Congress UIRR/ÖKOMBI/ICA 26/06/06

"Combined Transport: new conditions and opportunities in the enlarged Europe"

Opening session

• Mr. Muzio (Chairman of the UIRR)

Session 1: CT ‘s Market potential – Conditions for its growth

• Unaccompanied CT as a means of relieving roads on long distances by Mr. Ungersbäck (Intercontainer Austria)
• The future of the Rolling Road in the enlarged Europe by Mr. Patzner (Ökombi)
• The achievements and plans of a CT operator from a new member state by Mr. Schulze-Freiberg (Polzug)
• Linking Turkey through an innovative trimodal CT concept par M. Kuscu (RODER)

Session 2: Levelling up of the rail infrastructure

• The TEN-T: Paneuropean projects and their timing by Mr. Thielmann (DG TREN)
• The affirmed ambitions of the European Railway Agency by Mr. Verslype (ERA)
• SINGER project – development of a performing hub by Mr. Svetek (Adria Kombi)
• The answer of the Railway Undertakings: specialization by Mr. Kovacs (MAV Cargo)

Session 3: Transport policies, the essential lever for rail and CT

• Transport as an important factor of the Austrian economy by Dr. Gürtlich (Federal Ministry for Transports, Innovation and Technology)
• New opportunities through new techniques par Dr. Riessberger (TU Graz)
• Rebuilding CT with and through ex-Yugoslavia by Dr. Verlic (Slovenian State Secretary for Transports)

Closing session

• The EU Transport Policy: mid-term review of the White Book by Mr. Kazatsay (Deputy Directro General GD TREN)
• Closing by Mr. Kukacka (Austrian State Secretary for Transports)