The Role of Road Transport Serving Mobility, Economic and Social Growth and Development Moldovan Transport Academy Chisinau, 21 September 2010 Moldovan.

The Role of Road Transport Serving Mobility, Economic and Social Growth and Development Moldovan Transport Academy Chisinau, 21 September 2010 Moldovan Transport Academy Chisinau, 21 September 2010 Martin MARMY Secretary General

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Today’s Topics I.Evolution of the IRU II. Creation of an EU Common Market and Liberalisation of Transport III. Oil, Financial and Economic Crises IV.Economic and Transport Challenges V.Globalisation of Trade and its Effects on the Logistics Chain VI.Road Transport Security VII.Conclusion

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Evolution of IRU Membership Created 1948 National Associations from 8 founding countries Belgium Denmark France Netherlands Norway Sweden UK Switzerland 2010 180 Members 74 Countries

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Evolution of IRU Structure 1948 IRU founded in Geneva 1973 IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU established in Brussels 1998 IRU Permanent Delegation to the CIS established in Moscow 2005 IRU Permanent Delegation to the Middle East established in Istanbul

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 IRU International Commissions and Working Parties Social AffairsSocial Affairs Economic AffairsEconomic Affairs Customs AffairsCustoms Affairs Legal AffairsLegal Affairs Technical AffairsTechnical Affairs Road SafetyRoad Safety Services to Transport OperatorsServices to Transport Operators Commissions Working Parties Dangerous GoodsDangerous Goods Combined TransportCombined Transport Taxis and hire cars with driverTaxis and hire cars with driver

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 IRU Priority Issues  Sustainable Development InnovationInnovation IncentivesIncentives InfrastructureInfrastructure  Facilitation TradeTrade TourismTourism Road TransportRoad Transport These are also the priorities of the IRU Academy

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 CPC MANAGER PROGRAMME IRU ACADEMY ONLINE INTERNET APPLICATION “IRU ACADEMY ONLINE“ INTERNET APPLICATION TACHOGRAPH PROGRAMME & DRIVING & REST TIME RULES CPC DRIVER PROGRAMME TRIPARTITE HIV/AIDS PROJECT DANGEROUS GOODS (ADR) PROGRAMME Vocational training provided by the IRU Academy

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 The IRU structure should always be adapted to the changing world Change is life. The world is changing. To be successful the IRU is obliged to adapt its structure and working methods to the changing world.

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 The IRU: Spokesman of the road transport industry (1)   1947-1953: First transport coordination under the auspices of the UNECE and ECMT   1956-1959: CMR, ADR and TIR Conventions   1957: Rome Treaty – Free movement of people and goods   Until 1973 (oil crisis): prosperous era in Europe   As of 1978: Start of US leadership in economic deregulation   1985: EU Council’s shortcomings in creating a Common Transport Policy   1985: Decision to create an EU Common Market as of 1993   1957-1992: No technical, social or fiscal harmonisation

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 The IRU : Spokesman of the road transport industry (2)   Until 1973 (oil crisis): prosperous era in Europe   As of 1978: Start of US leadership in economic deregulation   1985: EU Council’s shortcomings in creating a Common Transport Policy   1985: Decision to create an EU Common Market as of 1993   1957-1992: No technical, social or fiscal harmonisation

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Creation of the Common Market and the Impact on Road Transport   1 January 1993, on EU territory: Suppression of border controls Liberalisation of road transport by replacing quantitative restrictions and price control by quality criteria   Fall of Berlin Wall  2004: Interpretation of “liberalisation of road transport” by the PECO countries as “freedom – no rules” Transformation of State-owned companies into numerous flourishing private road transport companies

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Black Sea Ring Highway Truck Caravan, April 2007 The Caravan was initiated with the aim of promoting the future BSEC Ring Highway and identifying the physical road conditions and the non-physical barriers to road transport.

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Analysis of freight forwarders’ activities – EU vs USA   Since the liberalisation of road transport in Europe and deregulation in the USA, road transport companies have developed as follows: In the USA, 10% of the road transport market is in the hands of 10 mega road transport companies In Europe, big road transport companies   are becoming smaller and smaller, or   are growing because they are fully or partially state-owned entities   This is the result of the different rules applied to freight forwarders

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Mistakes made in the liberalisation of road transport in Europe   Liberalisation of road transport without prior effective harmonisation of rules   Same rules (EU acquis) should not be applied when the starting conditions are radically different   The non-regulation of EU freight-forwarders creates major distortion of competition. No level- playing field between the EU and the USA

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Analysis of the low return on investment in road transport Low return on investment is the result of: The big bang liberalisation of road transport in 1993 and for the PECO in 2004 and 2007; The lack of effective harmonisation prior to liberalisation; The ineffective quality criteria to regulate access to the profession and to the market; The distortion of competition resulting from the lack of appropriate regulation of freight-forwarding.

In road transport, oil is Black Gold ! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Page 32

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Petrol / gasoline11 Diesel Fuel11 Propane (C 33 )81.9 Butane (C 4 H 10 )81.4 Hydrogen (H 2 ) - Gas at 200 BAR2522 Hydrogen (H 2 ) - Liquid at -253°C45.8 Metal Hydride - Magnesium53.2 Metal Hydride - Vanadium101.7 Metal Hydride - Iron-Titanium203.2 Methanol (CH 3 OH)2.22.1 Ethanol (C 2 H 5 OH)1.621.53 Lead Battery7012 Weight & volume of fuel tank for same amount of energy Weight coefficient Volume coefficient Road transport has no economically viable alternative to oil!

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Evolution of Commercial Vehicle Toxic Emissions - 88% - 95% - 97% - 98% Source: EU Commission 2008 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Page 34

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Source: UNFCCC 2008 Global fossil fuel use and CO 2 production 3% 27% 33% 30% 17% 20% Power generation Heating Other (waste disposal agriculture, etc) Private Car, Airline, Ship, Rail Goods transport by road

Who gets what from one litre of diesel fuel in the G8 countries? (June 2008) Source: national Governments, OPEC 2008 28% 30% 38% 51% 49% 52% 56% US$/litre Based on the UK fuel price at the pump, a barrel of oil would cost almost $400 Page 40 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

Oil price and fuel price are decoupled Same oil price ($50/brl) but 12% higher fuel price Source: Finanz.net 2008, National Members IRU © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Page 41

Source: national associations, TCS No level playing field between transport modes! Airline fuel: no tax! Maritime bunker fuel: no tax! Railway energy: no tax! Road Transport fuel tax: more than 3 times the OPEC price Page 42 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 IRU Resolution on Fuel Price Strategy for Governments Introduce a professional fuel with the same tax as the other modes, applicable to all commercial transport industries. Calls on Governments to:

Why China grows: the Asian Model Source: UBS Investment Bank Real GDP growth, 5Y average 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Real GDP growth in % If you invest more, If you add more labour, If you have more labour with more investments you will have growth! Page 49 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 IRU Resolution – to reduce the impact of the economic crisis Facilitate trade and road transport Reject neo-protectionism Reduce taxation Restore credit Revise insolvency rules Invest more in road infrastructure Calls on Governments to

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Global Economic Trends EU vs BRIC countries © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Source: IRU 2010 EU Indices Russian Indices IRU China IRU EU IRU India IRU Russia road freight GDP truck registrations road freight GDP truck registrations

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 If the Silk Road worked for Marco Polo, then why shouldn’t it work for trade and road transport today? Itineraries of the Ancient Silk Road up to 700 years ago

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Globalisation and the Logistics Chain The combined efforts of 29 companies in 18 countries Source: IRU What does it take to have a cup of coffee in a café? Road transport has become a vital production tool!

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative - NELTI NELTI ResultsNELTI Results 41 % unjustified levy paid41 % unjustified levy paid 39 % of waiting time at borders39 % of waiting time at borders

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 An IRU-ITF Survey 2008 Securing trade entails protection from organised crime – Secure Parking needed!  1 in 6 drivers attacked in the past five years (30% more than once) 17% 5-year attack rate

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 Requirements for a better future for road transport Governments must:   Recognise road transport’s crucial role in economic and social development ;   Implement efficient cooperation between the public and private sectors at national, regional and global level to allow for innovation in legislation, taxation, energy, standardisation, technology and training; in order to stimulate entrepreneurship and enable road transport to expedite economic recovery.

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