MARKET CONDITIONS FOR NEW AND IMPROVED RAIL SERVICES IN THE REORIENT CORRIDOR. At an early stage in the research, the geographical scope of REORIENT was narrowed to a freight corridor that connects the Nordic countries with Central- and South-Eastern European states that became new members of the European Union. The REORIENT Corridor covers 11 countries19. Seaborne transport between ports in the Nordic countries and in Poland is needed for connection of the northern and southern part of the corridor. North of the Baltic Sea is a well developed network of rail shuttle services to economic centres in the Nordic region. To the south, there are currently primarily conventional rail services (see Appendix A for a brief description of the intermodal ports and hubs in the REORIENT Corridor). The socio-economic situation varies considerably from country to country within the corridor. Countries in the northern part (Norway, Sweden and Finland) are social democracies with a relatively high standard of living. Sweden, Finland and Austria have been EU members and have benefited from the open market for 11 years and Greece 19 Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. for 25 years. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia became accession countries in December 2002 and became members in May 2004. Also of relevance for the REORIENT Corridor are the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the former Yugoslavian republic Slovenia, which became members in 2004, whereas Norway is still not a member. The population in millions of people by REORIENT country (year 2002) gives an indication of the market for consumables, which is an important part of the market for international intermodal transport services: Norway (4.5), Sweden (8.9), Finland (5.2), Poland (38.2), Austria (8.1), Czech Republic (10.2), Slovakia (5.4), Hungary (10.2), Romania (21.7), Bulgaria (7.9) and Greece (10.7). Statistics from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and data for year 2000 from ETIS- Base were used to assess the magnitude of REORIENT countries’ freight exchanges by their total trade - the share of trade between REORIENT countries and the countries located in the nearby western hinterland (Table 4.1). The share of the REORIENT country trade with the EU twenty five member states vary between 86% and 53%. Trade with Germany and Italy is important. Germany’s large, versatile and export- oriented economy has traditionally supplied technology, industrial equipment and c...
MARKET CONDITIONS FOR NEW AND IMPROVED RAIL SERVICES IN THE REORIENT CORRIDOR. At an early stage in the research, the geographical scope of REORIENT was narrowed to a freight corridor that connects the Nordic countries with Central- and South-Eastern European states that became new members of the European Union. The REORIENT Corridor covers 11 countries19. Seaborne transport between ports in the Nordic countries and in Poland is needed for connection of the northern and southern part of the corridor. North of the Baltic Sea is a well developed network of rail shuttle services to economic centres in the Nordic region. To the south, there are currently primarily conventional rail services (see Appendix A for a brief description of the intermodal ports and hubs in the REORIENT Corridor). The socio-economic situation varies considerably from country to country within the corridor. Countries in the northern part (Norway, Sweden and Finland) are social democracies with a relatively high standard of living. Sweden, Finland and Austria have been EU members and have benefited from the open market for 11 years and Greece 19 Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. Organization Code: Code European Commission Classification: Classification Sixth Framework Programme Version: Date: Number 03/05/2007 Contract : 513567 for 25 years. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia became accession countries in December 2002 and became members in May 2004. Also of relevance for the REORIENT Corridor are the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the former Yugoslavian republic Slovenia, which became members in 2004, whereas Norway is still not a member. The population in millions of people by REORIENT country (year 2002) gives an indication of the market for consumables, which is an important part of the market for international intermodal transport services: Norway (4.5), Sweden (8.9), Finland (5.2), Poland (38.2), Austria (8.1), Czech Republic (10.2), Slovakia (5.4), Hungary (10.2), Romania (21.7), Bulgaria (7.9) and Greece (10.7). Statistics from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and data for year 2000 from ETIS- Base were used to assess the magnitude of REORIENT countries’ freight exchanges by their total trade - the share of trade between REORIENT countries and the countries located in the nearby western hinterland (Table 4.1). The share of the REORIENT country trade with the EU twenty five member states vary between 86% and 53%. Trade with G...
