ITALOEXPRESS. The innovative solution for intermodal transport between Scandinavia and Italy. Marco Polo Conference Valencia 2-3 December 2008

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1 The innovative solution for intermodal transport between Scandinavia and Italy TX Logistik AG 1

2 A catalyst action project of Marco Polo programme I Selection Round 2004 Project leader TX Logistik AG Consortium partner DHL Express Sweden AB and Trenitalia S.p.A Confirmed by the European Commission in December 2005 TX Logistik AG 2

3 Project data Period 1st January st December 2008 Eligible costs of action 53,773,442 Maximum subsidy 3,500,000 = 6,51 % of costs Environmental benefits 28,275,718 Modal shift volume 1,374,483,170 tkm TX Logistik AG 3

4 Project targets Development of a highly innovative railway product to break through existing barriers in terms of economic aspects, psychological thinking, organisational structures and technical aspects offering the market a state-of-the-art alternative for transport on the road. Thus ITALOEXPRESS has a great potential for growth. TX Logistik AG 4

Development phases Planned Actual / Forecast 1 November 2004 1 st and 2 nd train, Lübeck-Verona 1 November 2004 1 st and 2 nd train, Lübeck-Verona 2 June 2005 3 rd and 4 th train,

5 Development phases Planned Actual / Forecast 1 November st and 2 nd train, Lübeck-Verona 1 November st and 2 nd train, Lübeck-Verona 2 June rd and 4 th train, Padborg/Lübeck-Verona 2 2+ November rd train, Lübeck-Verona December th train, Lübeck-Verona 3 June th train, Lübeck-Verona 3 May th train, Padborg/Lübeck-Verona September 2007 Update to solely Padborg-Verona 4 March th train, Lübeck-Verona 4 April th train, Lübeck-Verona 5 Juli th train, Padborg-Verona TX Logistik AG 5

6 Development of shifted vol. & roundtrips tkm roundtrips Planned shift tkm Actual/Forecast shift tkm Planned roundtrips Actual/Forecast roundtrips Year TX Logistik AG 6

7 Development of budget and actual eligible costs Eligible Costs 60,00 50,00 40,00 Mio 30,00 20,00 10,00 0, Total Budget 9,01 12,71 16,08 15,98 53,79 Actual/Forecast 5,26 6,90 9,52 9,58 31,26 Year TX Logistik AG 7

8 Development of EC subvention EC Subvention = 6,51% of eligible costs 4,00 3,50 3,00 2,50 Mio 2,00 1,50 1,00 0,50 0, Total Budget 0,59 0,83 1,05 1,04 3,50 Actual/Forecast 0,34 0,45 0,62 0,62 2,03 Year TX Logistik AG 8

9 Changes and challenges Late arrival of EU grant agreement Building trust for a new service of a "private" rail company Lack of wagon resources on the rail market Customers' problems (e.g. unavailability of cranable reefer trailers) Unavailability of tracks and customer related timetables at the infrastructure companies (DB Netz, ÖBB Netz, RFI) Construction works on tracks made punctuality difficult Re-activation of intermodal terminal Padborg (equipment & staff) Problems in implementing electricity supply for reefer containers TX Logistik AG 9

10 Major solutions realised Proving a reliable high quality intermodal service to the market Development of a competitive price model Transformation from a project into a product CARGOSTAR ITALOEXPRESS Implementation of an Internet portal for customers & operations Re-activation of the intermodal terminal Padborg (March 2007) Ensuring the continuation of the project after the Marco Polo subvention perdiod TX Logistik AG 10

TXCARGOSTAR online directly and real time Web based order management system Order tracking & tracing real time Booking Departure terminal Rail

11 TXCARGOSTAR online directly and real time Web based order management system Order tracking & tracing real time Booking Departure terminal Rail transport Arrival terminal Pro-active customer information Quality and performance reports Multi-lingual German English Italian TX Logistik AG 11

12 TXCARGOSTAR online directly and real time Order Entry Dispatching Booked Dispatched Gate In Origin Terminal Loaded Closing time Departed Rail transport Interim Status Arrived Available Checked Destination Terminal Unloaded Gate out TX Logistik AG 12

13 TXCARGOSTAR online Visual tracking & tracing Web based real time customer specific train movement control Geographical illustration incl. actual detailed train information TX Logistik AG 13

14 ITALOEXPRESS CARGOSTAR The innovative solution for intermodal transport Thank you for your attention TX Logistik AG 14

15 Backup information TX Logistik AG 15

16 TX Logistik Group Trenitalia SpA Trenitalia SpA Founders 51% 51% 49% TX Logistik AG TX boxxpress.de Consulting GmbH 15% 100% boxxpress.de TX Logistik GmbH Österreich 15% 100% boxxpress.de GmbH 15% boxxpress.de TX Logistik GmbH Schweiz 15% 100% TX boxxpress.de TX Logistik Logistik AB AB GmbH Schweden Schweden 100% 15% 100% TX Logistik AG 16

17 TX Logistik Group Location Bad Honnef, NRW, Deutschland Foundation 1999 Employees 260 Trains 360 pro Woche Turnover 125 Mio. Euro TX Logistik AG 17

18 Innovative Solution 1 Economic Barriers Innovations Missing punctuality in train services resulting in planning problems Strong variation of prices Lack of transparency in pricing Lack of flexible schedules Guaranteed opening times and punctuality Compensatory payments in case of delays Creation of flexible schedules Slot sharing Standardized pricing TX Logistik AG 18

19 Innovative Solution 2 Psychological Barriers Innovations Lack of trust between existing competitors prevents efficient handling and a cooperative consolidation of shipments Risk of alienation of customers by competitors on bundled trains Acceptance of neutral mediator who enables bundling of competitors Mutual disclosure of information regarding freight demand and utilization ratios TX Logistik AG 19

20 Innovative Solution 3 Organizational Barriers Innovations Complicated planning issues due to a fluctuating demand for railbased logistic services Missing multimodal flexibility Intelligent freight management ensuring a high utilization ratio of trains and a high punctuality of services One-stop-shopping Bundling of loading units and goods on different wagon types TX Logistik AG 20

21 Innovative Solution 4 Technical Barriers Innovations Missing concepts for the facilitation of overland electrification for cooling purposes Lack of flexible multimodal wagon settings Incompatible IT-solutions hinder the dataflow along the supply chain and tracking & tracing Central planning and pro-active incident management Implementation of continuous tracking & tracing applications Intelligent IT-applications that heighten transparency (online booking etc.) Development of a concept to facilitate overland electrification for cooling purposes Creation of a Call Centre TX Logistik AG 21

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