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Martin Ruesch RAPP Ltd. Engineers and Planners, Zurich

EUTP Clustering Meeting, 12th December 2002, AHOY, Rotterdam. Cluster: Infrastructure, transport equipment and transfer means Standardisation related to transfer points. Martin Ruesch RAPP Ltd. Engineers and Planners, Zurich. Contents. Background and standardisation needs

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Martin Ruesch RAPP Ltd. Engineers and Planners, Zurich

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  1. EUTP Clustering Meeting, 12th December 2002, AHOY, Rotterdam Cluster: Infrastructure, transport equipment and transfer meansStandardisation related to transfer points Martin Ruesch RAPP Ltd. Engineers and Planners, Zurich

  2. Contents • Background and standardisation needs • State of the art and activities within ISO, CEN • Activities of CEN TC 320 WG 8 „Freight Platforms“ • Standardisation activities in Switzerland • Conclusions and recommendations • Further information

  3. Development of Intermodal Transport 1970-2000 • strong growth (international) • but decreas-ing growth rates • stronger inter-national inter-weavement • need for more transhipment capacity Development of Intermodal Transport (UIRR companies) (consignments) Number of consignments

  4. Efficiency and Quality Problems:Terminal Infrastructure and equipment • Possible problems • too short rail tracks within terminals • rail access only from oneside • not optimal layout/design for efficient processes • not optimal location relating to rail and road access • different national require-ments for terminal construction • high variety of systems and equipment • new technologies (horizontal transhipment equipment) with other infrastructure requirements Portal Cranes Reach Stacker Cargo Domino Mobiler ACTS NETHS

  5. Efficiency and Quality Problems: Terminal organisation and operation • Possible problems • too complicated procedures between gate entry and exit • high peaks in demand during the day (waiting times!) • lack of management of incoming road traffic • unreliable handling • communication problem between rail, terminal, pre-/endhaulage • lack of information about delays of rail and late arrivals at terminals • not harmonised rules in pre- and endhaulage • Missing collaboration between terminals

  6. Standardisation objectives and needs • Objectives of standards • to reach interoperability (between modes, infrastructure, equipment, involved partners, etc.) • to liberalize the procurement of services and products • to reach high quality services • Standardisation needs • Intermodal technologies (load units, transhipment technologies, rolling stock, telematics, etc.) • Intermodal infrastructure (terminal layout and design) • Services at terminals (quality of services)

  7. State of the art and activities within ISO and CEN (1) Relevance of standardisations organisations high medium low

  8. State of the art and activities within ISO and CEN (2) Intensity of standardisations activities high medium low

  9. State of the art and activities within ISO and CEN (4) Relevant Technical Committees for freight transfer points

  10. State of the art and activities within ISO and CEN (5) Relevant Technical Committees for freight transfer points

  11. State of the art and activities within ISO and CEN (6) Relevant Technical Committees for freight transfer points

  12. CENTC 320 „Transport, Logistics and Services“ WG8 „Freight Platforms“ • Background • Workshop on intermodal and interoperable transport in Dec 1999 • Identified as an important standardisation item • Scope / Objectives • To develop a performance standard for freight platforms/terminals to include the means of defining and measuring the extent of networking between terminals. • To develop a code of best practice for the operation of freight platforms/terminals (Resolution 063/2000/111 taken by CENT/TC 320 on 2000-11-23)

  13. CENTC 320 „Transport, Logistics and Services“ WG8 „Freight Platforms“ • Definitions: • A freight platform integrates on a concentrated area modes, carriers and services related to logistics and freight transport. Usually the freight platform has an organisational and legal structure and is managed by a legal and neutral body or company. • A freight terminal provides the space, infrastructure and equipment under which the loading units transfer takes place. A terminal can be a part of a freight platform and provides the transhipment for intermodal transport.

  14. CENTC 320 „Transport, Logistics and Services“ WG8 „Freight Platforms“ • Performance standard deals with • quality management and planning • quality requirements for services • responsabilities and quality control • quality indicators and quality measurements • quality declaration • Code of best/good practice • guidelines / recommendations based on positive (or negative) practical experiences

  15. CENTC 320 „Transport, Logistics and Services“ WG8 „Freight Platforms“ • Aspects dealt with • Organisational aspects (incl. management) • Operational / logistics aspects • Networking / function aspects • Social aspects and human ressources (incl. safety) • Financial and legal aspects • Land-use planning and environmental aspects • IT and equipments aspects • Infrastructural aspects • (Political aspects)

  16. CENTC 320 „Transport, Logistics and Services“ WG8 „Freight Platforms“ • Focus of the work (first stage) Freight Platforms: Terms and definitions - Functions of freight platforms - Overview about specific standards (prEN XXXXX) Freight Platforms: Planning and Design Freight Platforms: Development and Realisation Freight Platforms: Operation Performance standardfor freight platforms (prEN XXXXX) Code of Best Practice for the operation of freight platforms (prEN XXXXX)

  17. CENTC 320 „Transport, Logistics and Services“ WG8 „Freight Platforms“ • Convenor: Martin Ruesch, Rapp Ltd., Zurich • Secretariat: Danish Standard (Bibi Nellemose) • Members: • Austria (Peter Waschiczek, Wirtschaftskammer and Peter Jonas, ÖN for information) • Denmark (Kent Bentzen, NTU and Marianne Bagge, Railion) • Finland (Pertti Isoniemi, Yleinen Teollisuusliitto) • Italy (Renato Muscinelli, Certitrans) • Norway (Jürg Berger and Sven Bugge, LUKS) • Portugal (Maria do Rosario Macario, TIS) • Spain (Jaume Mira Galiana, ICIL) • Sweden (Lennart Persson, SIS, for information) • Switzerland (Martin Ruesch, RAPP Ltd.)

  18. Further members wanted: Requirements • Broad experience in freight transport and especially freight platforms • Interest to develop standards and require-ments based on experience and practice • Willingness to take part in about 3 meetings a year (all over Europe), sometimes connected with a local visit of a freight platform or terminal • Willingnes to provide active input in the process (international and/or national view)

  19. Relevant standardisation projects in Switzerland (1) • PROJECT 1: Todays and future Transport chains in freight transport: Analysis and need for standardisation • Objectives: • to give an overview about the status of standardisation • to identify the standardisation needs (focus IT) • Work packages: • Freight demand development • Freight transport chains and their importance • Elements of the transport chains and the development • Status of standardisation and standardisation needs • Duration: • 2001-2002 (finished) • Contractor: • RAPP Ltd., Zürich

  20. Relevant standardisation projects in Switzerland (2) • Project 2: Telematics applications at intermodal terminals • Objectives: • to give an overview about needs and telematics applications at intermodal terminals • to identify the benefits /costs • to provide input documents for standardisation • Work packages: • Overview needs telematics applications in intermodal transport • Possibilities for identification of equipment and status • Cost-benefit-analysis • Standardisation input • Duration: • 2001-2002 • Contractor: • ICM AG / Guha AG

  21. Relevant standardisation projects in Switzerland (3) • PROJECT 3: Planning and Design of intermodal terminals • Objectives: • To provide the basis for a standard for the dimensioning of intermodal terminals to realize efficient and economical terminals • Work packages: • Analysis of functions and operation processes of terminals, developments of technologies and equipment, existing terminals • Design / Layout concepts for Terminals • Analysis of existing standards and their suitability • Dimensioning of intermodal terminals • Standardisation input for planning and design of terminals • Duration: • 2002-2004 • Contractors: • RAPP Ltd. Zürich, ETH/IVT Zürich

  22. Conclusions • More transhipment capacity is needed in the next years to provide intermodal services and quality (better use of existing and new freight platforms) • Many of the existing terminals are not optimal from the layout and operation • To provide high quality services at freight platforms and efficient platform networks international consistant and harmonised standards and code of best/good practices are needed • Such standards and code of practice are designed to assist services providers, customers and planning authorities to guarantee effective and efficient freight platforms operations and services

  23. Recommendations (1) • Research needed in the 6th FP to support the standardisation process for intermodal transport • To describe the european structure of Intermodal transport • To collect and analyse national characteristics, behaviour, needs • To analyse existing research relating to standardisation issues • To demonstrate new concepts and technologies • considering • improvement and extension of existing platforms / new terminals • new technologies for load units, transhipment technologies, process automatisation, telematics applications • big, medium and small terminals • integration strategies for classic and specific intermodal systems

  24. Recommendations (2) • Standardisation • To create further International standards to provide interoperable intermodal systems (several CEN and ISO TC‘s), main focus on • load units (incl. „european“ and „small container) • telematics applications • To create performance standards and codes of good/best practice for intermodal freight platforms within CEN TC 320/WG 8 • operation of a freight platform • planning and design • development and realisation

  25. Further information • RAPP Ltd Engineers and Planners: • www.rapp.ch • E-mail: martin.ruesch@rapp.ch • Standardisation Organisations • ISO: www.iso.ch • CEN: www.cenorm.be • UIC: www.uic.asso.fr • Relevant European Projects relating to transfer points (examples) • 4 th Framework Program: FV 2000, IMPREND, IMPULSE, IQ, REFORM, TERMINET, IDIOMA, .... • 5 th Framework Program: EUTP, INHOTRA, ITIP, BESTUFS, ...... • COST-Action 339: Small Containers • www.cordis.lu/cost-transport/src/cost-339.htm

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