Freight Transportation: The European MarketU.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of International Programs, 2002 - Europe - 50 pages The purpose of the international scan was to investigate the issues, constraints, opportunities, and challenges faced by the European Union (EU) in developing a policy of open boundaries and what strategies it uses to implement the policy. The panel met with government representatives, terminal operators, logistics providers, and shippers to gain a broad understanding of how the EU has attempted to develop a common market, and how the private sector has responded. The group met with various industry and government representatives from the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and with representatives of the European Commission in Brussels. |
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TABLES | 2 |
HOW EUROPE IS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES | 9 |
TENT Priority Corridors | 18 |
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AASHTO Airport barriers Betuwe bottlenecks Cargo City challenges Cleckley Common Transport Policy competitive congestion context corridor customs decisions Director Dutch E-mail economic market enhanced freight environmental establishing Europe European Commission European transport example FHWA financing focus Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Fraport freight facilities freight infrastructure freight movement freight transport funding Germany Gioia Tauro global goals Hupac impact implementation important improvements inland water institutional intelligent transportation system intermodal freight intermodal freight transport intermodal service intermodal terminals intermodal transport interoperability investment in freight issues Italy Kombiverkehr Leo Penne major market share member nations million Ministry of Transport mode share national government national transport Netherlands North America passenger percent Port of Rotterdam priority private sector projects public/private rail line responsible road pricing role rolling highway scan team significant strategies subsidy target TEN-T trade train transport acquis transport network transport plan transportation infrastructure Transportation Officials transshipment truck vehicle