Annual Dinner Debate 2015

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1 The Association of European Vehicle Logistics Annual Dinner Debate 2015 Stanhope Hotel Brussels 24 th March 2015 Ship Train Compound Barge

2 The Association of European Vehicle Logistics Opening by Costantino Baldissara ECG President Commercial, Logistics & Operations Director Grimaldi Group Ship Train Compound Barge

3 The industry is not a new one! Ship Train Compound Barge

4 What do we do in our sector? Ship Train Compound Barge

5 ..or perhaps Ship Train Compound Barge

6 A car s journey might look like this Ship Train Compound Barge

7 ...and always ends like this Ship Train Compound Barge

8 Some background about ECG ECG Formed in 1997 Membership has grown steadily since then to close to 100 companies Secretariat based in Brussels Mike Sturgeon - Executive Director since years in the industry 5-6 people including Mike Ship Train Compound Barge

9 An International Membership ECG represents 28 countries across Europe, including Russia Federation, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey Ukraine, 1 Country Number of ECG Members Austria 2 Belgium 2 Bulgaria 1 Czech Republic 2 Denmark 2 Finland 4 France 6 Germany 9 Georgia 1 Greece 5 Hungary 1 Ireland 2 Italy 7 Latvia 1 Lithuania 3 Malta 1 Norway 3 Poland 2 Russian Federation 4 Serbia 1 Slovenia 1 Spain 7 Sweden 2 Switzerland 2 The Netherlands 6 Turkey 3 Ukraine 1 United Kingdom 10 USA 1 Members in total 92 Slovenia, 1 Sweden, 2 Spain, 7 Serbia, 1 Russian Federation, 4 Turkey, 3 The Netherlands, 6 Switzerland, 2 United Kingdom, 10 Poland, 2 Norway, 3 Malta, 1 Austria, 2 Belgium, 2 Bulgaria, 1 USA, 1 Czech Republic, 2 Lithuania, 3 Italy, 7 Latvia, 1 Denmark, 2 Finland, 4 France, 6 Germany, 9 Greece, 5 Hungary, 1 Ireland, 2 Ship Train Compound Barge Georgia, 1

10 ECG s Members Ship Train Compound Barge

11 Members assets a truly multimodal & intermodal sector! 421 Car carrying ships 19,700 Railway wagons 24,000 s 84 River barges 105,000 people directly employed, 253,000 indirectly 85m m 2 of Compounds 22bn Members aggregated turnover 55bn indirect turnover generated by the sector 80-85% of the finished vehicles sector in Europe Ship Train Compound Barge

12 Mission A Common Platform for the Finished Vehicle Logistics Industry in Europe through Information & Awareness Education Networking & Integration Lobbying & Representation Standardisation Ship Train Compound Barge

13 Information & Awareness ECG News (Weekly) Fuel & bunker prices (Weekly) ECG biennial Survey of Vehicle Logistics Industry operational issues Legislative Information: e.g. Sulphur in marine fuels briefing paper Ship Train Compound Barge

14 Education The ECG Academy In partnership with: Ship Train Compound Barge

15 Networking & Integration General Assembly and Spring Congress May Annual Conference October Dinner debates in the European Parliament Regional meetings Local issues Working Groups Europe-wide issues Ship Train Compound Barge

16 Lobbying & Representation Collaborate with and co-ordinate activities with other associations e.g. ACEA, ECSA, CLEPA, AIAG, Odette Ship Train Compound Barge

17 Dialogue with the European Institutions Meeting with EC Vice President Mr. Siim Kallas Brian Simpson MEP hosting the European Parliament Dinner Debate 2013 Christos Economou, Deputy Head of Unit Land Transport, European Commission DG MOVE, at the ECG Conference 2013 With Malcolm Harbour MEP at the European Parliament Dinner Debate 2012 Ship Train Compound Barge

18 Standardisation A huge step forward in achieving standardisation was the endorsement of the Operations Quality Manual by ACEA It can now be considered a minimum industry standard The Manual is already translated to 10 languages and all is accessible on the ECG website! Ship Train Compound Barge

19 ECG Working Groups Land Transport Working Group (road & rail) Maritime & Ports Working Group Quality & Standards Working Group High & Heavy Working Group EVs and Alternative Fuel Vehicles Working Group Regional Group initiatives Eastern Europe, UK & Ireland, Russia Communications Working Group Ship Train Compound Barge

20 Thank you! Ship Train Compound Barge