BEST PRACTICE OF INTERMODAL TRANSPORT MÁV Kombiterminál Kft. Hungarian Railways Combitermial Ltd. MÁV Kombiterminál Ltd. Historical summary The firm was founded on the 15th November 1996 in Budapest by MÁV Ltd. The Ltd. was started by 100% Hungarian ownership. Later the Ltd. became the part of the privatized MÁV Cargo. The association started the operation with three terminals. Five terminals operate today: in Szombathely, in Szeged, in Szolnok,in Pécs and in Kiskundorozsma, which is the larggest Ro-La terminal in Europe. The CEO of the company is Gyula Kiss, who operates the terminals from Budapest, from the Headquarters. Nowadays the Ltd. has many interests in other organizations. Kombisztár BILK Kombiterminál Kelenföld Konténer Depó T.S.M. MÁV Raktár Hungária Intermodal MTMG Logisztikai Zrt. Globállog(Praelog) NATURE OF THE PROJECT: The role of the organization is road haulier and inland terminal operator. ACTORS INVOLVED: Shipper: Hungarokombi,ICF,Hungary Intermodal, Rabelog, Masped, Mogyi Ltd. Inland terminal operator: Bilk, Kombiterminal, Kombisztár, Mahart Port terminal operator: Mahart Railway company: MÁV, MÁVCargo,GyESEV Combined transport operator rail-road: Hungarokomb,ICF, Hungary Intermod. March, 2008-1 -
The company uses both of following specific modes: - Accompanied combined transport (Rolling highway) Ro-La - Inland repositioning of maritime containers TYPICAL ROADS: The north way From the ports of North-Germany to Hungary Transportation with boxcars The south way Koper, (Slovenian port) to Hungary Start Finish Koper-Szolnok Koper-Szeged Koper-Szombathely Customer Samsung Mogyi Ltd. Flextronics BP road Kiskundorozsma- Wels LOGISTICS AND TECHNICAL ORGANISATION TERMINALS PARAMETERS Szombathely Area, trucks: area: 24 240 m2 3 tracks with crane (230 m) 1 loading/unloading track (275 m) 1 electric bock-crane (2 t, 24 m) 1 fork lift truck [20' - 40' spreaders, Hyster 12,5 t] 1 self-loading truck [Klaus 40'] 1 truck [20'] 8 connection places for reefer containers Szeged Area, trucks: area: 5 680 m2 2 loading/unloading track with crane (200 m) 1 loading/unloading track (320 m) 1 electric bock-crane [33/16 t; 20 m] 1 fork lift truck [Hyster 12,5 t] 1 self-loading truck [Klaus 20'] 2 truck outfit [40'] 1 semi-trailer [40'] March, 2008-2 -
Pécs Area, tracks: area: 16 714 m2 2 tracks with crane (230 m) 1 loading/unloading track (256 m) Szolnok Area, trucks: area: 5 050 m2 3 loading/unloading track (280 m) 1 electric bock-crane [40/12,5 t, 20 m) 1 fork lift truck [Hyster 13,5 t] 1 self-loading truck [Klaus 20'] 1 container loader [Belotti 41 t] 1 fork lift truck [Hyster 12,5 t] Type of ILUs: Swap bodies Semi trailers Containers March, 2008-3 -
Transported Goods General (palletized) cargo Automotive Chemical Furniture Dangerous Goods The total transport volume which is managed by the company uses 100% of intermodal transport solutions. ALTERNATIVE ALL-ROAD SOLUTION Route: from a free-port, in Inland to wherever Distance: the radius of the port to 200-300 km, it is more competitive than the railway Main competitiveness factors: Higher load factor in the round-trip High volume/flow aggregation Fits with transport/logistic requirements of specific goods Long distance transport without break-bulk Transport lead-time Reliability and timeliness High frequency Higher security than in road transport Low sensibility to the oil price fluctuations Pre/post haulage supply Short pre/post haulage distance TECHNICAL ASPECTS Specifities of terminals and routes Kiskundorozsma-Wels (Austria) Services: loading, unloading and transshipment of containers loading and unloading of swap bodies placing the loaded and empty containers in the depot handling of reefer containers road transport to and from the terminal investigation, repair and cleaning of containers uninterrupted security guard service parking March, 2008-4 -
Area, tracks: area: 24 240 m2 3 tracks with crane (230 m) 1 loading/unloading track (275 m) 1 electric bock-crane (2 t, 24 m) 1 fork lift truck [20' - 40' spreaders, Hyster 12,5 t] 1 self-loading truck [Klaus 40'] 1 truck [20'] 8 connection places for reefer containers Subsidy from the Hungarian State (Operationnal support) 900mFt Development assistance 33000 trailer, trucks( Turkish, Rumanian, Greek and Bulgarian) are transact by the terminal. 3 pairs train (6 pieces of trains) start pro day,,,/ day The MÁVKombi doesn t delay, the MÁV s trains can delay. Example for damages: Last year the Ltd. does not have any damage, but if we meet any type of damage that is tenth. March, 2008-5 -
ADVANTAGES OF INTERMODAL TRANSPORT Environmentally and without tax transportation Pass-free passage Starting, boarder-crossing, arriving by timetable Methodical, quick, calculable transport The truck drivers could travel along with trucks Passage s salesmanship At the set crossing points: Nagylak Ártánd Gyula Röszke Tompa At the Ro-La terminal (Kiskundorozsma) Directions of the trains Kiskundorozsma- Wels v.v Destination: Kiskundorozsma-Ferencváros-Hegyeshalom to Austria Method :4-5 train pairs pro day Time:8-9 Hours on MÁV distance Operator: Hungarokombi Tel: + 36 1 224-0570 Fax:+ 36 1 224-0575 E-mail: rola@hungarokombi.hu March, 2008-6 -
Kiskundorozsma-Ljubljana v.v (Slovenia) Destination: Kiskundorozsma-Ferencváros-Murakeresztúr-to Croatia, Slovenia Method: every second day one train Time: 8-10 hours Operator: Hugarokombi Tel: + 36 1 224-0570 Fax :+ 36 1 224-0575 E-mail: rola@hungarokombi.hu Nagyvárad-Wels v.v Destination: from Romania Biharkeresztes-Ferencváros-Hegyeshalom to Austria Method: 3 pairs train pro week Time: 9 hours E-mail: info@oekombi.at Tel:+43 1 33156-0 Fax:+43 1 33156-300 Operator: Ökombi Arad-Wels v.v Destination: from Romania Lökösháza-Ferenváros-Hegyeshalom to Austria Method :5 pairs train pro week Operator: Ökombi E-mail: info@oekombi.at Tel: +43 1 33156-0 Fax: :+43 1 33156-300 Time:9 hours Economic aspect Effects of the company budget Additional investment costs for transshipment. Increase/decrease of storage areas Additional management/operational costs Additional investment costs for new loading units March, 2008-7 -
LESSONS LEARNT Success factors: Cost effectiveness Agility Additional actions: Communication campaigns Training Change in the regulatory framework Feasibility studies Operational and development support Increasing factors: Higher transported volume Higher frequencies Introduction of innovative equipment Higher competition between services Higher number of shippers The future: Increase in the flow of goods Diversification in the types of flows Diversification of the shippers Optimizations The company is working on a new terminal in Kürtös (Railport Arad). The route will be the Koper-Kürtös relationship. Contacts: MÁV Kombiterminál Ltd: E-mail: mavkombi@mavkombi.hu Web: www.mavkombi.hu Tel: (36) 1 334 1174 Fax: (36) 1 303 6687 Kiss Gyula, Máv Kombiterminál, vezérigazgató E-mail.: kiss.gyula@mavkombi.hu Mészáros László, értékesítési vezető E-mail.: meszaros.laszlo@mavkombi.hu More informations: Co-operation: Hungária Intermodal Kft. Web.: www.intermodal.hu Homepages of the partners: Bilk Kombiterminál Rt. Web: www.bilkkombi.hu Globállog (Praelog) Kft. Web: www.praelog.hu Máv Raktár Kft. E-mail: tar.gyula@mavraktar.hu Kombisztár Kft. E-mail: kombisztar@invitel.hu March, 2008-8 -