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Global rail freight expansion needs, plans
initiativesEstablishing rail transport as a
key element in global logistical chains through
UICGRFC2007Delhi, March 23-2007By Vipin
SharmaDeputy Chief Executive
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GLOBALIZATION new longer transportation routes
Consumtion regions
Finished goods
Production regions
Parts
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• The World-wide organisation for cooperation among
  Railways
• 170 members from all 5 continents
• Members are railways, rail transport
  operators,infrastructure managers, rail service
  providers, public transport companies
• Several railway countries are still not member of
  UIC

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Members
UIC development
Active
Associate
Affiliate
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Members
Some global corridors sealand
Active
Associate
Affiliate
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Members
Some global corridors sealand
Active
Associate
Affiliate
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Intercontinental intermodal corridors

• Most global corridors involves sea-transport
• Can be developed through only one global ocean
  carrier
• Several global corridors could involve railway
  transport
• Has to be developed through discussions with
  several national railway carriers
• No one stop-arena for multi-national land
  corridors

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Global land bridges sections of intermodal
corridors

• The land-section of the potential
  inter-continental corridors bridges may also
  include countries where countries where
  operational-, political- and other conditions are
  heterogeneous
• Some are members of UIC, some are not
• It is a challenge to build a seamless
  logistical chain where (too) many players are
  involved
• These countries have only one common global
  railway arena UIC

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Expanding the global railway arena !

• Through UICs new regional organization a main
  target is to bring in new active and committed
  members as members of the organization
• The expansion of UIC, where new members are
  included, is one step towards a coordinated
  approach and a common arena for the development
  of well-functioning land sections of
  intercontinental corridors

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Example N.E.W. Corridor

• Pre-study of conceptual idea
• Verifying the conceptual idea through integration
  with commercial partners and customers
• Building additional network and funding plans
• Formation of commercial company responsible for
  the operation
• Details, agreements and commercial conditions
• Demonstration run

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N.E.W. Corridor

• Goal is a trial run by October 2007

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Development process N.E.W.

Intermodal demonstration run
Carrier-agreements and commercial conditions
Formation of commercial company (NEW AS)
Building additional network and funding plan
Verifying the conceptual idea through integration
with commercial partners and customers
Pre-study and development of conceptual idea
Time
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UICs role in capturing opportunities

• Developing concepts
• Developing route characteristics
• O-D matrix studies
• Developing market through demonstration phases
• Facilitating business processes

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