Reforming railways in the EU: An empirical assessment of liberalisation policies in the European rail freight market

2020 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 606-613
Author(s):  
Giovanni Esposito ◽  
Lorenzo Cicatiello ◽  
Salvatore Ercolano
Keyword(s):  
Rail Freight ◽  
Empirical Assessment ◽  
Freight Market ◽  
The Eu

The role of intermodal terminals in the development of non-bulk rail freight market in Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Ghaderi ◽  
Stephen Cahoon ◽  
Hong-Oanh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Rail Freight ◽  
Freight Market

scholarly journals Developing the Logistics Operator Function in PKP CARGO Group Strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Czesław Warsewicz
Keyword(s):  
Operator Function ◽  
European Market ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Market Position ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
Logistics Services ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
The Eu

The aim of this article is to present the possibilities of developing logistics services by the PKP CARGO S.A. Group which is the largest rail freight operator in Poland and one of the largest in Europe. PKP CARGO S.A. wishes to enhance its market position, and one of the strategic goals of the company is to take up the function of a logistics operator. The company is predisposed to play this role due to its position in the market and the opportunities for its development. Moreover, it is the economy and the changing freight structure as well as the EU policy in the field of sustainable transport that are conducive to developing the function of a logistics partner. Nevertheless, PKP CARGO is operating in specific business, legal, infrastructural and rolling-stock conditions. This environment is not easy, in certain situations it is even a hindrance, an obstacle to the development of logistics services, none-theless, the company can see wide prospects for such business. Moreover, analysis of the European market shows that rail operators on these markets have been developing in the direction of a logistics partner.

scholarly journals Model of effective market and technology of freight railway transportation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-138
Author(s):  
Danila S. Belnitsky
Keyword(s):  
Rail Transport ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Service Market ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Free Competition ◽  
Railway Freight ◽  
Railway Industry ◽  
Freight Market

Background: Liberalization processes, an attempt of the railway industry to transition to a new market model (free competition market) without corresponding changes in the component of the model, negatively affect the efficiency of the railway industry and the efficiency of the freight railway service market. This article proposes to look at the problem not from the standpoint of changing the form of ownership in the industry and the formation of a free competition market, but from the standpoint of finding an equilibrium between the technology of work and the applied model of the freight rail transport market. The research is based on the well-known Industrial organization concept. The author views the market as a living mechanism that responds to changes in its components within its own field, not only as a place for transactions. The efficiency of the freight rail transport market largely depends on the technology for creating a freight rail service. It is proposed to form a market model focusing not on the type of competition, but on a certain harmony of the technology of freight railway service and the market, or rather the balance of the components of the service market. Aim: to define a model of an efficient rail freight market. in which the railway industry can show maximum efficiency. Methods: expert assessment of attempt to change the model of the railway freight market; analysis of the reasons for the imbalance in the economic mechanism of transportation activities in the field of freight railway transportation; attempt to structure goals of an efficient railway freight market. Results: the author's interpretation of the concepts is presented: "The market of freight rail transportation", "The economy of freight rail transportation", "The owner of the process of freight rail transportation", "Participant of the process of freight rail transportation"; a model is proposed, the image and goals of an effective freight railway service market are formed. Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, recommendations can be formulated on the formation of a balanced model of the rail freight market and adjusting the goals and the existing market model.

Empirical assessment of sustainable energy markets in the EU-28

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (S1) ◽  
pp. 83-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Teresa García-Álvarez ◽  
Isabel Soares
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Markets ◽  
Empirical Assessment ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Democratic Legitimacy and Soft Law in the EU Legal Order: A Theoretical Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danai Petropoulou Ionescu ◽  
Mariolina Eliantonio
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
European Union ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Democratic Legitimacy ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Empirical Assessment ◽  
The Eu

The increased recourse to soft law by the European Union (EU) as a flexible solution to complex social and policy issues has raised several questions about the democratic legitimacy of decision-making at the EU level. With the aim to provide a normative direction for future empirical assessment of EU soft law, this article explores the democratic credentials that EU soft law measures should fulfil to ensure their legitimacy. Drawing from the intersections of liberal, republican and deliberative conceptions of democracy, this article proposes four democratic legitimacy standards for the evaluation of soft law measures in practice: parliamentary involvement, transparency, participatory quality and reviewability.

scholarly journals Prospects of Forming a New Rail Freight Tariff System

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-219
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Level ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Tariff System ◽  
Freight Market

The rail freight market is one of the most important sectors of the Russian economy. From year to year there has been evidence of inefficiency of rail freight regulation rules: shippers prefer to use alternative types of transport for goods with high added value, decreasing revenues of OAO “RZD” (Russian Railways) and limiting its investment program. To create conditions for development, there have been discussions about directions of reforms needed in the rail freight sector. Market players like OAO “RZD”, the government, and shippers have been putting forward their own optimal market schemes, but mainly they are controversial. In this paper, the authors propose a vector for further development of an optimal rail freight market model, which would take into account interests of all market players. At the first stage, we evaluated elasticities of demand for rail freight transportation for different types of goods. At the second stage, we measured levels of rail freight tariffs in Russia and compared them with the theoretical optimal level according to the Ramsey rule. With maximum public welfare taken as the optimal criteria, directions for further development of tariff s for the medium to long term have been identified. According to our estimates, the present tariff system leads to 0.2% of GDP welfare being lost annually. The new tariff system would ensure a 4–6% increase in freight volumes by decreasing the average level of tariffs. This tariff system can be applied as part of rail freight regulation improvements.

Preventing the Negative Effects of the Covid-19 Epidemic in International Freight Transport

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
László Vida ◽  
Béla Illés ◽  
Ágota Bányai
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Container Handling ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Physical Internet ◽  
Sizeable Reduction ◽  
The Eu

Measures taken to handle the COVID-19 epidemic in the spring of 2020 have had a significant impact on European supply chains. In terms of freight transport, this has led to a decline and congestion in truck traffic due to different restrictions on the internal borders of the EU. As similar situations cannot be avoided in the future, it is worthy to form supply chains that are less affected by different epidemics. Similarly to the physical internet hubs, distribution hubs can be forward-looking, but only if it helps development of rail-road intermodal freight transport. The article describes the possibility of a rail-road freight transport system that allows the application of radically new solutions through a new container handling technology that can be used in the rail-road relationship. The extension of the idea at the EU level could result in a significant increase in the share of rail freight and a sizeable reduction of the negative impact of epidemics on the supply chains. Among other effects, the solution can have a significant impact on the IT development of rail freight transport. The solution can also have effect to the development of the network of rail-road intermodal trans-shipment points, their automation and ultimately the completion of Logistics 4.0.

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