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Green corridors in Europe; a perspective from Holland

Green corridors in Europe; a perspective from Holland. Menno M. Menist, Managing director 17 March 2010, Malmö. Our European transport system: green corridors?. TEN-T network. Starting point: the core TEN-T network at present under revision

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Green corridors in Europe; a perspective from Holland

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  1. Green corridors in Europe;a perspective from Holland Menno M. Menist, Managing director 17 March 2010, Malmö

  2. Our European transport system: green corridors?

  3. TEN-T network • Starting point: the core TEN-T network • at present under revision • using a new methodological approach under development • taking economy, environment and cohesion into account

  4. European corridors: an example • Example of a corridor with heavy freight transport:

  5. European corridors: an example • North western European ports to Italy • core link from the Ruhr area through the Alps to northern areas • feeding at the north side from Hamburg/ Bremen/ Amsterdam/ Rotterdam and Antwerp and beyond these places • feeding at the south side to Genua, Rome, Venice and beyond • including rail, road and inland waterway and intermodal terminals

  6. Dutch policy on European corridors • Demand for growth should be facilitated for economic reason • Decoupling of transport and its external effects is needed • This can be achieved by the concept of green corridors

  7. Dutch policy on European corridors (2) • Dutch policy stimulates the use of innovative techniques to avoid transport (example: handling of shrimps) • Green can create business and profit • Private sector initiatives are a catalyst to the Dutch policy

  8. Be Lean Be Green

  9. Green European corridors • What makes a corridor a green corridor? • use of green alternatives • use of green techniques within the modes • efficient transport within the modes: efficiency and sustainability are not opposing objectives • high safety standards • reliable transport times

  10. Green alternatives • The right mode in the right situation • Adequate infrastructure (links and nodes) • Example: Betuwe freight only line • High capacity and good performance for freight transport • Low external costs due to avoidance of dense populated areas (emissions and immissions)

  11. Green alternatives • Supporting co-modality • Derushing of transport needs Example: use of sensors to plan the need for deliveries at an early stage • Supporting policy in pricing • Internalisation of externalities • Agreements once deciding for new investments Example: as a condition for the extension of the Rotterdam port

  12. Supporting co-modality • Efficient transfers between the modes • Examples: • Transfer facilities around the Rotterdam mainport area • Italian freight villages

  13. Green techniques within the modes Infrastructure for using green techniques • electrification (rail) • filling and loading stations along the corridor (alternative road transport energy) Cleaner engines (road, rail , IWW) Transport policy supports use of green techniques

  14. Efficient transport within the modes- Rail • Removing technical and organizational interoperability problems Example: one shop path allocation on the whole corridor • Improvements on the Rotterdam-Genua rail corridor are already under execution under an European umbrella as one of five defined rail corridors.

  15. Efficient transport within the modes- Road • High ratio tonneskms to vehicle kms through • allowing cabotage • promoting combining and avoiding empty rides through ITS systems • allowing long vehicles

  16. Efficient transport within the modes- Inland waterway • Use of larger ships where possible • More efficient loading facilities in (main)ports

  17. Safety Standards • Safety standards: green and safe should go hand in hand • A continuous improvement program on the corridor reducing accidents and casualties • monitoring accidents in each mode • good infrastructure • requirements on vehicles and staff • standardisation • reducing language barriers • resting facilities

  18. Reliable transport times • Smooth transport on the corridor by • Efficient custom procedures due to ITS • Coordinated inspection system based on risk taking into account companies with good records • Acceptable level of congestion on roads • Attractive international train paths • No congestion at intermodal nodes

  19. Conclusion • Transport will continue to grow and should- for economic reasons- be facilitated • It is a challenge to separate transport from its external effects • Green corridors are the right answer to this challenge • Each modality has its own role on the green corridor

  20. Thank you for your attention • Menno M. Menist • NEA Transport research and trainingPhone: +31 79 322 2301 • Fax: +3179 322 2211 • Email:mme@nea.nlwww.nea.nl

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