1. GREEN LOGISTICS St. Petersburg, 26-27 November 2015
Development and Implementation of the Master Programme - “Green Logistics Management“: Advancing Trans-Eurasian Accessibility through Sustainable Logistics Management and ICT Competence
Kick-Off Meeting
St. Petersburg, November 2015
Anatoli Beifert

2. Content
Know Why
Know What
Know How (DAY 2)
Know Who

3. Green Logistics Management – Know Why?
EU Regional Strategy Paper for Assistance to Central Asia
one core objective is:
“to facilitate closer regional cooperation between Central Asia and the EU, particularly in the energy, transport, higher education and environmental sectors. …supporting these countries in enforcing best customs practices as set by the World Customs Organisation; support initiatives for know-how transfer and capacity building.”
Green Transport Corridor Concept of the European Commission aiming at strengthening efficiency of the global logistics sector through sustainable competence building and efficient cross-border approach.

4. Green Logistics Management – Know Why?
EU Project: East West Transport Corriodor II - a Green Corridor concept within the Northern Transport Axis approach
ERDF FUNDS, INTERREG IVB
Transport Cluster – for sustainable, multimodal & green transport corridors
GREEN CORRIDOR benchmarking

5. Project background World trade – rough evaluation 29/05/201829/05/2018
Trans - Pacific
18 MIO TEU
Westbound:  5,3
Eastbound:  12,7
( 8,4% growth)
Asia - Europe
14 MIO TEU
Westbound:  9,0
Eastbound:  5,0
( 10,4% growth)
Trans- Atlantic
7 MIO TEU
Westbound:  3,8
Eastbound:  3,2
(5,3% growth)
Cargo Flows between the Biggest Markets Are Drawn to Russian Transport Roots (2004 Indicators)
World container trade is expected to triple by 2025
Source:LAND TRANSPORT OPTIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIIA:: Commercial Feasibility Study 2013, Washington
29/05/201829/05/2018

6. Eurasian Transport Corridors
R U S S I A
Trans-sibirian
Vladivostok
China
Transport between China and Europe
(Million full load TEUs)
Westbound
Eastbound
Total
Sea transport 4,5
4,5
2,5 7
Rail
< 0,2
< 0,1
<0,3
Road (Truck)
< 0,03
<0,06
Traditional Sea Way
29/05/201829/05/2018

7. Transit times vs. costs before 2011

8. Since 1st July 2011 customs Union between RU, KY and BY
 No internal customs or cross border procedures

9. DB Schenker Cargo train: Chongqing – Duisburg operating test run since April 2011, km in 13 days via train

10. Eurasian Transport Corridors
R U S S I A
Trans-sibirian
Vladivostok
China
Transport between China and Europe
(Million full load TEUs)
Westbound
Eastbound
Total
Sea transport 4,5
4,5
2,5 7
Rail
< 0,2
< 0,1
<0,3
Road (Truck)
< 0,03
<0,06
Traditional Sea Way
29/05/201829/05/2018

11. Transit times vs. costs after 2011

12. Trans-Eurasia Land Transport - Potential
China
Trans-Eurasia Land Transport - Potential
Available infrastructure - huge potential via Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR)
Nowadays mostly is used to a limited extent for the purpose of intercontinental transportation
Four of 35 Asian countries dominate the rail-freight scene:
China, Russia, India, and Kazakhstan account for 97,5% of tone/km
Transported volumes via TSR increased by annual average of 50% since 1999 to ca. 0,5 MIO TEU:
ca. 0,4 MIO TEU (Russia / China trade)
Ca. 0,1 MIO TEU (transit goods Europe / China)
The review of world merchandise trade by leading exporters and importers reconfirms the importance of price developments and the outstanding trade performance of China and India.

13. China
Problems & Challenges
Poor international cooperation in transport issues
“Flexible” (not stable) tariff system for transit goods in Russia and Kazakhstan
Lack of transparency in transports tariff policy
“Flexible” (long) border procedure time between:
China – Kazakhstan
Russia / Belarus – Poland
 Unpredictable transit times
Security and quality
The review of world merchandise trade by leading exporters and importers reconfirms the importance of price developments and the outstanding trade performance of China and India.

14. Doing Business in Russia
In spite of “Customs Union” btw. RU and KZ (created in 2010) and highly prioritized national strategies in KZ and RU for Logistics Management, the current competence level and educational realities there do not meet the real demand of the EU partners (cf. EWTC-2). There is a disastrous unbalanced approach in RU, KZ; huge investments nowadays in hard-infrastructure (roads, railways, terminals) vs. very low educational level in Logistics. It is not the lack of financial resources or political will in KZ or RU, but the lack of specialists, deficits Logistics competences that prevent partner countries from efficient implementation of their strategic transport policies; it keeps also the EU companies from sustainable growth in this sector. In response to identified challenges and to the great improvement demand of Logistics competences in KZ and RU, the project aims at implementation of MSc Programme “Green Logistics Management” to be implemented in partner Universities by Sept 2017.
Source: The Global Competitiveness Index 2013–2014, Efficiency enhancers

15. Problems for doing business in Kazakhstan
Source: The Global Competitiveness Index 2012–2013, Efficiency enhancers

16. State of Business sophistication in Russia
Source: The Global Competitiveness Index 2013–2014, Efficiency enhancers

17. State of Business Sophistication in Kazakhstan
Source: The Global Competitiveness Index 2013–2014, Efficiency enhancers

18. Green Logistics – Know what? ERASMUS+ CBHE
Development and implementation of Master Programme ”Green Logistics Management" in partner Universities in KZ and RU by Sept 2017;
7-10 students from each partner universities shall enter implemented Master programme in Sept 2017
Bringing academic content at relevant faculties in Partner Universities in Logistics Management and ICT to the EU standards and Bologna process herewith promoting internationalization of HEI in KZ, RU
Ensure practice related knowledge transfer to teaching staff; provide cross-regional experience-exchange among teaching staff, students, and businesspeople

19. Green Logistics – Know how?

24. 10. St.Petersburg
2. Tallinn
3. Linköping
8. Kazan
1. Wismar
4. Kostanay
6. Rudnyi
7. Astana
9. Rostov on Don
5. Almaty