11th South European Forwarders and Logistics Providers Congress

“SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN INTERMODALITY”Athens, Greece, May 16-17, 2013

Rail Market Development:Co-Modal Platforms – Freight Forwarders’

Tool for Single Wagon LoadDr. Ivan Petrov

LIBERALIZATION OF RAILWAYS IN EUROPE –

POLITICAL ASPECT

Recast

4th Railway Package

TEN-T Corridors

Single European Rail Market

PRACTICAL RESULTS ON THE MAIN MARKET

Liberalization compared to air transport has not been reached

Single wagons which were the break bone of the FF activity are dead

Concentration of market into up to 3 RU’s in Europe

Cherry-picking aspect of the new private operators

PERSPECTIVES

Only hope to reverse negative trend:

- Further deregulation (open access)

- New business models – XRail

- New industrial and commercial organization (wagon groups, block trains)

PERSPECTIVES

- Corridors thinking and establishment of rail hubs

- Co-modal and tri-modal solution

- Intermodal services

- Mixed trains

- Political support for the considerable investment

STANDART REQUIREMENTS FOR RAILHUBS

Good location on rail corridors.

Regular service by the partner railway.

Ensuring the bundling and release of complete trains.

Minimum 150 meters of track directly at warehouses until 750 meters maximum longitude of train.

STANDART REQUIREMENTS FOR RAILHUBS

Warehouses of at least 5000m2

Covered ramp for direct transshipment wagon / truck (cross-docking).

Handling / storage of intermodal equipment.

Priority on cross-docking operating hubs than on heavy logistics hubs.

Thank you!