1. Intermodal project Agenda point 9.1
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

2. Intermodal transport: context
What is “Intermodal transport (IMT)” ??
The movement of goods in one and the same loading unit/vehicle by successive modes of transport WITHOUT HANDLING THE GOODS THEMSELVES when changing modes.
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

3. Intermodal transport: context
CGST December 2009: Task Force with a mandate to investigate possibilities for compiling intermodal freight transport statistics at EU level, by looking at studies, projects and initiatives at national, international and EU level – Report to CGST in December 2011
CGST December 2011: Task Force mandate renewed, investigate the possibility of compiling intermodal statistics in a similar way as done in Germany (application of the “German Approach”) – Report to CGST at the end of 2013
CGST December 2013: Task Force mandate renewed, further investigate the possibility of compiling intermodal statistics following the “German Approach”) and investigate additional intermodal transport performance indicators.
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

4. Intermodal transport: context
CGST December 2015: Task Force will report on the work done:
Feasibility of implementation of the “German approach” at National level
Feasibility of implementation of the “German approach” at EU level
Recommendations on improvement actions for the different modes of transport
Methodological manual for Intermodal Transport Statistics at EU level
Development and dissemination of logistics indicators
No new mandate required
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

5. Rail WG 2011 & Intermodal Transport Statistics
Preliminary technical discussions were launched for potential changes to Regulation to overcome the main shortcoming:
Missing link between the type of cargo (ITUs data) and the place of loading/unloading
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

6. Rail WG 2011 & Intermodal Transport Statistics
Options:
Option 1:Changes in Annex A
1a) Tables A6, A7, A8: Adding place of loading/unloading
(NUTS 3 level)
1b) Tables A1 and A3: Adding 'Type of cargo' (ITU's/non ITU's) and "place of loading/unloading")
Option 2:Changes in Annex F
2a) Tables F1 and F2: Adding split by type of cargo/type of transport unit and annual collection
2b) Tables F1 and F2: Adding new variable "ITU's/non ITU's" and annual collection
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

7. Written Consultation of the Rail WG
Mid-October 2014: replies from 28 countries
One third of the countries indicated that such developments could NOT be implemented at all
Another third of the countries mentioned that the modifications suggested could be partly implemented
The remaining third stated that all changes proposed could be implemented
Balanced position of the countries concerning proposals for Tables A1/A3 and for Tables F1/F2
Majority of the countries are against the suggestions related to Tables A6/A7/A8
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

8. Methodological inconsistencies/issues
Containers and swap bodies are grouped together
Data for containers on roll on/roll off units are not collected
Rail transport statistics are based on gross-gross weight of the goods, including both the weight of packaging and of the ITU tare weight
Information on the size of containers is not available preventing the production of estimates for the gross weight of goods in containers
ITU data is not available at NUTS-NUTS level. Regional flows are currently only available for total Rail transport
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

9. Rough estimates of regional flows
Data on gross-gross weight of goods are available for total cargo at NUTS-NUTS/Country level
Data on gross-gross weight of goods are available at country level by type of cargo and by type of transport (National, international loadings, international unloadings and transit).
The share of containers and swap bodies on the total transport could be calculated by type of transport for each reporting country.
The shares obtained could be applied to the NUTS- NUTS/Country data
Estimation not precise enough
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

10. Changes in the rail data collection recommended by the TF-IMT
Regional flows should be available for the ITU sub-category, not only for Total transport
The ‘type of transport unit’ classification should be extended to consider the size of containers
The ‘type of transport unit’ classification should distinguish between containers and swap bodies
The ‘type of transport unit’ classification could be extended to containers on Ro-Ro units
A new dataset should be collected on yearly basis
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

11. Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
New dataset proposed
Goods transported in intermodal transport units, by type of transport unit and by region of loading and region of unloading (NUTS 2)
Type of transport unit
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

12. New dataset proposed – Structure - Dimensions
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

13. New dataset proposed – Structure - Measures
Replacement of datasets A6 and A7
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

14. Datasets to be disseminated using Rail data
Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
1-2 October 2015

15. Conclusions Eurostat kindly asks the Working Group members to:
Comment on the recommendations for changes in the rail data collection put forward by the Intermodal Task Force
Comment on the feasibility of implementing these recommendations
Provide information on data availability at national level for the new proposed dataset