On May 30-31 in Rotterdam, at the Hilton Rotterdam, a key event in the field of transport logistics in the Netherlands took place – the international conference EUROPE-ASIA INTERMODAL LOGISTICS: NEW SILK WAY SHAPING.

The forum discussed the topics of trends in intermodal logistics, ports as centers of European logistics and gateways for transport from Asia, rail freight, as well as the future of the “New Silk Road”.

Event Support:

🥇 Silver Sponsor – Formag Forwarding.

🥇 Sponsor of the Session – MALBI-trans s.r.o., Transvector Ltd.

🥇 Exhibitor – Camco Technologies.

Официальную информационную поддержку оказали:

Ассоциация поставщиков международных экспедиторских и логистических услуг (UTIKAD)
Union of Road Carriers and Forwarders of Kazakhstan (SAPEK)
Международный союз комбинированных автомобильно-железнодорожных перевозок (УИРР)
Azerbaijan International Road Carriers Association (АБАДА)
Freight Forwarders Association of Azerbaijan (ФФАА)
Association of Freight Forwarders of Georgia (AFG)
“Turkmen Logistics” Association (ТЛА)
Ukrainian Logistics Alliance (ULA)
Interlegal (law firm, Ukraine)
Академия ПЛАСКЕ
APK Inform

The meeting began with welcome coffee and conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.

Роман Дедков, основатель и генеральный директор компании-организатора Группа RDL, обратился к участникам с приветственной речью.

Затем мы перешли к Session 1: European intermodal logistics – current state and future trends, модерируется Лилиана Крутоног, General Director of MALBI-trans s.r.o.

The forum was opened by Ральф-Чарли Шульце, President of УИРР, talking about intermodal logistics in a real political and economic context.

EUROPE-ASIA INTERMODAL LOGISTICS: NEW SILK WAY SHAPING – review of results.

Oleg Kostyuk, генеральный директор Formag Forwarding, raised a very interesting topic of where the New Silk Road will lead us.

Session 1 was continued by Лилиана Крутоног, General Director of MALBI-trans. She presented the topic of innovative intermodal technologies.

Сессия 1 была закрыта Imad Jenayeh, Senior Business Development Manager at CFL multimodal, showing some uses of IT to improve the efficiency of CFL terminal workflows to improve intermodal offerings.

After the first session, there was a panel discussion. Among the participants were:

Игорь Жигора, Head of Commercial, DP World
Ральф-Чарли Шульце, President, УИРР
Oleg Kostyuk, CEO, GTI and Formag Forwarding
Лилиана Крутоног, General Director, MALBI-trans s.r.o.
Imad Jenayeh , Senior Business Development Manager, CFL multimodal

The discussion covered the topic of today’s main goals for the future in the multimodal segment, taking into account the EU’s long-term plans in the era of smart mobility: are we moving or just dreaming?

После короткого перерыва на кофе, Session 2 began: Ports as hubs of European logistics and gateways for transport from Asia. Модератором был Eric Mekenkamp, Chief Consultant, Buck Consultants International.

Эту сессию открыл Kyra Lemmens, Commercial Logistics Manager at the Port of Moerdijk. She discussed the rather broad topic of integrating coastal shipping with rail and road transport, as well as the role of coastal shipping in sustainable supply chains.

Guanzhe Cao, Head Asia Desk of duisport Group, Дуиспорт – Дуйсбургер Хафен АГ continued, talking about duisport as an intermodal hub for intercontinental logistics activities.

Session 2 was completed by Erik Mekenkamp, Chief Consultant, Buck Consultants International. He spoke about public-private partnerships within the Dutch Topcorridors, noting that the TEN-T network is becoming stronger, more resilient and more resilient.

After lunch we moved on to Session 3: Rail Freight Transport. Its moderator was also Liliana Krutonog.

Tabea Klang 康贝雅, генеральный директор DB Cargo Евразия, spoke first, discussing market changes in the development sector and the conditions for new projects. She also spoke about the development of DBCE projects.

Стивен Арчер, генеральный директор Балтийская железная дорога, raised the topic “Developments in the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor and connections to the Middle Corridor.”

Continued Session 3 Marc Hunziker, Head of Asset and Sales Coordination, Intermodal Product and Business Development at VTG RAIL EUROPE GMBH. He spoke about the company’s approach to supporting Modalshift in Europe.

Mark Jansen, Chief Executive Officer of HUPAC NV (Hupac Group), spoke about the impact of railways on the European multimodal transport chain. He also gave an overview of the leading ongoing rail infrastructure projects in Europe, covering Northern and Eastern Europe.

Session 3 was completed by Alina Zhizhina, Director of the International Relations and Marketing Department of SIGIS. She covered the topic “Improving transport processes using online system solutions.”

Session 4: Shaping the future of the New Silk Road – vision and strategies was moderated by Павел Лагов, Director of Product Management (CIS), Rail Solutions International, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany. He also opened the Session with the topic “Middle Corridor: Challenges and Prospects. View of international LSPs.”

The next online speaker was Rashad SHAKAROV FICS, PgDip, Founder and General Director of the Azerbaijan Maritime Engineering and Construction LLC. He discussed the Azerbaijan-Europe logistics bridge, multimodal transport through the Central Corridor, difficulties and solutions.

Jondari Kemularia, Генеральный директор Marine Shipping & Forwarding LTD , talking about unlocking the potential of the Middle Corridor.

The forum was cThe forum was concluded by Ctirad Klimanek, Managing Partner of RAILVIS.com. He raised the topic “European railway logistics – opportunities and challenges.”

Participants continued the forum over evening cocktail reception, communicating, making new acquaintances and discussing projects.

The second day of the forum was dedicated to a boat trip through the port of Rotterdam. The participants listened to an interesting excursion, learned a lot of new things and had an informative time.