Theme 1 ”Emergency” terminal PPP Trafikverket Jernhusen AB Baneservice AS TX Logistik AB (AG?) Other train operators?

Theme 1 workform Theme can be divided into several smaller tasks Task 1 is to find tracks and routines how to park trains that is not currently being (un)loaded Baneservice, Trafikverket, Jernhusen Task 2 reform the termial contract to cover this situation Jernhusen, Baneservice and Railconsult Task 3 Contracts between terminal and train operators Baneservice. Train operators, (Branchföreningen Tågoperatörerna) Etc. This situation has occured at least once Trafikverket has seen the need for this Must cover problems on other routes past Gbg

Theme 1, next step First meeting at terminal in Gothenburg at september 30th. Concentrate on task 1

Theme 2 ”Education” PPP Norweigian Logistics and Transport Association Jernbaneverket (Norwegian Rail Administation) TransBaltic through ENCN/Railconsult Main challenge is to get the interest of the target group Companies to be invited: Schenker, Bring, DHL, Tollpost, Freja, IKEA, Jotun, Marine Harvest, BAMA, CargoNet, TX Logistik

Theme 2 Seminar for users of international intermodal transport The workshop targets the problem how to get the system intermodal transport to take the responsibility to satisfy customer needs in a similar manner as a lorry driver To achieve this all parties in the system must work together

Theme 2 Arguments Compared to todays solution an intermodal solution can provide: Lower costs Predictable timetable Better tolerance for variations in volume Better environmental performance A good system is more reliable than having to rely on one person

Theme 2, next step 1. workshop is scheduled to october 26th at Jernbaneverket Will contain information from the progress in customer offer from Rail Net Europe Invitations will be sent during this week, potential participants will also be contacted per phone

Theme 3, Pilot study N-Pl Market can not on its own afford to establish new intermodal routes N-Pl Funding from Marco Polo programme is one possibility In N-Pl relations several transport missions must be combined To establish sufficient market knowledge to establish a Marco Polo application is costly – market does not risk it on their own

Theme 3 Challenges Volumes in N-Pl must be known on city or ZIP-code level to Find the best destinations Identify 4-5 shippers to be base customers Information with necessary level of detail might exist in Norwegian customs statistics or in Polish statistics But this kind of statistics is not systematized

Theme 3, Task Put together a PPP that forms the core of a Marco Polo application team Find finacing for market survey incl. Identification of shippers