ECO4LOG. N e w s l e t t e r No. 1

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1 ECO4LOG

- Development of an

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Brandenburg-Saxony-Austria with

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Dear Reader,

Due to miss ing infrastructure and suitable

inte rfaces in the new EU member states the use

of the intermodal goods transport is not

su fficien t in this area an d adjacent regions. So,

seve ral regions loca ted in the area w ill pro mote

the use of inte rmodal networks an d facilities in

the framework o f the ECO4LOG project. With

this flyer we w ill inform you a bout the progress

and res ults of this project each half year. The

first issue dea ls with the aims and contents of

the pro ject as we ll as the resu lts of the kick-off

mee ting.

First Iss ue

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ha lf year 2004

Frequen cy: each half year

Source : www .ECO4LOG.de

CO NTENTS

•Proble m

•Approa ch

•Co mpone nt 2

•Co mpone nt 3

•Co mpone nt 4

•Co mpone nt 5

•Pa rtnership

•Facts

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The pro je ct is part-financed by the

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Wildau

LEAD PARTNER

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•Problem

Strong increases a re expe cted i n g ood flows in the border regions of the member

and the accessio n count rie s of the EU. Thi s applies in particular to t he north south

corridor in the Interreg Area E ast which l eads from German y/Poland via Czech/

Slovakia/Au stria/Hungary/Slovenia up to the Adriatic Sea. The White-Paper “European transport policy fo r 2010: time to decide”estimates fo r the year 2010 an

increase of heav y goods vehi cle transport in the EU-15 countries by nearl y 50 %

over it s 1998 level. The German Tra nsport Ma ster p lan also predicts for 2015 a triplica tion of e xchanged goods with the acce ssio n countries (share of g oods road transport in 2015 = 60%; in 1997 = 45%).

Just the efficient use of all means of transport and the strengthening of the

intermodali ty combined with intelligent IT-solutions can cover these strong increases. In the best case, only the “last mil e”should be managed by trucks.

Unfortunately, the use of the in termodal transport in the corridor is insufficient. Al so the reali sed infrastructure in the a ccession co untrie s (e.g . ISPA program), will not be sufficient f or the co verage o f the p redicted goods flo ws, unle ss effi cient organi zation and IT-solutions are also provided. Such solutions should aim at an innovative, in telligent and above all intermodal net working of the infrastructure.

Mo reover, the pre sent level of co-operation between m ember and acce ssio n states is not efficient enough to solve the problem. These factors combined wit h the economi cal weakness of the border regions leads to barely co-ordinated and to small in vestment s in the intermodal in frastructure.

Additionally, the experi ence of the public decision makers is inadequate regarding new and efficient IT-driven transport solu tions. Consideri ng all impacts, it is to be fea red that the problems of the good s tran sport sector will increase dramatically in the corridor.

In prin ciple, the project ECO4LOG wants to improve the region s panning

co-operation wi thin the field of goods transport betwee n public administrations in

the corridor. By the creation of co-operation and information structures, respectively their initiation, public administrati on can promote the use of in termodal system s. ECO4LOG will also provide IT-driven t ools for the strengthening of t he intermodal transport.

In thi s first ne wslette r, the major content s of the planned Components are presented. Beside Component 1 (Management issues) four Co mponents are part of the proje ct: Component 2: Infrastructure, Transport Flows and Logi stic System Integrators in t he Corrido r

Component 3: Intermodal freight information platform - frame concept and tools Component 4: Cluster Approaches and Implementation Plan

Component 5: Evaluation and Impacts for t he Partner Regions

The ECO4LOG project will foster inno vative and environmentally friendly logistics measures in order to influence future transport demand. Technical and organi -sational solutions will be worked out in cooperation with private operators.

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Intermodal freight information pla tform - frame concept and tools

The aim of this Component i s the development a nd customising of t wo toolsets: an

Intermodal Logistic Cha in Generator and an Intermodal Logistic S ervice Tool.

The Generator gives 4 PL service providers the possib ility to select and establi sh environmentally -friendly intermodal transport chain s. The Generator provides the transport client with a lternative intermodal routes between source and destination. In the background of the tool the 4PL provide r is able to bundle these transport

queries on selected sections of the transport chain.

Criteria for the clients decisions will be: availability of transport possib ilities and needed additional services, t ype of t ransported g oods, required departure and a rrival time , necessary transport units, travelled kilometres, used mode, handling and transport times, and consumption of fuel per section. The service tool will in clude user defined measures/actions such as cont rol and alarm functions for sections of the transport chain (dela ys, not enough transhipment times, waiting periods), a set of bilingual dictionaries for the regions, offer of and booking of storage and other services, and contact as well as portfolio information of all relevant provider in a

•Compo nent 2

•Compo nent 3

Infrastructure , Transport Flows and Logistic System Integrators in the Corridor

The aim of Component 2 is the analysis of the intermodal traffic network and the goods fl ows in the two predefined clusters in the corridor (see figure page 5). A database will be set-up describing the relevant parameters for this network and in termodal terminals. T he data used will be generated from existing projects (e.g. INTE RMODA ) and updated by questionnaires and national master-pl ans. For visuali sation and evaluation GIS-maps will be used. These maps can be used to anal yse network cap acity, technical standard as well as infrastructu re and capa city in net work nodes.

Another aim of thi s component is the analysis of the current a nd potential future

cargo flows. Best practises will be defined by diffe rent benchmarks in the two

clu sters. The analysis of will be visualised by GIS-maps. This wil l produce an overview about cargo potentials in future.

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Infra structu re is only one part of the story, the other one is the organi sation of intermodal traffic.

Integrated transport solutions

supported by advanced IT-solut-ions will be the ri ght answer to the challenge s of future’s transport ma rket. Therefore the used

shipping systems on the one

hand a nd current logistics service provide rs will be analysed and ben chma rked in another work step.

Thi s will also i nclude a short outlook on upcoming requirements in this market segment. To bridge the gap between future requi rement s and current system s be st practises will be benchma rked and analysed in another step, followed by a n analysis of current business mode ls for 4th party logistics (4PL) provider. The final stage of the component will be set by an implementation plan how to match the challenge of futu re’s needs for successful providers. Th e conclusions of this component will in clude suggestion for potential providers as well as suggestions for p olicy ma kers to support t his development. This will enable regional e conomies to compete with othe r region s successful ly in gaining advantages i n location.

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•Compo nent 3

Cluster Approac hes and Implementation Plan

Afte r general research activities (e.g. needs in traffic i nfrastructure, transport flows and l ogistics in tegrato r system s) and the development of intermodal transport chain management tools, implementation activities are needed to demonstrate

operative requirements on determined regional levels.

According t o the diversity o f the parti cipating re gions, a dual cluster approach has been d esigned. While Germany, Poland as a cti ve partners an d Czech Republi c as bordering region work to gether in northern European areas (cluster north), Austria , Slovak Republi c, Hungary, Slovenia as acti ve partners and Croatia as bordering region work on a common le vel i n central and southern European regions (cl uster cent ral – south).

Based on the i nterregional perceptions, regional requirements a nd needs shall be add ressed. In this context three selected strategic topics have been identified: (1)

terminal serv ices, (2) intermodal serv ices and (3) IT services.

First, term inal services have to be analysed regarding operative services (e.g. containe r, warehouses, automotive) offered by terminal s participating and intere sted. Second, intermodal transport services m ust be identified and supported a ccordingly to support the de velopmen t of ne w services wi thin and / or between the two cluster region s. Third, IT services have to be anal ysed to present today’s situation and in crease awareness for im plementation o f i nnovative technical systems e asing the use of intermodal services by industrial partners.

Finall y, a common layer has to be set up to bridge both cluster regions on in terregional le vel for exchanging experiences and even m ore important he rewith -to develop common strategies dealing with intermodal services within this dedi cated European region.

•Compo nent 4

Component 3 includes the following tasks:

•Analysis of the requirements; •Consideration of SME needs; •Draft of a concept;

•Development of an IT-Master plan; •Discussion with 3PL/4PL;

•Development of an e-Logi stics marketplace with underlying databases rega rding in frastructure, service p rovide r, intermodal

facilities, transport companies, etc.

Afte r the development and customising the tools will be imple mented on at least two lo cations. Bef ore this, a te st implementation of the platform incl. the two toolsets wil l taking place on T FH Wil dau. The T FH a cts in this phase as an Application Service Provide r. The beta testers will test the applications with secure internet connections.

Demonstration sites for platform and toolsets will be GVZ Glauchau (clus ter North) and Hafen Enns (cluster Central/South). The demonstration will i nclude a

permanent connection of the cluster to e xchange information and to u pdate data. Along the implementation process an evaluation regardin g market acceptance, ease of ope ration and additional user requi rements will be made.

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•Component 4

•Compo nent 5

Evaluation a nd Impacts for the Partner Regions

In this final Component the impacts of such new intermodal IT-solutions on

identified areas of economy, labour market, traffic, and environment will be

anal ysed. Concerning thi s, it is nece ssary to de velop sui table evaluation methods an d crite rions. It is planned, to carry out the following main work steps:

•Analysis and evaluation of innovation impa cts by E CO4LOG on the economy and employment in the regions

•Descrip tion of impact patterns of the clusters, commo n characteristics and differences

•Evaluation of impacts by ECO4LOG on traffic and environment •Recommendations for the partner regions regarding future activitie s

It i s planned to consult tra nsport experts, logi stic players, and regional ma rket actors to gua rantee a high quality and a regional importance of the final recommendations. The final recommendation paper will include:·

•Conclusions from each sub-component and each cluster/region· •Outlook on future common challenges i n the transport ma rket· •Recommendations for each cluster/region as well as the corridor •Activity plan for measures aft er the project’s life time

•Ideas for new projects

•Formulation of new agreed cross-borde r projects. Overview Cluster Approach

Component 1 Component 2 Component 3 Component 5 Component 4 Clusters: 1) North 2) Centr al-South Research &

Develop ment Speci fication & Dissemination in terregional regio nal > interregional

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Clusters:

> Benchmar k > Co-operation

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•Partnershi p

The Lead Partner TFH Wildau is happy to provide you with further information about the proje ct and involved partners. Ple ase visit our websit e: www.ECO4LOG.de

•Facts

_{Project life time}

Februa ry 2004 – December 2006

Project Budget

1.325 Mio. €

ERDF funding

0.924 Mio. €

The participants in the ECO4LOG project are the regions of B randenburg, Saxony (DE), Woivodship Wielkopolska (PL), Vienna, Upper Austria (AT), Eastern Slovakia, Brati slava (SK), Slovenia (SL) and Central Transdanubian (HU).

Partner Role in the project Responsible Person Contact University of Applied Sciences Wildau Germany -Lead Partner Leader Compone nt 3

Mr Prof. Sonntag [email protected]

University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Germany

-Project Manage r Mr Meimbresse [email protected] [email protected] Tel. ++49 (0) 3375 508-355 Fax. ++49 ( 0) 3375 508-983

Central Transdanubian Regional Dev elopment Agency

Hungary

-Mr Kígyóssy [email protected]

CCI Proje ct Company Ltd. Frankfurt (Oder)

Germany

-Ms Dr. Glapski glapski@ihk -projekt.de

GVZ Developme nt Corporation Southwest Saxony Ltd. Germany -Leader Cluster North

Mr Wagener wage [email protected]