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Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Turkey

Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Turkey. Intermodality leads to Sustainability A workshop for the Working Party on Intermodal Transport & Logistics (WP.24). Bülent SÜLOĞLU Expert DG for Dangerous Goods and Combined Transport

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Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Turkey

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  1. Ministry of Transport, MaritimeAffairsand Communications of theRepublic of Turkey Intermodality leads to Sustainability A workshop for the Working Party on Intermodal Transport & Logistics (WP.24) Bülent SÜLOĞLU Expert DG for Dangerous Goods and Combined Transport Geneva, 30 November 2015

  2. Ministry of Transport Maritime Affairs and Communications DG for Dangerous Goods and Combined Transport WHAT IS SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY ? The stipulation of World Commission on Environment and Development Among three components of sustainability-social, ecological and economic- social sustainability is least developed and examined in the literature. Three Traditions • Community Well-being • Human-centered Development • Sustainability

  3. Ministry of Transport Maritime Affairs and Communications DG for Dangerous Goods and Combined Transport -SOME HIGHLIGHTS- SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY VS. INTERMODALITY Growth is not synonymous with development. It is obvious. But, the same goes for personal welfare. Individual choices while maximizing personal welfare, may not maximize social welfare. (negative externalities of Road Transport) Different modes of transport use different forms of energy with varying efficiency and intensity and consequential environmental damage. Poorer countries have low social preference for environmental effects like noise pollution.

  4. THE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

  5. Ministry of Transport Maritime Affairs and Communications DG for Dangerous Goods and Combined Transport SOCIAL COSTS OF TRANSPORT (EXTERNALITIES) Road Congestion Road Accidents (Risk of Accidents) Pollution (Health Threats) Noise

  6. INTERMODAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY PAPER Operational objective 1.1: PORT INTERMODALITY - Promotion of SSS - Improvement to maritime-railway operations Operational objective 1.2: RAILWAY INTERMODALITY - Rail Freight Corridors - Overland Intermodality Operational objective 2.1: TRANSPORT PLAN FOR TURKEY - Measurement of goods traffic and flow studies - Proposed courses of action - Plan Implementation and assessment Operational objective 2.2: LOGISTICS MASTER PLAN - Diagnosis of logistics sector - Analysis of production and logistics chain - Definition of logistics enclaves and centers - Logistics map of Turkey

  7. INTERMODAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY PAPER- CONT’D Operational objective 3.1: SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION - Development of Logistic Sector Legislation - Feasibility Study for a Single CT Contract - CT Permanent Platform - Arbitration for solving CT Problems Operational objective 3.2: INCENTIVES FOR CT - Technical Commission for the Study of Combined Transport Incentives - Development of Public-Private Sector Dialogue Operational objective 4.1: CUSTOMS OPERATIONS - Single Window - Bilateral Agreements with border countries Operational objective 4.2: PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEMS - Turkish Port Community System - Public-Private Dialogue

  8. DRAFT REGULATION ON COMBINED FREIGHT TRANSPORT • MAIN CHAPTERS IN THE REGULATION • CombinedFreightTerminals (DryPorts) • Administrativeand Technical criteriafortheestablishment of CT • Terminals. • - Licensing • Incentives • Financial/fiscalIncentives to the supply of services for the creation and/or improvement of combined transport routes. • AdministrativeIncentives such as flexibility in weightanddimension of vehicles, discount in motorwaysfee, passagepriaority in border Gates, lifting restrictions on holidayandweekenddrive on roads. • Combined Transport Permanent Platform • consultation body and the main instrument for private sector • participation in the combined transport policy. • Observatory of combined transport market • to monitor the combined transport market, included supply and • demand, traffics, prices, costs, services facilitiesetc. • collect the figures, and the statistics data need to monitoring market.

  9. ADMINISTRATIVE INCENTIVES TOLERANCE ON WEIGHT AND DIMENSION OF THE ROAD VEHICLES ENGAGED IN COMBINED TRANSPORT SERVICES DISCOUNTED TOLL PRICE (ROAD USER CHARGES) EXEMPTION OF HOLIDAY AND WEEKEND RESTRICTIONS ON HGVs (IT CAN BE VERY USEFUL IN ISTANBUL) FACILITATION OF BORDER CROSSING OF THE TRUCKS ENGAGED IN COMBINED TRANSPORT OPERATIONS HOW ABOUT STIMULATIVE MEASURES FINANCIALLY???

  10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Bülent SÜLOĞLU Expert DG for Dangerous Goods and Combined Transport Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications

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