation the politicians must make a lot of efforts to reduce the noise of freight trains and at the same time create new capacities for freight trains. Especially the intermodal freight transport has the most in-crease in the freight sector. The situation is in all European countries similar. The modal split for rail freight ser-vices differs between eight and almost 20 percent. Especially in the countries with a low modal split the chal-lenge is to increase the rail freight services due to safety and ecological reasons.

3.- How did you discover FERRMED?

Working in international projects it was inevitable to come across FERRMED.

4.- You are a member of the FERRMED Advisory Council, which gives you the opportunity to contribute in the stud-ies carried out by FERRMED in the field of freight railway transportation through your expertise and advice. Could you give us the reasons what was your motivation to become part of this body? What does it mean for you?

The idea of FERRMED to increase freight rail transportation coincides with my approaches, especially the ideas of creating common standards fits to my intentions. International freight transportation is in my opinion dedi-cated for railway services. Big amounts of goods and long distances are ideal for rail transportation. The idea to connect South and North by rail through some countries with a low rail modal split is a real challenge. To work on these tasks was my motivation to support FERRMED.

5.- What do you think the added value of FERRMED is for German Companies? German companies are located in the middle of the South-North transportation system. They are able to build an important link in the transport chain. New international activities will be created by FERRMED.

6.- What do you think about the « FERRMED standards» and about the possibility of applying them gradually in the main axis of the European rail freight transport network? Do they seem realistic to you? Dou you think we can change this sentence as detailed below?

We still have a lot of national standards in the rail infrastructure. That’s the reason why it is difficult to realize the standards introduced by FERRMED. To change national standards, it is necessary to be patient. New infra-structure and new standards will come up in the future, then it should be possible to push FERRMED standards with support of the European Union. Overall, we have to proceed step by step to implement these new stan-dards.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Siefer, Institutsleiter Institut für Verkehrswesen, Eisenbahnbau und -betrieb, Institute of Transport, Railway Construction and Operation, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig Pockelsstr und Leibniz Universität Hannover Appelstr

FERRMED Advisory Council is made up of experts from universitary institutes, research centres, con-sultancies and companies from all over Europe. It aims at increasing the scientific control over the studies carried out by FERRMED, among them the « Supply and Demand, Technical and Socio-economic Global Study of the FERRMED Great Axis Network and its area of influence ».

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Over 2.000 years of history guarantee the existence of the Port of Tarragona as a commercial, economical and cultural exchange point for the city of Tarragona and surroundings.

Its privileged geographical situation in the Catalan me-ridional coast, in the west of The Mediterranean and the ideal port facilities with an entrance channel wider than 500 m and a basin protected from the strongest winds of east, have arose the Port of Tarragona as one of the most important ports of the whole Iberian Peninsula.

Nowadays, the quays overcome 1.200 hectares, the wa-ter depth varies between 9 and 22 meters with more than 20 kilometres available to berth and a water sur-face of 4.500 hectares.

The internal road and train nets allow the access to all quays, with 35 km of rail. Also, the external road and train infrastructures are important due to the connection to the main roads and highways. On the other hand, the airport of Reus and Barcelona are just 8 km and 82 km far, and the “Estació del Camp”, where the high speed train operates is in the nearby village of Perafort.

The hinterland of the Port of Tarragona spreads trough the regions of Tarragona, Lleida and Aragó, as well as the north and the centre of the country.

The Port of Tarragona is an active port that’s always in growth. In 2007 got an historical record of merchandise traffic, with more than 36 million tones loaded and unloaded inside its facilities, fact that places it among the top 5 ports of Spain.

The current stage of the international trade involves European, Asian, Middle East, African and American coun-tries, all them in the client portfolio of the Port of Tarragona. For this reason the commercial actions that are in curse are vital to establish and strengthen ties, especially with the Extreme Orient, an area of great economical projection and exporting capacity.

Nowadays a strong impulse is being given to the containers traffic, with the arrival of one of the main operators of The Globe and the establishment of new regular transoceanic lines.

To satisfy the demands of this market in continue evolution the port grows and adapts its facilities. The recent enlargements of the quays of Cantàbria and Andalusia are a good sample of this capacity of answer.

Precisely, Andalusia’s quay has become the container terminal of the global operator DP World Tarragona. It will have 41 hectares and a depth of more than 16 meters, and will be endowed with the necessary elements to increase the cur-rent traffic. After a 60.000 TEUs traffic in 2008, it is foreseen to arrive at 500.000 TEUs in 2015 Linked to the intermodality there is the Zone of Logistical Activi-ties (ZAL), an independent and autonomic area destined to im-prove the port operational capacity. This improvement will make the Port of Tarragona more desirable for the enterprises to settle their bases. In reference to the relationship between the port and the city, the facilities have been transformed since 1986 in order to inte-grate them with the cultural activities. However, the Port &

City’s relationships go beyond, as it is seen in the works that have transformed the fisherman’s neighbourhood (El Serrallo) in one of the most visited zones of the city.

Port of Tarragona has become FERRMED member because FERRMED main aims are: The full development of the FERRMED Great Axis Rail Network including the Mediterranean Corridor, the improvement of ports links with their respective hinterlands and the assurance of the interoperability, at EU Rail Freight Core Network, with the implementation of so called FERRMED Standards, that will make railway transportation more competitive. Port of Tarragona fully supports the business and marked oriented FERRMED Criteria.

For further information : PORT DE TARRAGONA

Passeig de l’Escullera s/n-43004 Tarragona Tel: +34 977 259 400 www.porttarragona.cat

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For further information : Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics

Universitaetsallee 11-13, 28359 Bremen, Germany

Tel.: +49 421 220 96-0, Mail: info@isl.org, Web: www.isl.org

The ISL - Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics was founded in Bremen in 1954. By com-bin-ing tradition with modern science, we have since positioned ourselves as one of Europe’s leading institutes in the area of maritime research, consulting and knowledge transfer.

Today, around 60 employees at our offices in Bremen and Bremerhaven handle projects from all over the world in inter-disciplinary teams. Whether in China and South-East Asia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Russia or the Ukraine, whether logistics systems, maritime economics and transport or information logistics are concerned we ensure that innovative ideas are developed into solutions with practical applicability on behalf of our project partners from the public and private sector, both on a national and international level.

In the Department of Logistics Systems, we address issues relating to the future of logistics on behalf of our clients. Our core competencies in this area are the corporate system integration of intermodal transportation and the configuration of synergetic regional networks comprising hubs and logistics centres, for example. Other focuses lie on the process-oriented development of sus-tainable business models, knowledge management and cooperation controlling - for logistics net-works and supply chains, for example. Innovative ap-proaches from the area of science are applied and refined for issues such as meso-logistics, supply chain controlling, re-source efficiency or multi-agent systems.

Through an intensive exchange with experts from around the world, we are able to offer our customers a broad ser-vice spectrum. Our projects partners here are companies from the maritime industry, trading, production and logistics companies as well as the EU, federal, state and municipal governments.

In rail freight transport, and especially in intermodal transport rail-road, ISL has a lot of experi-ences. We carried out a number of feasibility studies and market analyses for new intermodal connections as well as for intermodal terminals and other logistic nodes as e. g. freight villages. In this field of activities we have references in Germany, Austria, Greece, Belarus and China.

As we work very practice oriented, ISL helds close connections with road hauliers, railway com-panies, and terminal operators. ISL houses the German Freight Village Umbrella Organization and a branch office of the European Intermodal Association.

ISL has become a member of FERRMED because we are very sure that FERRMED’s program and goals are future oriented and will be a large contribution to the modal shift from road to rail, the protection of the environment, and to make it possible to handle increasing freight volumes also in the future. As a member ISL has the opportunity to play an active role in the realization of FERRMED’s aims.

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ERS Railways is a private European railway company specialized in the transport of maritime and con-

tinental containers. It is now fully owned by the AP Møller Maersk group. The company started in

1994 with several shuttle trains from Rotterdam as a rail operator. Then ERS has expanded its services

throughout Europe and started its own traction in 2001. Today ERS Railways is a company with 110

employees covering six offices throughout Europe, including the headquarters based in Rotterdam.

With a fleet of 13 locomotives and 750 wagons and several partnerships with railway companies, ma-

ritime and inland terminals, and trucking companies, ERS Railways has become a truly intermodal

operator able to offer door-to-door solutions throughout Europe, with a strong focus on rail.

Historically ERS Railways has developed its activities from

the key European ports for the maritime containers busi-

ness, but in the future there will be more and more de-

velopments in continental transport, which means from

inland Europe to inland Europe. Indeed there is a gro-

wing demand for alternative solutions to trucks for the

supply chain of manufacturers in Europe. We have also

noticed that freight-forwarders expect more solutions

using combined transport, in order to reduce costs and

also be sustainable. Thus our interest for the FERRMED

Global Study, which focuses a lot on the development

of rail freight corridors throughout Europe. We also fully

appreciate that a variety of companies including ma-

nufacturers are members of FERRMED, which brings a large panel of interests and motivations.

The expectations of ERS Railways for FERRMED are the following:

• More interoperable locomotives, because the growth will be

internationally-driven. • Infrastructure investments to improve the transit time of trains. • Open access to the inland terminals in Europe. • Low rail infrastruc-

ture fees. Political support to de-

velop rail by attracting

volumes moved by

road. Programs such

as Marco Polo will for

sure support these sus-

tainable initiatives.

For further information :

ERS Railways

Waalhaven Zuidzijde 2b

3088 HH Rotterdam

The Netherlands

www.ersrail.com

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• AB SKF

• AB VOLVO

• ABERTIS Logistica, S.A.

• ADEG (Associació d’Empresaris de l’Alt Penedès, el Baix Penedès i el Garraf)

• AEQT (Associació Empresarial Química de Tarragona)

• Agence Régionale de Développement de la PICARDIE

• ALSTOM Transporte, S.A.

• ANESCO (Asociación Nacional Empresas Estibadoras y Consignatarias de Buques)

• APPLUS

• ARDANUY Ingeniería, S.A.

• ASCAME

• ASCER (Asociación Española de Fabricantes Azulejos y Pavimentos Cerámicos )

• Asociación Grandes Industrias del Campo de GIBRALTAR

• Association Internationale pour le Tunnel de SALAU

• Asociación Murciana de Logística

• Autoridad Portuaria de la BAHIA DE ALGECIRAS

• Autoridad Portuaria de ALICANTE

• Autoridad Portuaria de ALMERIA

• Autoritat Portuària de BARCELONA

• Autoridad Portuaria de CARTAGENA

• Autoridad Portuaria de CASTELLON

• Autoridad Portuaria de MALAGA

• Autoridad Portuaria de MOTRIL

• Autoritat Portuària de TARRAGONA

• Autoridad Portuaria de VALENCIA

• AUTOTERMINAL, S.A.

• BARCELONA REGIONAL

• BCL (Barcelona Centre Logístic)

• BEJAIA Mediterranean Terminal SpA

• BOMBARDIER

• BOTHNIAN Corridor

• CADev (Champagne-Ardenne Développement)

• CAEB (Confederació d’Associacions Empresarials de Balears)

• Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de ALMERIA

• Cambra Oficial de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de BARCELONA

• Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de CARTAGENA

• Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de CASTELLON

• Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación del Campo de GIBRALTAR

• Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de VALENCIA

• Cambra de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de GIRONA

• Cambra de Comerç i Industria de LLEIDA

• Cambra de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de MALLORCA, EIVISSA i FORMENTERA

• Camara Oficial de Comercio Industria y Navegación de MOTRIL

• Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de MURCIA

• Cambra Oficial de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de REUS

• Cambra de Comerç i Industria de SABADELL

• Cambra Oficial de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de TARRAGONA

• Cambra de Comerç i Industria de TERRASSA

• Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agri-coltura di Genova

• CAPEM (Comité d’Aménagement, de Promotion et d’Expansion de la MOSELLE)

• CARGOBEAMER AG

• CCTT (Coordinating Council on Transsiberian Transportation)

• CDM NV

• CELSA (Compañía Española de Laminación, S.L.)

• CEMENTOS MOLINS, SA

• Centre Européen de Fruits et Légumes SCRL

• Centro de Promoción del Transporte de Mercancías por Ferrocarril (CPTMF)

• CEPTA (Confederació Empresarial de la Provincia de TARRAGONA)

• CEPYMEVAL (Confederación de Organizaciones Empresariales de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa de la Comunidad Valenciana)

• Chambre Régionale de Commerce et d’Industrie de BOURGOGNE

• Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de DUNKERQUE

• Chambre Régionale de Commerce et d’Industrie de LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

• Chambre Régionale de Commerce et d’Industrie de LORRAINE

• Chambre de Commerce du Grand-Duché de LUXEMBOURG

• Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de LYON

• Chambre de Commerce et Industrie de MARSEILLE-PROVENCE

• Chambre Régionale de Commerce et d’Industrie de RHÔNE-ALPES

• CIERVAL (Confederación de Organizaciones Empresariales de la Comunidad Valenciana)

• CIMALSA (centres logístics de Catalunya)

• CLECAT ( European association for forwarding, transport, logistic and customs services)

• COE (Cercle pour l’Optimodalité en Europe)

• Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de ANDALUCIA ORIENTAL

• Col·legi d'Enginyers de Camins Canals i Ports de CATALUNYA

• Col·legi Oficial d’Enginyers Industrials de CATALUNYA

• Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA

• Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de MURCIA

• Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de la REGION DE MURCIA

• Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de la COMUNIDAD DE VALENCIA

• COMITATO PROMOTORE TRANSPADANA (Sistema di Corridoi Europei)

• Compagnia Portuale PIETRO CHIESA s.c.a r.l.

• COMSA Rail Transport S.A.

• Conception Etude Réalisation Logistique (CERL)

• Consorci de la Zona Franca de BARCELONA

• CROEM (Confederación Regional de Organizaciones Empresariales de Murcia)

• CROSSRAIL AG

• DB SCHENKER RAIL WEST (EWS - English Welsh & Scottish Railway)

• DECATHLON France S.A.S.

• DRAGADOS S.P.L.

• DUISBURGER HAFEN AG (Duisport)

• EIA (European Intermodal Association)

• EMTE S.A. (Estudios Montajes y Tendidos Eléctricos)

• ERFA (European Rail Freight Association)

• ERFCP (European Rail Freight Customer Platform)

• ERS Railways BV

• EUROMEDITERRANEAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

• Europakorridoren AB

• EUROPORTE 2 SAS (filiale fret d’EUROTUNNEL)

• FAIVELEY S.A.

• FemCat (Fundació privada d’empresaris)

• FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya)

• Foment del Treball Nacional

• FORD

• Fundació Occitano Catalana (FOC)

• FUNDACIÓN ICIL (Institut Català de Logística)

• GEFCO

• Grand Port Maritime du HAVRE

• Grand Port Maritime de MARSEILLE

• GRONINGEN Sea Ports

• HUPAC INTERMODAL S.A.

• IBS (Interessengemeinschaft der Bahnspediteure) e.V.

• Institut d’Economia i Empresa IGNASI VILLALONGA

• ISL (Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics)

• ISOLOADER EUROPE S.A.

• La Transalpine (Comité pour la liaison européenne transalpine Lyon-Turin)

• L’EMPRESARIAL (Confederación Independiente de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa Valenciana)

• Logitren Ferroviaria S.A.U.

• LOGZ - ATLANTIC HUB, SA

• LORRY RAIL S.A.

• LTF (Logística y Transporte Ferroviario, S.A.)

• LYON TERMINAL

• MERCABARNA S.A. (Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona)

• NOVATRANS S.A.

• PARIS TERMINAL S.A.

• PATRONAT CATALUNYA MÓN

• PIMEC (Petita i Mitjana Empresa de Catalunya)

• Port of ANTWERP

• Port de BRUXELLES

• Port Authority of ZEEBRUGGE - MBZ

• Port Autonome de LIEGE

• Port of ROTTERDAM

• Port de SÈTE, SUD DE FRANCE

• PROMÁLAGA S.A. (Empresa Municipal de Iniciativas y Actividades Empresariales de Málaga)

• PUNTO FA S.L (MANGO)

• RAFTS E.E.I.G. (Rail Freight Transport System)

• RAIL FREIGHT GROUP

• RAIL LINK Europe

• RAILGRUP

• SEAT S.A.

• SETRAM S.A. (Servicios de Transportes de Automóviles y Mercancías)

• STVA

• T.R.W. S.A.

• TCB S.L. (Terminal de Contenedores Barcelona)

• TRADISA OPERADOR LOGISTICO S.L.

• TRANSFESA S.A. (Transportes Ferroviarios Especiales)

• TRIMODAL Europe B.V.

• UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

• VOSSLOH España, S.A.

• WOTRANT, S.L