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UIC strategic focus areas for freight

Discover UIC's strategic focus areas in rail freight, including interoperability, digitalization, and corridor development. Learn about initiatives for sustainable growth and enhancing productivity in the global rail network.

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UIC strategic focus areas for freight

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  1. UIC strategicfocus areas for freight Freight Director Sandra GEHENOT CCTT PLENARY Nur Sultan- Sept 2019

  2. Whatis UIC • Strategic focus areas in the freightdomain • Prioritiescommon to differentregions • Exchange of best practices is key • Zoom on interoperability – capacity optimisation – digitalisation • Corridor concept at the heart of freightdevelopment • Specific initiatives for Eurasiantrafficdevelopment

  3. UIC, a long history at the service of member railways and international railway cooperation 2019 200 Member railways from 95 countries 1922 Intergovernmental (diplomatic) conference in Genoa, Italy • The only global rail representative body 1921 Intergovernmental (diplomatic) conference in Portorose, Italy October 1922 Constitutive Assembly of UIC (Paris):  UIC Statutes adopted by 51 Railway administrations from 29 countries (Europe, Asia)

  4. UIC in 2019 Plus a growing network of research bodies and universities

  5. Trends in rail freight Priorities & Strategic Focus • Interoperability and capacity optimisation • Digitalisation • Standardisation • Data exchange • Safety & Security • Productivityenhancement Rail as backbone of the logistics chain Corridor development at European and Global level Sustainable challenge Financial pressure

  6. INTEROPERABILITYleading to technical solutions/specificationsdriven by the Sector • Harmonise operational processes • Cross border philosophy • Driver language pilots based on predefined messages & digital tools • Harmonisation of braking rules • Harmonisation of train composition • Efficient and safe wagon exchange • ATTI • Wagon User Group

  7. CAPACITY OPTIMISATION • Contingency planning • Timetabling processes • Longer and heavier trains • EU level: roll out of TEN-T parameters • Global level: cooperation with IHHA & UIC Regions • Corridor KPIs

  8. DIGITALISATION: standardisation and data exchange • Strategic positioning • Digital road map for freight: agreement on collaborative landscape • Key topics • Estimated Time of Arrival • Electronic consignment note • Train composition messaging • Intelligent wagon/train • Location codes • Train ID

  9. DIGITALISATION: standardisation and data exchange • E-wag project: from intelligent wagon to intelligent train • Challenge • Any wagon (from various Wagon Keeper) • Any train (from another Railway Undertaking) • Anywhere (in other countries?) • Any sensor vendor • Benefit • Better tracing and tracking of vehicles across borders/Infrastructures • Better data quality, including timeliness, leading to better customer information • Basis upon which connected train can be developed in the future, leading to better operations and train integrity

  10. GLOBAL DIMENSION • Corridor development and process optimisation • Market Watch • Digitalisation of processes: • E-seals • Blockchain • Operational interoperability – best practice exchange seminar • Global Rail Freight Conference • Heavy Haul (IHHA)

  11. CORRIDOR APPROACH Source: IEC study for UIC_2019

  12. CORRIDOR APPROACH: marketwatch Source: IEC study for UIC_2019

  13. CORRIDOR APPROACH: digitalisation • ESI project (electronicsealinteroperability) • Inception through UIC – CCTT stakeholder workshop : • « FromElectronicSeals to Smart Containers for reliable door-to-door solutions » • April 2019 • Over 50 stakeholders • From the entire transport chain • Frommanufacturingindustry • Led to joint concrete action plan

  14. ESI project (electronicsealinteroperability) organised around 7 phases: • Analysis of existing practices ongoing • Development of a business case for container users (in partnership with CIT, BIC, CCTT) ongoing • Definition of the minimum requirements and terms of reference for a testing – pilot specification • Pilot running • Mapping the process for action coordination when intrusion identified at border • Study of the economic impact and cost benefit analysis of such a system • Draft a user specification in English – Russian - Chinese PROJECT OPEN TO INTERESTED PARTIES

  15. API API API API API Corridor approach: digitalisation Blockchain

  16. BET: blockchain environment for the transport contract Cost efficiency Reducing Fraud Reliability Tracability • Transparency • Samelevel of information to all • Traceability • No information alteration • Trimmingcosts: • Time savings due to fewercontrols • Transit time gains • Automation of processes Optimization Safe archiving PROJECT OPEN TO INTERESTED PARTIES

  17. CORRIDOR APPROACH: digitalisation • INTERTRAN project • initiated by Russian Railways in October 2018 in the framework of the UIC Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly • In collaboration with other UIC members of the region • With the support of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) • The project aim: develop multimodal transportation & increase the competitiveness of rail transport especially thanks to IT technologies

  18. GRFC : Riga 2 to 4 June 2020

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