II Modal Integration

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II Modal Integration

• 1. Market access and liberalization
• transport market is not yet deregulated and
  liberalized,
• access to infrastructure of neighboring countries
  for railway locomotives and drivers is denied
• there should be no discriminating rules
  preventing interested parties access to
  participation in the intermodal transport chain

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• 2. Rolling stock transfer at the border
• transfer procedure must be simplified
  (harmonization of technical constraints etc.)
• the logistic (door-to-door) services should not
  be hampered by intermediate administrative
  borders or barriers

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• 3. Cargo flow monitoring and tracking
• It is necessary to introduce and improve
  electronic controlling systems (ASYCUDA , ACIS
  etc.).
• European experience - DRIVE projects EUROFRET and
  FLEET 38 different types of innovative Road
  Transport Informatics (RTI).
• Results
• 1) Communication with driver/vehicle, EDI with
  shipper, Static route planning, Interactive route
  guidance, EDI with port/focal points, Collision
  avoidance, Dynamic route planning
• 2) Cargo/unit load tracing, Monitoring
  vehicle/fleet, Communication with other modes,
  Transport planning, Cargo/unit load tracking, EDI
  with customs.

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• 4. Door-to-door approach
• liberalization policy regarding operations of
  MTOs(Multimodal or intermodal Transport
  Operator)
• MTOs should also obtain legal status.
• The operational side (1) developing the
  necessary fleet of suitable equipment, (2)
  service-oriented attitude to shippers (3)
  transparent and standardized information exchange
  throughout the intermodal transport chain (4)
  arranging that one party takes over the liability
  for the whole (door-to-door) transport chain from
  the shipper

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• 5. Transit charges and tariffs
• Transit charges and tariffs should be based on
  actual costs and no surcharge should be allowed.
• Administration should be done in an efficient
  and effective way.
• Charges and tariffs should be transparent and
  public.