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- Project MUTAND -

Prof. Dr. Dejan Radojčić University of Belgrade (Dept. of Naval Architecture, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering )

Second Meeting of the SECI Working Group on Danube Transport

Project Partners

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European Development Centre for Inland and Coastal Navigation Duisburg Danube Transport Development Agency Vienna Danube Project Centre Belgrade

The Problem # 1

SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (SEEC)

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Have undeveloped transport infrastructure

(railway and roadway)

Have inadequate number of trucks and railway carriages which comply to EU stand.

THIS CANNOT BE IMPROVED IN THE NEAR FUTURE

without huge investments

THIS PROBLEM WILL BECOME MORE STRIKING

with political and economical integration of the SEEC into EU

The Problem # 2

IN THE COUNTRIES WITH WELL DEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE (I, CH and A today, H and SLO tomorrow) CAPACITY BOTTLENECKS

In the road and railway network in the context of transport volume expressed through:

Limited trucks quotas Bans on weekend driving Additional taxes

. . .

Reasons for embargoes:

Safety Environmental considerations

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200.000 TRUCKS

per year from Bulgaria and surrounding countries to EU (five years ago) Obsolete data!

The Solution

Shifting Cargo to Inland Waterways

• • • • • The facts:

River transportation is by far the most economical (per t·km) It is safe, reliable and economically clean Has enormous possibilities concerning multimodal tr. chains Has huge free capacities . . .

• • • • • Several obstacles:

The density of waterway network Time requirement Transshipment charges Characteristics of transported goods . . .

State of the art of the Multimodal Ro-Ro Transport on the Danube

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Favorable long distances Low developed road and railway infrastr.

Numerous border crossings OPOSITE THAN ON THE RHINE !

CONCLUSION A well conceived Ro-Ro concept becomes very attractive

The Objective of the MUTAND Project

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Establishment of regular Ro-Ro shipping line between SEEC and D, A, H

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Ports of call (Ro-Ro Terminals) to be in Yugoslavia (amongst others)

The Proposal

The financial support for the execution of the Phases I and II

FINANCING IS CONCEIVED TO BE DONE SUCCESIVELY, STEP-BY-STEP, AFTER ASSESSMENTS OF PRECEDING STEP MODIFICATIONS ACCORDING TO THE INTERIM RESULTS

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The Budget

Phase I (0.120 mil EUR) Phase II (0.325 mil EUR) 40 30

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Phase III (cca 1 mil EUR)

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Phase IV (cca 100 mil EUR) 10 0 20 I 70 60 50 100 90 80 II III IV

Foundation of the DPC

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DPC should be the national coordinator for the Danube and transport technology related projects

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DPC should lobby in the Danube waterway

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DPC should support the inland waterway transport

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DPC should develop and implement the new technologies . . .

Initiation of the COMPRIS & YURIS Projects

Intelligent transport infrastructure

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Dramatically enhance the safety and efficiency of the Danube navigation

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Improve fairway information (electronic charts, traffic signs, water levels info, standardize communication etc.)

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Guarantee seamless cross border transportation on the Danube . . .

Letter of Intent

between the DPC and VSL (Association of Transport and Logistics of the Northern Rhine Area) Intention to set up logistic transport chain from the ARA ports to the Black Sea aiming to build up a united continental transport and logistic network in Europe.

Impact on investment projects such as: Reconstruction of Bgd/Pa Ports Building of Danube Combi Ships Reconstruction of shipyards

The Pontoon Bridge in Novi Sad

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Opening once per week (new equipment will increase the frequency in the near future)

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Positive expectations the new bridge will be finished in two years time

The term MODAL SHIFT - from roadway to waterway means a perfect symbiosis between two transport modalities Ship & Truck

The Facts (2000)

Origin and Number of tracks (with goods) 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 D, NL, A, CZ, H, UK, CH, GB, PL, S, N RUS DK, B TR, Near East GR Coming from Going to

Transporting Charges

Belgrade - Frankfurt 1200 EUR Frankfurt - Belgrade 1650 EUR (±100 EUR)

TOTAL (both ways) cca 2850 EUR (per truck) Taxes for passing through Yugoslavia:

Roads 0.0039 $/t km, Formalities 25 EUR, Parking 50 EUR, Toll fee 130 EUR,Visas 25 EUR

TOTAL taxes cca 320 EUR (per truck)

The Facts (2000)

• More than 600.000 trucks crossed the YU border; out of this, 260.000 entered and 230.000 left YU with goods, (difference make empty trucks) • Transit (one way, with goods) 90.000

No. of trucks entering YU from 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Dest. YU Transit Total BG H FRYM HR Others

Road Permissions

(FOR YU TRUCKS) Main transport route from YU to Germany and viceversa.

Number of permissions for passing through: Austria - 6.000, Germany - 25.000, Hungary - 22.000, Croatia - 2.500.

Desperately needed approximately 15.000 passes through Austria !

The ways how to overcome the problem: Bar-Bari, HR-SLO-I, H-SK-CZ and Road-Rail combined transport Szeged-Wels next slide

Road-Rail Combined Transport

(ROLA Trains Szeged-Wels)

- ROLA trains carry the entire truck and its driver. Driver has the opportunity to relax during the travel.

- The train travels in accordance with the timetable, the border passing is short (no customs at the border).

- Accompanied or unaccompanied traffic.

Road-Rail Combined Transport

(ROLA Trains Szeged-Wels)

• The users of ROLA trains can travel without road permission, and can load and unload within 70 km zone from ROLA terminals.

• 3000 YU trucks use this commodity per year.

• Transporting charges - return ticket, cca 900 EUR (250 EUR subvention).

• Present: two entrance permissions to A (on wheels).

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An absurd

- the train’s name is

Danube-Elbe Express

MUTAND work breakdown

(pre-feasibility phase) 2

WP 100

Secretarial activities

WP 200

State-of-the-art

WP 300

Traffic flows

WP 210

Danube river

WP 220

Former and existing services

WP 310

O/D matrix

WP 320

ISO boxes and swap-bodies

WP 330

Long-haul trucking

WP 340

Development forecast

WP 400 Danube MM-services Technical aspects WP 410

Types of services & operation

WP 420

Service optimisation

WP 430

Ships and terminals

WP 500

Economic viability

WP 510

Crucial issues: PRO & CONTRA

WP 520

Preliminary cost analysis

WP 530

Conclusions and decision

MUTAND work breakdown

(pre-feasibility phase) 2

WP 100

• • • • •

Secretarial activities

Project management and co-ordination Interface to the project financing instances Provision of an effective technical leadership Public relation activities, meetings, roundtables, conferences, seminars Reporting

MUTAND work breakdown

(pre-feasibility phase) 2

WP 200 State-of-the-art SWP 210

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Danube river

Outline review of nautical conditions Ports of concern for multimodal Danube hubs Interface to the project financing instances

SWP 220

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Former and existing services

Intermodal Multimodal with ISO containers (LoLo transhipment) Multimodal with trucks (RoRo transhipment) Comparative analysis of the Danube multimodal services

MUTAND work breakdown

(pre-feasibility phase)

WP 300 Traffic flows SWP 310

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O/D matrix

Specification of main origin-destination pairs within the region and through the Danube Corridor

SWP 320

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ISO boxes and swap-bodies

Transport and trade statistics for movements of containerised goods along the Danube Corridor

SWP 330

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Long-haul trucking

Transport statistics for movements of trucks along the Danube Corridor

SWP 340

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Development forecast

Short-, medium- and long-term forecast of cargo transport developments through the TEN N°7 Corridor (Danube), for palletised goods, ISO boxes, swap-bodies and road traffic (trucking) “Low”, “medium” and “high” scenario 2

MUTAND work breakdown

(pre-feasibility phase) 2

WP 400 Danube MM services: Technical aspects SWP 410

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Types of services and operation

Particularities of different service types (unaccompanied or accompanied RoRo, various mixed and/or combined services, “point-to-point” or “bus-stop” etc.)

SWP 420

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Service optimisation

Setting up the optimal service parameters to match the market requirements in regional conditions, (iterative process, links to SWP 340, SWP 510, SWP 520 and SWP 430)

SWP 430

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Ships and terminals

Basic consideration and preliminary concept for optimal ship size, layout and performances Concept for terminal locations, layouts and ship-to-shore facilities

MUTAND work breakdown

(pre-feasibility phase)

WP 500 Economic viability SWP 510

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Crucial issues: PROs and CONTRAs

Comprehensive and impartial analysis of ‘pros’ and ‘contras’ for particular Danube multimodal service types and their impacts on the future developments on the regional economies

SWP 520

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Preliminary cost analysis

Rough cost calculation for various transportation scenarios: O/D pairs, truck on the road, truck on ship (Ro-Ro), truck on rail (RoLa), multimodal transport of ISO c ontainer (by truck, by train + truck, by ship + truck)

SWP 530

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Conclusions and decision

Conclusions based on the study findings and results Decision making criteria to proceed to the next step (MUTAND Phase II) Guidelines and recommendations for the comprehensive and detailed feasibility study (MUTAND Phase II) 2

Multimodal Ro-Ro Transportation on the Danube in 2005

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