Intermodal Transport in the Republic of Slovenia
Igor Prinčič, B.Sc.
Undersecretary
Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Transport, Railways Directorate
Intermodal Transport Europe – Asia: Opportunities and ChallengesKiev, 27 and 28 September 2004
Contents
1. Present state:
• Introduction
• Infrastructure
• Operators
• Present data
2. Opportunities and challenges
3. Conclusion
•good inland and maritime connections to all destinations•crossroad of the pan-European Transport Corridors V and X
Introduction Geographical position
Introduction Infrastructure
•AGTC network in Slovenia• Terminals:
− Koper,− Ljubljana,− Maribor,− Celje
Basic data:
• total area 4,743,000 m2
• total quay length 2,636 m
• number of piers 3
• number of berths 24
• maximum sea depth 18 m
• length of railway tracks 28,000 m
• closed warehouses 230,000 m2
• covered warehouses 66,000 m2
• open storage areas 820,000 m2
• shore tanks 49,000 m3
• silo-storage capacity 81,000 t
Infrastructure Port of Koper
Infrastructure Ljubljana terminal
Basic data:
• total area 99,250 m2
• open storage area 21,500 m2
• park places for trucks 15,000 m2
• additional park place 10,000 m2
• railway tracks 4 x 500 m
Equipment
• frigo container connectors 40
• gantry crane capacity 400 kN
• reach stackers 2 x 400 kN
• fork lift trucks
• operates all logistics and transport services within maritime transport,
• offers maritime links all over the world,• transhipment in 2003 11,036,457 t
Operators
• operates railway services in Slovenia,• operates railway terminals,• offers CT services,• in 2003 goods transported 17,239,000 t,
of which 15 % by CT (2,568,000 t)
• leading company in the field of intermodal transport in Slovenia,
• organises all forms of intermodal transport services in co-operation with domestic and international IT companies
http://www.luka-kp.si/
http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/
http://www.adriakombi.si/
Present data
Year
Total Road Harbour Rail Combined
1000 t 1000 t % 1000 t % 1000 t %1000 t
[1]% [2]
1999 69,618 46,980 67,5 8,412 12,1 14,226 20,4 1,453 2,1
2000 73,055 48,953 67,0 9,038 12,4 15,064 20,6 1,635 2,2
2001 73,735 49,670 67,4 9,146 12,4 14,919 20,2 1,725 2,3
2002 69,330 43,686 63,0 9,305 13,4 16,339 23,6 2,359 3,4
[1] share of combined transport performed by rails[2] percentage of total goods transport
Source: 2003 Statistical yearbook and Slovenian railways Annual report
Goods transport by different modes
Source: Slovenian railways Annual report 2003
Present data
Combined transport of goods performed by rails
Intermodal transport 1999 - 2003
0
500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
Vo
lum
e (
10
00
t)
Accompanied 622 775 850 1.366 1.489
Unacompanied 831 860 875 993 1.079
Total 1.453 1.635 1.725 2.359 2.568
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Opportunities and challenges
•the share of intermodal transport compared to road is rather low,
•whole national road network is crowded by heavy trucks
Opportunity
• Implementation of special wide plan based on international co-operation for switching goods to intermodal transport
Challenge
• how to do that without harming anyone,
• how to do it to satisfy everyone involved in transport chain,
• to do that as quick and efficient as possible
Conclusion
• gap between the wish of switching goods from roads to intermodal transport and reality
• insufficient measures implemented• resistance within road transport organisations
Problems
Possible solutions• definition of goods that should be transported by
different modes• achievement of general agreement of switching to
intermodal transport• new measures for promoting intermodal transport
Conclusion
Switching trucks to rails and ships
Switching goods to intermodal transport units
WRONG
RIGHT
Thank you very muchThank you very much
for your attention.for your attention.
