The conditions for road rail combined freight transport can be improved (Trafiverket) 30/09/19

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Source: https://www.trafikverket.se/om-oss/nyheter/Nationellt/2019-09/forutsattningarna-for-godstransporter-kan-forbattras/

Google translation:

The conditions for freight transport can be improved

On behalf of the Government, the Swedish Transport Administration has looked at how the conditions for freight transport by rail and shipping can be improved. A roadmap for the transfer of goods shall be developed. At the same time, knowledge about intermodal transport must be improved.

The report shows that the Swedish Transport Administration needs to work more purposefully, systematically and coordinated to increase the proportion of freight transport by rail and with ships. In order to take a clearer and more comprehensive approach to the issue, the Swedish Transport Administration will develop a roadmap for the transfer of goods from road to rail and shipping.

- The roadmap will describe what the Swedish Transport Administration will do to increase the proportion of freight transport by rail and by sea. It will also describe how efforts should be coordinated, implemented and prioritized. The roadmap can also be seen as a unified target picture of what is to be done in the short and long term, says Björn Garberg investigative leader, Department of National Planning, at the Swedish Transport Administration.

Strengthened planning

The inventory shows that there is a need for increased focus on the transfer of goods already at the planning stage. Freight solutions should be included in the picture early in the planning for all types of traffic and deeper analyzes of the transfer effects should be made. In order to improve the utilization rate in the rail system, measures should be based on the development projects already in the area. An example is Market-adapted capacity planning, MPK. The degree of utilization can also be improved, among other things, by continuing to work to increase the load volume on freight trains.

In-depth collaboration with everyone in the transport chain

The Swedish Transport Administration also needs to establish closer and continuous collaboration with and between all actors in the transport chain.

- We already cooperate with many players today, but we need to involve more. The collaboration leads to better knowledge and supports new collaborations that stimulate new transport arrangements by rail and shipping. Even the understanding of business needs and conditions will improve if we cooperate more. We have also seen that knowledge about intermodal transport needs to be better both internally at the Swedish Transport Administration and among other actors, says Björn Garberg.

Intermodal means that a transport comprises several types of traffic and includes at least one transhipment of the goods, for example between road and rail.

Popular version of the freight transport report: Measures to increase the proportion of freight transport by rail and by ship

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