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transport logistic Preview
May/June 2019
Much ado
about
Munich
T
he biennial transport logistic event opens its doors at
Munich Messe from 4-7 June.
As usual, the event features a comprehensive range of workshops,
seminars and conferences to support the vast exhibition.
Discussion topics this year include the future of rail freight
transport, how can Europe’s logistics industry participate in China’s
New Silk Road, and driver shortages in the road freight sector.
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Rail freight transport is losing market share in domestic transport
within the European Union (EU). In Germany, the ‘Rail Freight Master
Plan’ is now expected to increase the share of rail in modal share
signifi cantly by 2030 to cope with the continuing growth of freight
transport and to achieve climate targets.
But is this a role model for other countries? Compared with the EU
as a whole, Germany currently is in the middle with a share of rail
freight transport of 19 percent. A number of emergency measures
are expected to increase the proportion signifi cantly and relieve the
burden on roads. These include line upgrading, modernisation,
subsidies for route charges, automation and more funding for
innovation projects.
“The success of the master plan is extremely important not only for
the logistics industry, but also for the entire economy in Germany,”
says Stefan Rummel, managing director of Messe München.
“Consequently, the initiative will also be discussed during transport
logistic.”
According to Eurostat, the share of rail freight transport in domestic
transport in the EU even fell from 18.7 percent in 2011 to 17.4
percent in 2016. However, the picture is heterogeneous; while two-
thirds of freight is transported by rail in Latvia, the proportion is only
fi ve percent in Spain.
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“A co-ordinated approach between the state and industry, as agreed
in the master plan, is the only way to implement the necessary
innovations and investments in rail freight transport on a broad
front,” comments Sarah Stark, head of European policy, rail
technology and rail transport at the German Transport Forum.
As an initial successful measure, the EU Commission has approved
state aid of €350 million to promote rail freight transport in
Germany. The money is intended to reimburse companies up to 45
percent for the route charges they have to pay for using the railway
network. “This reduces operating costs as a result, which signifi cantly
increases the competitiveness of rail freight,” Stark notes.
It is also crucial to promote investment in digitalisation and
automation. As an example, Stark cites automatic coupling, shunting
and humping of freight cars. “However, such measures only make
sense if the freight cars of all railway companies are geared towards
this technology. After all, freight trains consist of cars from very
different operators,” she adds.
She calls for a state-sponsored market launch programme of more
than €1 billion to initiate innovation, half of which is to be fi nanced
by the business sector. Stark considers the inclusion of a budget item
‘Future Rail Freight Transport Programme’ in the German Federal
Budget 2020 as a milestone.
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The largest freight railway in Europe, DB Cargo, is investing heavily in
the digitalisation and modernisation of its fl eet and has already
equipped more than 20,000 freight cars with intelligent sensors.
“We will have equipped our approximately 68,000 cars with these by
the end of 2020. Among other things, we can view up-to-date GPS
data via a central system. Transport chains can be monitored
The share of rail transport in modal share is
expected to increase signifi cantly by 2030