Dr. Vygintas Grinis Kaunas city municipal administration

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1 MAIN RESULTS OF FEASIBILITY STUDY KAUNAS PUBLIC LOGISTICS CENTRE (PLC) AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS IMPACT AREA Dr. Vygintas Grinis Kaunas city municipal administration Berlin,

2 Main North-South and East-West intermodal corridors intersect at Kaunas (Corridor IX, Corridor I). The Rail Baltica will intersect with the existing East-West axis at Kaunas in the beginning of KAUNAS PLC IN THE CONTEXT OF RBGC 2

3 Freight volumes are rising steadily in Lithuania and the growth in number of operators shows the importance of transport and logistics sector in Kaunas region. The Intermodal terminal in Kaunas will function as the 1st tier inland terminal and will improve the strategic position of port Klaipeda as a regional gateway. KAUNAS PLC IN THE CONTEXT OF RBGC Freight transportation in Lithuania, th. t The number of operators in transport and logistics sector in Kaunas region

4 Red spots main logistics units situated in Kaunas city municipality North East part. Blue spots main logistic units in Kaunas district municipality situated near roads of TEN-T network or in Kaunas Free Economic Zone. 4

5 The intermodal freight terminal will be located in Palemonas at the eastern part of the city where existing 1520 mm railway will met 1435 mm gauge Rail Baltica coming from Lithuanian - Polish border and be completed by The area of the Intermodal freight terminal reaches 10 ha. INTERMODAL TERMINAL IN PALEMONAS 5

6 POSSIBLE PLACES FOR LOGISTIC VILLAGE AND SURVEY OF COMPANIES 6

7 THE STRATEGIC POSITION OF KAUNAS AS AN IMPORTANT LOGISTICS CENTRE The logistics park will be developed in Kaunas district municipality near Karmėlava, where Kaunas International Airport and Kaunas FEZ are established. Kaunas international airport is an important asset to capture value added logistics activities and to enhance the logistics proposition of a region. FEZ export oriented manufacturing activities offers excellent synergy. KAUNAS FREE ECONOMIC ZONE 7

8 PROBLEMS OF CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN PALEMONAS AND FEZ 8

9 KAUNAS PLC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Stage 1 - Intermodal freight terminal in Palemonas ( ) Stage 2 Road modernization ( ) (bottom drawing) Stage 3 Freight village at Kaunas FEZ ( ) Area development will comprise the construction of the railway line to the Freight village, necessary engineering infrastructure and access roads (bottom drawing). Discussions about the PLC management started between possible partners. Investment into infrastructure will reach 48 mln., 900 new workplaces are expected to be created there and more than 65 mln. private investments to be attracted. 9

10 Results of the modeleling Palemonas and FEZ : On the roads of the out of town and in the associated streets of the city intensity of the traffic will increase 1-3% with guaranty of last mile possibility; IMPACT OF KAUNAS PLC TO TRANSPORT FLOWS IN THE REGION All auto (trucks)/h. 10

11 Results of the modeling Palemonas and FEZ : On the roads of the out of town and in the associated streets of the city intensity of the trucks traffic will increase up to 4% with guaranty of last mile possibility; IMPACT OF KAUNAS PLC TO TRANSPORT FLOWS IN THE CITY All auto (trucks)/h. 11

12 THE POTENTIAL OF KAUNAS PLC The total surface required in the first phase of freight village thus amounts to 20 ha with extension possibilities to 70 ha. Kaunas PLC could be developed by the national stateowned railway company Lithuanian Railways, Kaunas City Municipality, Kaunas region municipality and Kaunas FEZ. The inland terminal will have a freight potential of 1,164 mln. t 3,240 mln. t towards Kaunas PLC is planned to handle cargo transported from Poland (Rail Baltica,60 thous. TEU) and Kaunas region cargo (38 thous. TEU). 12