Intermodal transport,
Increasing efficiency, reducing costs
via innovative collaborative partnerships
Peter Wolters
Secretary General EIA
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Content
 What is EIA?
 Global trends influencing intermodal chain
 Basic intermodal processes
 National intermodal policies
 Supply Chain Decarbonisation
 Logistics message to EU authorities
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What is EIA?
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Global trends influencing intermodal chain
(tomorrow)
A. Sustainability (environmental
restrictions & opportunities)
B. Energy (search alternatives)
C. Constraints infrastructures
(smarter use existing infra)
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Basic intermodal process
Cargo flows origin - destination through transport chain
comprising more than one mode
Freight forwarders need to know intermodal alternatives
 Intermodal product need to be as efficient as road
 Consolidation of freight; corridors ; terminals (Threshold
intermodal transport still too high for SME’s
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National intermodal policies:
Netherlands
 Closer coordination policy initiatives ministry Transport + Economic Affairs
+ Department of Housing, Regional Development and the Environment
Betuweline: freight-only rail corridor (ready)
 Maasvlakte II (2013)
 Strict modal shift %
MAASVLAKTE II. Source: Port of Rotterdam Authority
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BETUWE LIJN. Source: Rail Cargo Information Netherlands
Port-Hinterland Networks/Terminals: Germany
 Germany has dense network of terminals, unique in EU
 Terminals differ in size and services in relation to transport demand
 Strong focus on hinterland transport Hamburg/Bremen / Netherlands to
hinterland
Public terminals road/rail/water/RoLa. Source DB NETZ
‘Intermodal Yearbook 2010’ EIA
German Port-Hinterland. Source: HHLA. ‘Intermodal Yearbook’ EIA
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Supply Chain Decarbonisation, World Econ.Forum, 2009
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New
Logistics
Collaboration
 Competition on the shelve, not on the road (or other modes)
 Innovative models for logistics horizontal collaboration
 Manufacturing industries & LSP sharing capacity, saving revenues + CO2
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Intermodal transport: shippers’ perspective 2020
(EIA member Procter & Gamble)
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Efficient use of all modes of transport
Intermodal significantly higher
New entrant vs. old stagnant
Parallel supply chains
Cost
Speed
Information
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More efficient use of infrastructure;
load (road) inefficiency is € 160 BLN opportunity
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billion euro
60%
% Load factor
% Load factor (estimated)
% Road efficieny
% empty running (km)
Cost of inefficiency
20%
40
10%
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0%
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www.co3-project.eu
Based on 2012 Eurostat + EU Environment Agency data, 2010)
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‘Logistics message’ EIA to cabinet EU authorities
(President Barroso; Commissioner Kallas; EP)
 Freight & logistics are industrial veins of supply chains
 Efficiency; making smart use of existing infrastructure
 Investing in electrification of transport industry (rail/terminals)
 TEN-T consultation, EIA stressed CO2 = saving for authorities
Cabinet President BARROSO receives EIA
delegation, April 2012
EU Parliament TEN-T consultation
hearing, May 2012
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Transport Commissioner KALLAS
EIA delegation, 2011+2012
Many thanks!
www.eia-ngo.com
Peter.wolters@eia-ngo.com
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