A green and efficient Mediterranean Corridor for a greener Europe Contents 4 Presentation 5 Presentation by the project leader 7 Presentation by the CLYMA project manager 8 Project overview 11 The TEN-T network 12 The Mediterranean Corridor 13 The CLYMA project on the Mediterranean Corridor 14 Overview of the CLYMA project 15 The partners 17 Project objectives 18 Project activities 19 Project management structure 20 Demand and supply analysis 23 Demand study 25 Intermodal services supply study 26 Catalogue of terminals 28 Intermodal development of the corridor 31 Infrastructure problems on crossbordering 33 Rail problems on the Spanish section 35 Rail problems on the French section 37 Non-infrastructure and management problems on the corridor 41 Terminal needs and requirements 43 Development plan 45 Investment plan 48 Immediate critical actions proposal 50 Managing the corridor 53 Benchmarking on corridor management models 56 Benchmarking of rail-port intermodal models of reference in Europe 57 Recommendations for Corridor management 59 Recommendations for Lyon-Madrid axis management 2 60 Pilot rail-port coordination for the Barcelona node 61 Pilot coordination actions for the Zaragoza node 62 Safety Management System (SMS) and rules for railway operation of the Port Authority of Tarragona 64 Developing the green corridor 67 KPIs for a green corridor 68 Development of the “green corridor” concept 70 Greening the corridor work plan 71 The CLYMA ECOcalculator 72 ICT integration on the corridor 76 ICT corridor analysis 77 ICT gaps on corridors 78 Pilot strategic actions along the corridor 81 Construction project for the internal rail connection of the Port of Barcelona’s accesses 82 Construction project for the internal rail connection of the Port of Tarragona 83 Analysis of implementation of a Rail Motorway Terminal in Zaragoza 84 Construction project for tmZ enlargement 85 Study for a Multi-client Railway Freight Service from Zaragoza to Germany 86 Intermodal terminal constructive project for Port of Tarragona 87 Studies for the implementation of rail motorway terminals 88 Mitigation actions on bottlenecks for rail motorways 89 Study implementation of Rail Motorway station in Tarragona 90 Promotional activities 94 Coordination and monitoring 98 Conclusions 3 4 The development of the Mediterranean Corridor is a key ele- ment for the Port of Barcelona, as it is for the competitiveness of the other Mediterranean ports. In the near future, the Mediterra- nean Corridor should become the freight pipeline that connects the production and consumption areas of the Southern Europe- an countries with the Mediterranean port gateways to the rest of the EU corridors, creating a more efficient and sustainable transport network for Europe. It is worth mentioning that the creation of such a European transport core network cannot be understood as an end in itself but as a means to foster European logistics and commercial de- velopment. To optimise the huge investments required, a mar- ket approach is needed to match the new infrastructure speci- fications with the needs and expectations on the demand side. The main aim of the CLYMA project is to develop instruments to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network and the Mediterranean Corridor, based on modal integration, Sixte Cambra interoperability, and a coordinated management of infrastruc- President of the tures, thereby leading to resource-efficient multimodal transport. Port de Barcelona Wherever needed, multimodal infrastructure within core network corridors will be built and coordinated in ways that optimise the use of each transport mode and cooperation between modes. That is why it has been a pleasure for our port to lead the CLYMA project, to gain a better understanding of the current situation of the Corridor, particularly the section between Lyon and Madrid, and to work together with the rest of the project partners, ALIA, MP2, Port de Tarragona, Portic, tmZ, UPC and VIIA, in the studies, analysis and pilots carried out. 5 6 Over the nearly two years and nine months during which the CLYMA project has been ongoing, we have had the opportu- nity to deepen our knowledge of this part of the Mediterrane- an Corridor between Lyon and Madrid. Thus, through studies, analysis, interviews, presentations, pilots, forums, surveys and other activities have come to the real situation of a corridor that should be understood not merely as a linear infrastructure or as a set of nodes and connections, but as a network of compa- nies, agents and administrations in which the human element takes on a special dimension. The work performed during this period culminates with the publication of this book, which aims to be a summary of the actions undertaken within the scope of CLYMA and to facilitate an understanding of the project. However, we would like to emphasise that this book does not substitute the studies and analyses that are not presented here or discussed in detail. The results and conclusions of the project and the studies which have generated such conclusions are available on the project Carles Rúa website for public consultation. CLYMA project manager We hope that the results of the project will serve to facilitate the development of the Mediterranean Corridor. The nine Trans-European core network corridors are expected to be characterised by sustainability and intermodal integration. CLYMA’s outputs aim to help both the European Commission and the Member States of France and Spain to define and prioritise their actions to facilitate the development of the TEN-T network to improve European competitiveness. Finally, I would like to thank the project partners and the stake- holders for their cooperation and their valuable contributions that have enabled us to successfully complete the project. With- out them, this would not have been possible. 7 Project Overview 9 10 The TEN-T network The new TEN-T Guidelines define a dual-layer The implementation of the Core Network will approach to the trans-European transport be facilitated using a “Corridor Approach”. network: a basic layer, or “Comprehensive The Corridors will provide the basis for mo dal Network” to ensure accessibility of all regions integration, interoperability and coordinated of the Union and a second layer, the “Core development and management of infrastruc- Network” comprising the strategically most ture. The nine Core Network Corridors defined important parts of the Comprehensive must evolve to include multimodal concepts, Network, for which project development and integrating operators and, above and beyond implementation will enjoy priority support. the infrastructure itself, allow the deployment of transport services along the Corridor. BALTIC - ADRIATIC NORTH SEA - BALTIC MEDITERRANEAN ORIENT / EAST-MED SCANDINAVIAN - MEDITERRANEAN RHINE - ALPINE ATLANTIC NORTH SEA - MEDITERRANEAN RHINE - DANUBE 11 The Mediterranean Corrridor The Mediterranean Corridor, which is one of be built and coordinated, wherever needed, in the nine TEN-T core network corridors, is more ways that optimise the use of each transport than 5 000 km long and involves six different mode and their cooperation. The core network countries, regions and a very large number of corridors will support the comprehensive de- rail terminals, airports, ports and other inter- ployment of interoperable traffic management modal facilities. There are significant difficulties systems. in defining the management structures and the requirements for the entire corridor. Within the context of the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor, this Action focuses on freight trans- The main aim of the CLYMA project is to de- port connecting Lyon and Madrid (CLYMA). velop instruments to facilitate the coordinated It comprises studies on the organisation and implementation of the core network and the optimal implementation of the TEN-T network, Mediterranean Corridor, based on modal in- taking into account long-term perspectives, tegration, interoperability, and a coordinated environmental aspects and associated needs. management of infrastructures, thereby loading It also includes studies that promote environ- to resource-efficient multimodal transport. Core mental sustainability, resource efficiency and network corridors will provide a coordinated low–carbon transport to stimulate the deploy- approach with regard to infrastructure use ment of the Green Corridor concept as intro- and investments, and therefore allow the most duced in the Freight Logistic Action Plan. The efficient management capacities. Multimodal project also intends to develop a managerial infrastructure within core network corridors will structure for the intermodal corridor. Budapest Lyon Ljubljana Valence Novara Milano Verona Venezia Trieste Koper Padova Rijeka Zagreb Nîmes Torino Montpellier Avignon Bologna Ravenna Zaragoza Perpignan Marseille Lleida Girona Madrid Guadalajara Barcelona Tarragona Valencia Sevilla Murcia Antequera/ Bobadilla Cartagena Algeciras 12 The CLYMA project on the Mediterranean Corridor The Mediterranean Corridor is a transversal ports, two inland core network ports and 16 line that crosses Europe from East to West core network airports on the corridor. and is interconnected with most of the other corridors. It is connected to the Atlantic Cor- In this context the Lyon-Madrid axis (CLYMA ridor in Madrid; to the North Sea-Mediterra- scope) includes Madrid, Guadalajara, Za- nean Corridor in Lyon and Marseille; to the ragoza, Lleida, Tarragona, Barcelona, Giro- Rhine-Alpine Corridor