Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Vision for Integrated Trade and
Transport Corridors
- Regional Constraints and Opportunities -
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport
Corridors – Presentation Structure  SEE trade and transport corridors
 Performance of SEE rail transport
 Rationale for trade and transport
facilitation
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Trade and Transport Corridors:
Definition
• Physical and functional dimension
• Consist of links, nodes and gateways
• Different corridor types: domestic, foreign
and transit corridors
• Single mode vs. competing modes
• Support economic growth and serve both
passenger and freight traffic
• Different development objectives
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
SERBIA AND
MONTENEGRO
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Evaluation of Corridor Performance
• Infrastructure: capacity of nodes and
links, level of service provided
• Transport services: quality, time, costs,
reliability, flexibility
• Domestic, bilateral and multilateral
regulations and policies
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport
Corridors
 SEE trade and transport corridors
 Performance of SEE rail transport
 Rationale for trade and transport facilitation
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Time breakdown on Corridor IV/IX rail transport
105
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
Time (h)
60
Stopping time
55
50
45
Transport
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
Curtici
1140
Guirgiu
390
Ruse
390
Svilengrad
0
0
Distance (Km)
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Source: TTFSE II - Railway Corridor and Border
Crossing Study (ECORYS, 2005)
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Transport and Processing Times on Corridor
IV/IX
Stopping time Curtici
Travel time CFR
hours
Stopping time Giurgiu
Stopping time Ruse
Travel time BDZ
Stopping time Svilengrad
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Source: TTFSE II - Railway Corridor and Border
Crossing Study (ECORYS, 2005)
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Time breakdown on Corridor X rail transport
60
55
50
45
Time (h)
40
35
30
Stopping time
25
Transport
20
15
10
5
Bregana
Savski Marof - 1047.9
Tovarnik
Sid Tovarnik - 733.1
Ristovac
Tabanovce - 215.7
Bogorodica - 0
0
Distance (km)
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Source: TPPF in the Balkan Region. Railway Border Crossing
Study (Scott Wilson, 2004)
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Operations Performance at BCPs
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Source: TPPF in the Balkan Region. Railway Border Crossing
Study (Scott Wilson, 2004)
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Vision for Integrated Trade and Transport
Corridors
 SEE trade and transport corridors
 Performance of SEE rail transport
 Rationale for trade and transport
facilitation
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
47 hours
Benefits
105
98
hours
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
Time (h)
60
51
hour
55
50
Stopping time
45
Transport
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
Distance (Km)
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Curtici
1140
Guirgiu
390
Ruse
390
Svilengrad
0
0
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Why TTF and corridor development?
• Enhances quality of transport services
• Supports innovative transport techniques
• Efficient logistics are a competitive
advantage
• Encompasses ‘electronic corridors’
• Supports administrative, operational and
legislative reforms in transport sector
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Client Ownership and Partnerships
to define a Common Framework
• Prioritization and phasing of activities
• Harmonization of regulations,
administrative and operational procedures
• Synchronization of multi-national activities
• Sustainable financing mechanisms
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe:
High Level Meeting on Common Framework for Regional Cooperation
Vision for Integrated Trade and
Transport Corridors
Thank you
June 17, 2005
Paulus Guitink
TTFSE II Program Team Leader, World Bank