Brussels, 12 November 2020
On the 12th of November, UIC, in collaboration with UIRR, published the eighth biennial report providing a comprehensive overview of the current situation of Combined Transport in Europe in 2020.
The 2020 edition of the “Report on Combined Transport” compiles up-to-date information on rail/road Combined Transport volumes for the year 2019 for all market segments and gathers the market participants’ assessment on market structures and future developments.
Amongst other topics and general market information, the report provides:
- An overview of the increasing modal split of rail freight and Combined Transport in European freight transport (180 bn km/year in 2019).
- The increasing volumes and market shares of the Combined Transport with a growth of more than 50% in the last decade – including detailed analyses of development in individual market segments.
- The market structure and actors involved in Combined Transport operations.
- The economic importance of the CT market with a market volume of more than EUR 6 bn, yet the current challenges.
- Market actor’s assessment on main challenges of future European CT market.
- A detailed overview of national CT-support programmes in Europe.
- The expected impact of the coronavirus on transport volumes and costs.
- A growth forecast for the Combined Transport volume.
In addition, the 2020 report particularly focusses on the presentation of disparities between selected regions in Europe, along with intermodal loading units (ILU), which are examined with regard to their structure and use in Combined Transport. Furthermore, the study gives an overview of the role of terminals in the CT chain, their capacities and services offered.