Transcript INTERMODAL RANSPORT BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES 27-28 SEPTEMBER 2004, KIEV INTERMODAL TRANSPORT TRENDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA DESISLAVA DIMITROVA – EXPERT.

INTERMODAL RANSPORT BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA: OPPORTUNITIES
AND CHALLENGES
27-28 SEPTEMBER 2004, KIEV
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT TRENDS IN
THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
DESISLAVA DIMITROVA – EXPERT IN NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY DIRECTORATE
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Legislation and International Agreements
Priority of the development of intermodal transport.
Programme for the Development of Combined Transport in the
Republic of Bulgaria until 2010.
Regulation on combined transport of goods.
AGTC, AGC, AGN, AGR.
Bilateral Agreements on international combined transport of
goods.
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of
Bulgaria establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods
by road and the promotion of combined transport.
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Current State and Potential for the
Development of Intermodal Transport
Relatively inadequate statistical information methodological problem.
Domestic intermodal traffic.
International intermodal traffic - import-export.
International transit intermodal traffic.
Synergetic effect.
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Priorities and Projects
Integrated “port-railways” transport schemes.
Technological priorities (containers,
bodies, semi-trailers, Ro-La transport).
swap-
Infrastructure priorities.
Projects.
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Pan-European Transport Corridor 4
Big potential for long
transport after:
distance
railway
Construction of the Bosporus Railway Tunnel;
Construction of the New Danube Bridge at Vidin-Calafat;
Establishing favourable conditions that enable transport
organizations to achieve a healthy growth.
Coordination in infrastructure
between the countries.
planning
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Pan-European Transport Corridor 4
Engagements of the Bulgarian Government
towards future development of the corridor
Construction of a New Sofia Intermodal Terminal;
Construction of a New Danube Bridge at Vidin - Calafat ;
Electrification and Reconstruction of the Railway Line
Plovdiv - Turkish/Greek Border for Speeds 160/200 km/h;
Reconstruction and Modernization of the Railway Line
Vidin-Sofia-Kulata.
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Statistics
Container Transport - Export for 2003
Container Transport - Import for 2003
Air
0%
Air
0%
Road
37%
Road
13%
Rail
4%
Inland
waterways
0%
Maritime
60%
Inland
Waterways
0%
Rail
3%
Maritime
83%
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