ChemLog – Chemical Logistics Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe Chemical Logistics Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe Feasibility Study DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS IN SLOVAKIA IN RELATION TO ADJACENT COUNTRIES AND PREPARED COMBINED TRANSPORT TERMINALS Date: October 2010 Partner: ZVÄZ CHEMICKÉHO A FARMACEUTICKÉHO PRIEMYSLU SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC Authors: Prof. Ing. Jozef Gnap, PhD., Prof. Ing. Marián Šulgan, PhD., Prof. Ing. Jozef Majerčák, prof. Ing. Libor Ižvolt, PhD. , Doc. Ing. Jozef Gašparík, PhD., Ing. Juraj Jagelčák, PhD. , Ing. Ján Ližbetin, PhD. www.chemlog.info ChemLog – Chemical Logistics Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co‐financed by the ERDF. Any liability for the content of this publication lies with the authors. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. www.central2013.eu FEASIBILITY STUDY Chemical logistics corporation In Central and Eastern Europe FEASIBILITY STUDY Development of railway transport of chemicals in Slovakia in relation to adjacent countries and prepared combined transport terminals CHEMLOG PROJECT PARTNER ZVÄZ CHEMICKÉHO A FARMACEUTICKÉHO PRIEMYSLU SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC PREPARED BY: Prof. Ing. Jozef Gnap, PhD., Prof. Ing. Marián Šulgan, PhD., Prof. Ing. Jozef Majerčák, PhD., prof. Ing. Libor Ižvolt, PhD., Doc. Ing. Jozef Gašparík, PhD., Ing. Juraj Jagelčák, PhD. , Ing. Ján Ližbetin, PhD. University od Žilina, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications October 2010 © Association of chemical and pharmaceutical industry of the Slovak republic, University of Žilina, 2010 FEASIBILITY STUDY Chemical logistics corporation In Central and Eastern Europe Content Introduction ................................................................................................... 6 1. Chemical industry in Slovakia and international trade ...................... 6 1.1. International trade ................................................................................................................ 8 2. Bans for transport of dangerous goods in Slovakia and possibilities of rail and intermodal transport ........................................................... 18 2.1. Classification of tunnels in Slovakia..................................................................................... 20 3. Intermodal transport equipments for chemical industry .................. 22 4. Intermodal transport in Slovakia and in relation to Europe .............. 28 4.1. Performances in intermodal transport in Slovakia ............................................................. 28 4.2. Present intermodal terminals in Slovakia ........................................................................... 29 4.2.1 Intermodal terminal Dobrá ........................................................................................ 30 4.2.2. Intermodal terminal Bratislava ÚNS .......................................................................... 30 4.2.3. Intermodal terminal Bratislava - Pálenisko ............................................................... 31 4.2.4 Intermodal terminal Žilina .......................................................................................... 32 4.2.5 Intermodal terminal Košice ........................................................................................ 33 4.2.6 Intermodal terminal Košice – Veľká Ida ..................................................................... 34 4.2.7 Intermodal terminal Dunajská Streda ........................................................................ 35 4.2.8. Intermodal terminal Sládkovičovo ............................................................................ 36 4.2.9. Characteristics of terminals out of order ............................................................... 37 4.3. Planned intermodal terminals in Slovakia at the state level ............................................... 42 4.3.1. Intermodal terminal Žilina – Teplička ........................................................................ 42 4.3.2 Intermodal terminal Košice ........................................................................................ 44 4.3.3 Intermodal terminal Bratislava................................................................................... 45 4.3.4. Intermodal terminal Leopoldov ................................................................................ 46 4.3.5 Operational Programme Transport – Intermodal transport infrastructure ............... 47 4.4. Multimodal transport corridors and their impact on the solved issue ............................... 48 5. Possibilities of using the Eastern Slovak Transshipment Yards for the development of rail and intermodal transport of chemicals ............. 50 5.1. Possibilities of using chemical fluids transfer in Čierna nad Tisou ...................................... 51 5.2. Possibilities of using transhipment station in Dobrá for transcontinental transport ......... 54 5.3. Support of intermodal transport in Slovakia: ...................................................................... 55 5.3.1. Zákon č. 514/2009 Z.z. o doprave na dráhach (Act No. 514/2009 Coll. on Railway Transport) ............................................................................................................................ 55 5.3.2. Maximum allowable dimensions and weights of road vehicles ................................ 56 5.3.3 Zákon č. 8/2009 Z.z. o cestnej premávke (Act No. 8/2009 Coll. on Road Traffic) ...... 56 5.3.4. Zákon 582/2004 o miestnych daniach a miestnom poplatku za komunálne odpady a drobné stavebné odpady (Act No. 582/2004 Coll. on Local Taxes and Local Charges for Municipal and Minor Construction Waste) ......................................................................... 57 5.3.5. Regulation (EC) No 1692/2006 as amended by Regulation (EC) 923/2009 .............. 57 5.4. Support of intermodal transport in the Czech Republic ..................................................... 57 FEASIBILITY STUDY Chemical logistics corporation In Central and Eastern Europe 6. Support of the development of chemical transportations in the railway sector .................................................................................. 59 6.1. Issue of the access to railway infrastructure ....................................................................... 59 6.1.1. Report of the timetable .......................................................................................... 60 6.1.2. Charging of access to railway infrastructure .......................................................... 61 6.2. Innovation of forming of trains on ŽSR ............................................................................... 68 6.2.1. The current situation of single wagon consignments in the Slovak Republic ........ 69 7. Proposed development of intermodal transport in the Slovak Republic in relation to neighboring countries and prepared terminals ........................................................................................................ 73 8. Comparison of the cost ratio of railway, road and intermodal transport ......................................................................................... 77 8.1. Transportation of chemical substances in IBC containers by road and railway transport . 77 8.1.1. Domestic and international transport according to the TR1 .................................... 77 8.1.2. Special transit prices ČD Cargo – ZSSK Cargo for consignments of Ukraine - Germany and vice versa ...................................................................................................................... 81 8.2. Summary in relation to the transport of dangerous goods ................................................ 82 9. Feasibility of selected projects and measures .................................. 83 Literature......................................................................................................87 List of abreviations ........................................................................................ 89 Annex of the study on CD .............................................................................. 90 FEASIBILITY STUDY Chemical logistics corporation In Central and Eastern Europe Introduction Within the frame of doing SWOT analysis of transporting chemicals in Slovakia, there were formulated problems relating to transport logistic, in the project ChemLog: • mountainous terrain in Slovakia – high infrastructure costs – bridges, tunnels • congested road network, traffic jams • not sufficient network of highways, expressways, rail corridors and modern multimodal terminals inland navigation possible only on Danube, as part of Rhine – Main – Danube Canal, with seasonal and local restrictions inland state – no direct access to the sea not existing classification of tunnels according to ADR (the transport of dangerous goods is banned in all tunnels) and new bans are introduced in transporting of dangerous goods on the important international transit roads, which have the impact to reducing the safety and efficiency of transporting dangerous goods in road freight transport. Constructions of public intermodal transport terminals This created conditions for rail and intermodal transport of chemicals.