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1 Global Rail Freight Expansion needs, plans and initiatives A European Shippers’ Perspective Nicolette van der Jagt Secretary General European Shippers’ Council New Delhi, India, 22-24 March 2007
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AGENDA European Shippers’ Council What the customer requires Global Logistics trends Barriers/Problems Solutions Way forward
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ESC National organisations representing interests of shippers Cargo owners as users of freight transport services in all modes of freight transport These are manufacturing industries that are producing goods for consumption in the single market and beyond
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WHAT SHIPPERS REQUIRE Profitable and sustainable trade and industry through efficient logistics by: –QUALITY: reliabilty and punctuality –Competitive pricing –Door to door solutions –Focus on efficient supply chains/not on intermodality per se Rail Specific Transit time equal to road transport Cost close or beating road transport costs
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INDUSTRY TRENDS Fierce global competition Quality and adding value in transport most important but also focus on costs Sourcing from the best supplier: globalisation Outsourcing Logistics becomes part of the production process
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Ever larger containerships……
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INDUSTRY TRENDS Reducing inventory Reducing depots/sites/warehousing Reducing empty mileage Improved agility and cost: shortened logistics cycle time due to short product life cycles and value of goods Improved reliability
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CONFLICT! Environmental pressures Local emissions Noise Social Regulation: Working Time Safety & Security Reducing inventory Reducing depots/ sites/ warehousing Reducing empty mileage Improved agility and cost Improved reliability
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SITUATION TODAY Rail preferred mode of transport for -High quantity of cargo -Dangerous goods Road freight is under pressure Inland waterways and SSS often not located to the plant/warehouse.
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RAIL FREIGHT SEGMENTS FULL TRAINCoal Steel Construction ~ 35%Competition from Inland waterways SINGLE WAGONCHEMICALS VEHICLES MACHINERY ~ 50%Focus on road Market entry difficult for newcomers INTERMODALFINISHED/ CONTAINERISED CARGO ~ 15%Focus on Road Container transport booming
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BUT SUFFERING FROM: Lack of customer orientation Monopolies Weak logistics integration Priority given to passenger transport Absence of transnational corridors (except Rotterdam-Genua corridor) No real open access to infrastructure (
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RAIL FREIGHT IN EUROPE Prices for rail freight are rising Singe wagon load: Prices high Quality is down Difficult to offer for newcomers Difficult for customers to launch their own rail company
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SOLUTIONS? Continue to open up the Rail Market/More effective enforcement Improve Quality of Service! Increase European wide railway strategies and a business oriented corridor appraoch Increase in road tolls is no solution: increasing freight logistics costs is harmfull for EU competitiveness (compare 12% of GNP compared to 8,5% in US)
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A POSITIVE SCENARIO No more monopolies Real open acces to rail infrastructure No non-commercial stops at boarders
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EUROPE RAILFREIGHT NETWORK CONCEPT … and then to Russia and China … and then to Russia and China
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A POSITIVE SCENARIO Railway could take a part of the market share In a few years train may be running smoothly between Europe and Asia. -Sea route is approx 10 days longer CHALLENGE in overcoming capacity problems and costs disadvantages
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A positive scenario possible if: Improved communication between all the supply chain Measuring the performance Demand/Customer driven transport providers: New products/service culture
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE Standard measures of performance –Air freight –Short-sea –Rail freight? If you cannot measure it you cannot manage it PLUS… Cross-sector/modal comparisons Sign of maturity, responsibility, quality management!
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CHANGE CAN TAKE TIME Liner Shipping -20 years for change! “The man who moved a mountain is the one who started moving away a small stone” (Chinese verb)
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