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International conference on intermodal transport

International conference on intermodal transport. By Jean-Marie Millour, Managing Director of SPC France. European Intermodal hot topics…. … for Shortsea Traffics. Three hot topics for Euromed shortsea traffics. A real intermodal loading unit for shortsea door to door

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International conference on intermodal transport

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  1. International conference on intermodal transport By Jean-Marie Millour, Managing Director of SPC France North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  2. European Intermodal hot topics… … for Shortsea Traffics North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  3. Three hot topics for Euromed shortsea traffics • A real intermodal loading unit for shortsea door to door • A concrete incentive to support decision makers to shift to sea • A single transport document and liability regime for intra-European intermodal transport North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  4. The eurocontainer 33 pallets45’ palletwide HC Swap bodies The Euromed container, the only 100% intermodal loading unit Eurocontainer 33 pallets Container North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  5. The eurocontainer 33 pallets (alias the 45’ pw container) • In Europe, the reference transport unit is the semi-trailer or swap body (can load up to 33 pallets) • Advantages: suitable to europallets and customer needs • Drawbacks: not really intermodal, not stackable • Worldwide, the reference intermodal loading unit is the maritime ISO container • Advantages: fully intermodal and stackable • Drawbacks: not adapted to European shipper’s needs (only 26 europallets for the 40’ dry) North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  6. The eurocontainer 33 pallets (alias the 45’ pw container) North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  7. The eurocontainer 33 pallets (alias the 45’ pw container) • Market has already chosen: eurocontainer 33 pallets is THE solution for Euromed shortsea and intermodality • Eurocontainer, the only loading unit 100% intermodal • 45’ pw can be used with all modes of transports (short sea, river, rail, road) Technical and operational details: • in its dry version, this container is: • Internal dimensions: 13,5m x 2,45 x 2,46 • capacity: 89,1 m2 • It can be curtain-sided to allow lateral (un)loading, as a semi-trailer. • There is space for 33 euro-pallets, as a semi-trailer. North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  8. The eurocontainer 33 pallets (alias the 45’ pw container) Combine advantages of the semi-trailers and the ISO containers • Can be handled with usual handling equipment • Secure the goods during transport and transhipments • Can be stacked up to seven heights • Also exists in reefer, tank and open top 45’ pw version • Perfect for intra-Europe traffics North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  9. Eurocontainers 33 pallets in Europe • More than 150 000 containers in operation in 2011. • Even more now • Many dedicated services from South Mediterranean to North Europe • Morroco - France - Russia • Spain - France • ... North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  10. Three hot topics for Euromed shortsea traffics • A real intermodal loading unit for shortsea door to door • A concrete incentive to support decision makers to shift to sea • A single transport document and liability regime for intra-European intermodal transport North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  11. Ecobonus, Ekobono, Ecomer, FLYTT Effective incentives to overcome structural competitiveness deficit North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  12. A new way of thinking • Until now, financial support programs were targeting the “supply of transport” (service and infrastructure) • Marco Polo, TEN-T, etc. • We can say now that this is not the optimal way to free European roads from congestion • Furthermore, this rises two types of problem • Limits of the system • Distortion of competition • We have now to promote incentives in favor of the “transport demand ” North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  13. The “ecobonus”…born in Italy North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  14. The Italian ecobonus • A financial aid program dedicated to road hauliers making use shortsea shipping and « Autostrade del Mare » • Money awarded by Italian Ministry of Transport • Built as a rebate on freight rates for using shortsea instead of road transport North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  15. How is ecobonus financially supported • According to a study from “Friends of the earth” • 100km by road cost 212€ to the community • Same transport, done by sea, only cost 79€ • The difference is a saving for the community of 133€ each 100km shifted • Any financial public aid under 133€ per 100km shifted from road to sea would still be profitable to society North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  16. How did the ecobonus work • Budget was 240 millions of euros on 3 years (2007-2009) • Ecobonus was a reimbursement for every effective crossing (with a minimum of 80) • Maximum rate reimbursed: • 20% of freight rate for existing maritime links • 30% for new links • Percentages fixed by public authorities North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  17. Some examples North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  18. The Italian ecobonus…great success from the beginning • In 2007, regular Italian ro-ro lines (also known as motorways of the sea) offered more than 445 weekly sailings and accounting for 750 000 linear meters • Compared to 2006 : • Number of departures +13% • Number of linear meters +14% • International lines in 2007 : more than 130 weekly sailings and more than 200 000 linear meters • Increase of 25% compared to 2006 North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  19. The Ekobono, a basque concept North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  20. The Ekobono • Ekobono from Spanish Basque Country • Scheme created in 2008 with 500 000€ of budget • The number of trucks carried between Bilbao & Zeebrugge increased by 20% • Reimbursement of a part of the freight rate ranging from 15 to 30% • For companies settled in Basque Country using Motorways of the Sea (between Spain & Belgium) North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  21. France also proposed a scheme North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  22. An equivalent scheme proposed in France • France (through BP2S/SPC France) has proposed in 2009 an “ecobonus/écomer” scheme • This initiative is similar to the Italian one but there are several differences • French ecobonus/écomer is not aiming exclusively to road hauliers(but also shippers, freight forwarders, etc.) • It is not aiming exclusively at trucks and trailers (but also containers, swap bodies, etc.) • There is no minimum threshold, all shifted ILOs are eligible North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  23. Calculation of the French proposal • Value of the écomer is not calculated as a percentage of reimbursement on maritime freight rate but as: • A valuation of the difference of external costs between sea and road transport • External costs from EU Marco Polo II (2011) calculator have been used North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  24. Ecomer : the formula • Ce: external costs per ILO • Pe: Ecomer level (value under which the aid is beneficial for the collectivity) • Y: share (defined by authority in charge of ecomer) of the difference of external costs given to ecomer and kept by collectivity (50/50, 60/40, 10/90,…) (Ce road- Ce sea) = Pe Ecomer = Pe x Y North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  25. ExampleExtract from a BP2S’ document : Proposition concrèted’écobonus « à la française » North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  26. Calculations • In this example, only French external costs have been taken into account. North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  27. Norvegian point of view: The Flytt North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  28. Northern Europe realization: The Norwegian “FLYTT” • Aim of this incentive is to increase shortsea volume by 5 millions tons by 2023 • 1000 NOK (135€) will be awarded for each truck shifted to sea • Annual reduction of CO2 emissions : 375 000 tons • This initiative will be financed by a levy on road transport in Norway (sort of Deutsch LKW Maut or French Ecotaxe) • This scheme is already planned in the 2013 national budget North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  29. An European ecobonus soon? North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  30. Long awaited initiative… • An European Ecobonus has been already asked or advocated by: • European Shortsea Network • ECSA • ANAVE • European Coordinator for Motorways Of the Sea • Shipowners (Grimaldi, LD Lines, Brittany Ferries …) • Regional authorities in France and other countries ... And many others North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  31. The good time frame • European Union: Modification of the Marco Polo & TEN-T programs, 2014-2020 budget , … • Road hauliers • Increase of fuel costs • Social regulations regarding driving time and HR management • Eurovignette directive at European level as well as several initiatives at national level • Companies: “Green washing” of companies • Shortsea services: New environmental constraints increasing the cost of shortsea shipping in Europe • People: « Too many trucks », road congestion North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  32. Three hot topics for Euromed shortsea traffics • A real intermodal loading unit for shortsea door to door • A concrete incentive to support decision makers to shift to sea • A single transport document and liability regime for intra-European intermodal transport North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  33. To simplify and ease intra European transport with a sea leg The single transport documentwith a single liability regime in Europe for shortsea and intermodal transport North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  34. Roots of the initiative • Until now • There is actually no international Convention dedicated to intermodal transport • There is actually no genuine and dedicated transport document for intermodal transport • Each Convention and transport document has been thought and built modal (mono - modal) • As a matter of fact, each and every mode of transport lives its own life and adapts itself to cope with intermodal transport North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  35. Enforceable Conventions: Each mode of transport has its own Convention (in short) North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  36. Many different transport documents The most widely used North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  37. Liability regime and compensation system • different for each mode North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  38. A single transport documentThe proposal: A contractual solution • Based on the transport « reference » in Europe: the road transport • The CMR as contract and NOT as international Convention • Uniform application of the CMR liability regime (i.e. CMR except art.2) • A single transport document built for a real & effective European intermodal integration • A single (non negotiable) transport document for all transport modes and loading units • Trucks / Trailers / Semi-trailers • Swap bodies • Containers North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  39. For every transport or loading unit combination… & & & & & & …Only one document, A SINGLE TRANSPORT DOCUMENT FOR INTER MODALITY IN EUROPE ... & & & & North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

  40. A single, easy transport documentmany other advantages • A single transport document for the « European Maritime Transport space without barriers » and an alternative solution to all-road attitude and road-only habits. • The single transport document is definitely needed for easy and seamless transport in Europe and for effective development of Motorways of the Seas. • It is a non negotiable transport document which suits the transport and logistics industry needs (users and providers), it is not fitted for international trade where TBL and FBL are to be used. • It is currently a workable solution, the only one to be easily and immediately available North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

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  42. Thank you for your attention SPC France: www.shortsea.fr shortsea@shortsea.fr See more on shortsea on : www.shortsea.info North South Conference - 26/04/2013 -

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