RFC 6-Mediterranean Corridor TAG RAG (EEIG RFC 6 Copyright; Andrea Galluzzi Managing Director) Budapest 19th November 2015 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Regulation 913/2010 - TAG RAG Regulation concerning the European Rail Network for Competitive Freight (913/2010) Regulation 1315/2013 Art. 48 The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the governance structures set out in Regulation (EU) No 913/2010. Article 1 Purpose and scope 1. This Regulation lays down rules for the establishment and organization of international rail corridors for competitive rail freight with a view to the development of a European rail network for competitive freight. It sets out rules for the selection, organization, management and the indicative investment planning of freight corridors. Enhance the market share of rail freight transport 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Regulation 913/2010 Rail Freight Corridor 6 Mediterranean Corridor Algeciras-Almería-Valencia/Madrid-Zaragoza/Barcelona-Marseille- Lyon-Turin-Milan-Verona-Padua/Venice-Trieste/Koper- Ljubljana- Budapest-Zahony (Hungarian-Ukrainian border) Deadline for implementation 10th November 2013 Extension to Croatia 10th November 2016 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © State of play – Executive Board The Executive Board of Rail Freight Corridor 6 was established through an administrative agreement signed in Brussels on 11th March 2013 by the Ministries of Transport of Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia and Hungary. Through this agreement the involved Ministries decided to take over all the tasks and responsibilities of the Executive Board of the ERTMS Corridor D, as instituted by the letters of intent of 12 December 2006 and 12 April 2007. The Executive Board of Rail Freight Corridor 6 is chaired by the Ministry of Transport of France. 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © State of play Management Board – EEIG General Assembly April 2012 – setting up of Rail Freight Corridor 6 Management Board 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Permanent Management Office A Permanent Management Office was set up in Milan (Italy) in a RFI fenced area during summer 2013 for corridor management, leaded by the Italian partner RFI, to implement the Rail Freight Corridor 6 and to ensure the functioning of the EEIG. Managing Director: Mr. Andrea Galluzzi; Infrastructure Advisor: Mr. István Pákozdi; One Stop Shop Leader: Mr. Pierre Chauvin; Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Giulia Gargantini; Advisory support; 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © RFC 6 Mediterranean Corridor Achievements 2013 Setting Up - 2014 Strenghtening and documents update Reserve Capacity 2014 C-OSS OSS Procedure Setting Up Web site Book n. 1 - Introduction Book n. 2 – N.S. CID Book n. 3 - TM Info Drafting Book n. 4 - Capacity & Applicant TM Book n. 5 - IP Implementation TMS Plan CID 10th November 2013 – 10th November 2014 Time table 14th January 2014 2015/2016 12th January 2015 RFC 6 Strategic 14th April 2014 Communication 13th April 2015 Plan 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Corridor Achievements - 2015 Number of requests received at COSS (37 in 2015) 77 Increase of request of more than 100% (2016/2015) Number of conflicting requests 15 4 with RFC2; 2 with concultation process; 9 without possible alternatives proposal; Number of alternative proposals (Italy) 2 Requests together with RFC2; 10 Requests together with RFC7; 4 Customers requesting capacity; 10 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © RFC User Satisfaction Survey 2015 || RFC 6 || RFC User Satisfaction Survey 2015 || RFC 6 || RFC User Satisfaction Survey 2015 || RFC 6 || RFC User Satisfaction Survey 2015 || RFC 6 || RFC User Satisfaction Survey 2015 || RFC 6 || Lessons Learned – key points Better Working Governance; Better TAG RAG meeting; Better Path Allocation process; Better Communication tools; (website, documents, annual report) PCS improved but not enough Negative opinion about Traffic management procedures; Worse perception of train performance management 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Extension to Croatia 10th November 2016 RFC 6 Mediterranean Corridor CEF Call Extension of the EEIG to Croatian Infrastructure manager 2016; Strengthening of Traffic management procedures 2015-2016; Monitoring and update of the Implementation Plan and Corridor Information Document 2015-2016 (including the update of Transport Market Study); Commercial strengthening of the Corridor (One Stop Shop) 2015-2016 Including a last mile study on the Corridor; Train lenght study on the Corridor; Support to the realization of European Rail Network of freight corridors 2015 2016; European Framework for Capacity Allocation; Harmonization of operational procedures; Organization of TAG RAG Common meeting in cooperation with other Corridors (3rd of ; Communication 2015 - 2016; 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Revision of the Regulation 913/2010 Sector PP Corridor Talk – CER – EIM Effort to identify common position among IMs-RFCs-RUs-TMs; Topics Governance: not to be changed better harmonization among corridors needed (not provided by law); more effective functioning system for TAG RAG; better involvement of RUs; Product Definition (more flexibility in the offer; multiannual capacity plan; modification of corridor line to be agreed with IMs and RUs) Traffic Management provisions to be better defined; 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © RFC 6 Mediterranean Corridor New Web Site www.railfreightcorridor6.eu 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Thank you ! 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Corridor Deputy Director/ Infrastructure Advisor TAG-RAG Budapest 19 November 2015 CID updates – State of play/1 DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU Establishing a single European railway area (Recast) - Increasing responsibilities for service facility operators/infrastructure managers with improving transparency for access to rail related services - Access/track access to services facilities, freight terminals, especially access to infrastructure connecting maritime and inland ports and other service facilities referred to in point 2 of Annex II - Marshalling yards, train formation facilities, shunting facilities, maritime and inland port facilities linked to rail activities - Network statements to published in 2 EU languages Book 1 – Final draft Book 2 – To receive after TT change Book 3 – Final draft (to be validated by the Terminals by 18th December) a link to our website Book 4 – Final draft New Book 5 – Ongoing 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © CID updates – State of play/2 Extension to Croatia – 10 November 2016 (REGULATION (EU) No 1316/2013 Article 29 Annex II) . Principal Route - Zidani Most – Dobova – Savski Marof – Zagreb - Rijeka – Zagreb – Koprivnica – Gyékényes – Budapest . Terminals 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Principal Route – SŽ+HŽI+MÁV ZIDANI MOST-DOBOVA-SI/HR BORDER SI/HR BORDER–SAVSKI MAROF–ZAGREB RK RIJEKA-ZAGREB RK ZAGREB RK–KOPRIVNICA–HR/HU BORDER HR/HU BORDER-GYÉKÉNYES-BUDAPEST 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © TPM State of Play TPM Monthly Reports measuring points first draft by ADIF, MÁV, HŽI – to be fixed on 24th November by the TPM WG meeting incl. train list for 2016 TIS connection by MÁV/TEST, effective in 2016 Yearly Performance Report (Art 19.2) on 2015 Common KPIs of all RFCs by RNE (new) Yearly Performance Report on 2016 Problems for trains towards Hungary - Stop orders Solution – Managing short term requests SŽ proposed to set up a mirror office (V.O.P.T.) in Slovenia by the end of 2015 MÁV is supporting the idea Cooperation/coordination agreement to be signed by SŽ/MÁV 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Next Steps/1 TPM Monthly Reports as a regular service for RUs 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Next Steps/2 CEF CALL 2015/Grant Agreement – "Upgrade and Strengthening of RFC 6" Activities . Transport Market Study to be updated . Study on integrated path incl. last mile connections between RFC 6 and Terminal managers. Impact assessment of traffic development vs. the most recurrent last miles operational/infrastructural problems & solutions . Study on effects of the introduction of EU Directive 34/2012 on a RFC 6 - Track Access Charges - Withdrawal and cancellation fees - Appointment of RUs, deadlines (Authorized Applicants) - Reservation fees - Financial guarantees in line with Regulation (EU) No 870/2014 - Access rules to various infrastructure services and terminals 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR © Next Steps/3 Potential future cooperation between UIRR and the RFCs’ Terminal Advisory Groups . RNE/RFCs HLG – joint RNE/UIRR/RFCs motivation letter to the RUs concerning TIS data exchange with terminals . Nomination of 3 representatives (2 West, 1 East) of RFC 6 TAG to be approached by UIRR regarding the TAG Spokesperson kick-off meeting . UIRR, the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport, an industry association of European CT sector, representing CT terminals across Europe http://www.uirr.com/ . Recognised speaker for terminals at the SERAC RFC Conference and it is acting as the coordinator of terminal speakers of the Terminal Advisory Groups (TAGs) . UIRR attests to the interest and desire of terminals to use the reliable train positioning information contained in TIS with a view to optimise their operation and asset utilisation for the sake of the entire international railway transport-chain http://tis.rne.eu/ 19 November 2015 TAG-RAG Budapest RFC 6 – MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR ©.