Alternatives and terminals
Measures to promote intermodal
transport
Subgroup 2.4.2
Hans Silborn, Norway
Wanda Debauche, Belgium
Csaba Orosz, Hungary
Jean-Charles Poutchy-Tixier, France
Martin Ruesch, Switzerland
Results from last period
• Statistical trends in different modes of transport
– EU: Road and coastal shipping are growing. Rail has declined.
– USA, Australia: Rail continues to grow on long distances. Road
dominates on shorter trip lengths.
– Japan: Road dominates. Rail has focus on passenger services.
• Future trends
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Increased policy focus on the environmental impact
Improved transport management
Development of new transport technologies
New regulation forms
Increased focus on safety standard
Financial support to intermodal transport solutions
Results from last period
• Logistic platforms
– Obstacles to intermodal transport
– Effects generated by logistic platforms
– Conditions for success
Consequences for our work this period:
– Study measures to overcome the obstacles to
intermodal transport
– Focus on governmental measures to support
intermodal transport and terminals. What is the roll of
public sector?
– Best practise in encouraging alternatives to road
transport
Work plan of subgroup 2.4.2
1. Gather and present best practise of measures
to promote intermodal transport
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Road access improvements to inter modal facilities
Measures to support an effective terminal structure
and more effective individual freight terminals, as
well as new intermodal transport solutions
2. Guidance on methods for evaluation of effects
of intermodal solutions
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If we find any evaluations. We think this will be a
problem.
Outputs
• Report on best practise of measures to
promote intermodal transport
• Report on methods for evaluation of
effects of intermodal solutions
(this is uncertain)
• Article in Routes/Roads about public
measures to promote intermodal transport
How to find best practise?
• Web-sites
• Literature study
• Questionnaire survey
• Knowledge in the committee
Please feel free to contact anyone in the
committee if you have information of good
practise to support intermodal transport
Examples of measures to promote
intermodal transport
Types of measures:
• Investments in rail, waterway and road
infrastructure
• Legislation, regulation and organisation
• Subsides to intermodal facilities
• Research and development
Examples of measures to promote
intermodal transport
Investments in rail, waterway and road
infrastructure
– Increased capacity in rail and seaway
infrastructure
– TEN
– Interconnection between modes
– Trunk road connections to intermodal freight
terminals
Examples of measures to promote
intermodal transport
Legislation, regulation and organisation
– Higher maximum gross weight for vehicles
used in intermodal transport
– Exemption from certain driving regulations
and fees for vehicles used in intermodal
transport
– Intermodal transport units in the
governmental organisation
Examples of measures to promote
intermodal transport
Subsides to intermodal facilities
– Allowed within the EU
– Marco Polo
– Subsidies to intermodal freight terminals (investments
in infrastructure, tracks, cranes, lifts etc.) in for
example the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and
Switzerland
– Governmental aid schemes to combined transport in
for example Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain,
Switzerland, Austria and Belgium