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Inland ports in the multi-modal TEN-T network

18 February 2013

Kathrin Obst, EFIP Director

Inland Port = Multi-modal Hub Port Autonome Strasbourg

The new TEN-T policy - Realising Europe’s multi-

modal potential

Multi-Modality

Facilitate transshipment from one mode of transport to another

Fully use the strengths of each mode of transport

Transport White Paper:

“30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes such as rail or waterborne transport by 2030.”

Example: Bayernhafen Group

Bayernhafen Group

• about 800 ha surface, of which 500 ha for logistics enterprises

• 210 direct employees

• 12 000 jobs in about 500 companies located in the port areas

• 396.500 TEU were handled in intermodal facilities of the Bayernhafen Group in 2013.

– Put in one row, that would correspond to a line of around 2400 km (Nürnberg - Porto)

– or about 248.000 truck loads

• For liquid and dry bulk, throughput corresponds to about 324.500 truck loads

• Total: 572.500 truck loads

Throughput visualised

Wood Cluster in the Port Aschaffenburg

Wood Cluster in the Port Aschaffenburg

Integrating inland ports in the TEN-T corridors

Integrating ports in the TEN-T Corridors

TEN-T Guidelines:

• 9 Core Network Corridors, IWW important in 6

• Corridor Coordinators will develop a work plan which will include projects, funding priorities, costs, etc. for each corridor based on an analysis of existing information (previous projects, information from the rail freight and ERTMS corridors, national infrastructure plans, etc.)

How will an optimal integration of inland ports into the TEN-T corridors be ensured?

Integrating ports in the TEN-T Corridors

Challenges:

• Where ports are public, they are usually owned by municipalities or regions, not member states.

• Member states have very little information on infrastructure needs of inland ports.

• Inland ports are usually not included in national infrastructure plans.

Go beyond information from member states to ensure adequate integration of inland ports!

As infrastructure managers, the individual inland ports have to be allowed to represent themselves in the corridor forum. No other entity can make infrastructure related/financial commitments for them!

Other relevant policies

• Spatial planning that takes into account the needs of inland ports

• Integration of inland waterway transport in urban mobility plans

• Policies supporting combined transport

• Reliable framework conditions for investments/state aid

Thank you!

Kathrin.Obst@inlandports.be www.inlandports.eu