ChemLog - Chemical Logistics Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe
Overview
Background & policy context:
ChemLog is an European cooperation project between regional authorities, chemical industry associations and scientific institutions from Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Italy with the objective to strengthen competitiveness of the chemical industry by improving framework conditions for supply chain management in Central and Eastern Europe.
ChemLog wants to overcome barriers for transnational transport in the West-East and East-West dimension by initiating a broad process of exchange of experience and facilitating the development of transnational infrastructure projects with high relevance for the chemical industry.
Respectively the project partners aim to establish fruitful cooperation with relevant administrative entities from regional, national and European level, chambers, associations, enterprises and logistic providers to identify priorities and find common solutions for the improvement of logistic infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe.
The project invites interested stakeholders to contribute to these objectives.
Objectives:
- Strengthening Railway and Waterway transport for chemical goods in comparison to road to improve safety and environmental protection, reduction of costs and increased speed and flexibility for chemical logistics.
- Support of development of logistic centres for intermodal transport and their integration in infrastructure planning.
- Support of stronger connection of pipelines for the development of an effective Central and Eastern European Feedstock Network.
- Initiate transnational know-how and technology transfer for the development of efficient transport systems with focus on West-East dimension.
- Support of implementation of trans-European Transport Corridors, Contribution for harmonisation of regulations, coordinated planning of infrastructure and coordinated use of Structural Funds.
Methodology:
A holistic SWOT analysis, carried out by the Logistikum Steyr together with the international project partner, lead the corner stone in the project to call the attention to potential areas of operation and future projects. Based on these results, a Best Practice Study followed to describe successful projects and experiences so far. After these two studies each project partner put the focus on specific improvement measures. Examples are: intermodal platforms, transnational rail traffic, cross-border pipelines or inland waterway transport as potential mode of transport for the chemical industry.
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