RETRACK: Setting up an innovative rail freight service between Rotterdam and Constantza Trans-European Rail Freight seminar Delft, 3 September 2008
Objective of RETRACK European Intermodal project Objective: To develop, demonstrate and implement an innovative and viable rail freight service along an East-West axis in Europe Rotterdam Largest EU container port 2007: 10,8 Million TEU (+12%) Gateway to North-Western Europe Constantza Fastest growing EU container port 2007: 1,4 Million TEU (+39%) Gateway to South-Eastern Europe 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 2
RETRACK consortium RETRACK project: start May 2007, finish May 2011 RETRACK project supported by European Commission, DG TREN RETRACK EC funding: 10.972.585 Research partners Railway partners 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 3
RETRACK workpackages WP 1 Logistics requirements WP 2 State-of-the-art rail services WP 3 New rail freight service concept WP 0 Project management WP 4 Seamless services WP 5 ICT train control centre WP 6 Rail infra & interoperability WP 7 Rail safety & security Dissemination & training WP 11 WP 8 Pilot WP 9 Evaluation WP 10 Synthesis & reporting 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 4
Pilot demonstrator Objective: Use the developed new rail freight services, including ICT in practice for 12 months, and in this way, demonstrate that rail can offer top-level SCM services, which match the requirements of customers RETRACK Rail freight shuttle, operated by partners: - Rail4Chem - LTE - CER - SERV Trans RETRACK Rail markets - Maritime containers - Continental loading units - Chemical sector - Bulk sector RETRACK Rail freight shuttle - Objective: offer a three-weekly rail freight service NL RO in 80 hours - Different stops in EU possible, according to market demands 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 5
Pilot demonstrator 1. Customer value chain Manufacturing Transport Sales 2. Physical supply chain Last mile transport Rail freight transport Transhipment Transhipment Last mile transport 3. Transport operators Rail4Chem LTE CER/Romanian operator 4. Infrastructure management The NetherlandsGermany Austria Hungary Romania 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 6
Pilot demonstrator Rotterdam Duisburg Vienna Budapest Timisoara Pitesti Constanza Transpetrol and Partners 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 7
Pilot demonstrator Antwerp Zeebrugge Rotterdam Hamburg HUPAC Le Havre Duisburg Vienna Budapest Lyon Ludwigshafen Timisoara Raillink Marseille Busto Arsizio Pitesti Constanza Transpetrol and Partners 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 8
Role of the Advisory Board In RETRACK 2 advisory committee s a) Advisory comittee customers/end users b) Governmental advisory committee Role Advisory committee: advice to project management team (PMT). Meeting AC physically once a year, together with PMT/GA? AC will get access to project website and can monitor project progress and projectdocuments. Goal Govt AC: Support corridor-development Get to know our project and partners, mainly private railway companies Coordination between countries 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 9
Innovative ICT ICT system perspective Operational focus of the participating Partners along the corridor People requirements & Training Integration of customer and railway IT-systems Generic and specialist ICT that help tie in customers Customer Information Center EurBulls Integration of railway service information with clients logistic processes (SCM) European Bulls Rail freight customer logistics, combining all relevant train corridor information European Bulls Qualified personnel for contacting potential customers Combining rail freight information for customers, following SCM requirements Systems used to plan and run the trains and other useful info to a smooth operation Traffic, routing and tracing systems and International track Availability systems Train Control Center R4C, CER, LTE Corridor logistics, running the trains and providing the seamless service R4C,CER, LTE Track side information provision Dealing with other train planning considerations R4C, CER, LTE Qualified personnel to run the trains and to perform the associated services Pro-active monitoring of the corridor, problem solving, to remedy defects or the usage of back-up systems Specific ICT systems That are involved when handling cargo Other elements in the supply chain that will enhance the Performance of the new rail service (terminal (un)load plannings and cargo info systems) 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 10
Why a seminar? RETRACK is running for more than one year now. It s time to share results and look with you to the future. 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 11
Agenda 11:00 Registration and coffee 11:30 Welcome & Introduction to RETRACK Project Arnaud Burgess, TNO, The Netherlands 11:50 Key note speeches Rail freight transport in The Netherlands the current state and future developments, Brigit Gijsbers, Ministry of Transport,The Netherlands Trends in Dutch rail transport Max Philips, Rail Cargo, The Netherlands 12.30 Lunch 13:30 Logistics requirements for rail freight services in Europe Gerwin Zomer, TNO, The Netherlands 13:50 Intermodal transport situation and potential in Romania; a demand side approach Robin Martens, Archicom B.V, The Netherlands 14:10 Logistics requirements for rail freight transport from a client perspective Martin Dudink, Corus Group, The Netherlands 14.30 Rail corridor assessment:technical evaluation of the route obstacles and opportunities Phil Mortimer, Newrail, Newcastle University, UK 14:50 Coffee break 15.10 Competitiveness of the RETRACK Rail Freight Service Outcomes from the First Year of WP3 Kjell Werner Johansen, TOI, Norway 15:30 Presentation of the RETRACK Pilot Juraj Bansky, Transpetrol, Germany 16:00 Collaborative Planning in Rail transport Semir Husagic, Soptim, Germany 16.20 Seminar conclusions Arnaud Burgess, TNO, The Netherlands 16.30 Network drink 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 12
More information Visit our website: WWW.RETRACK.EU 3 September 2008 Trans-European Rail Freight Seminar 13