The Pan European Transport

Corridor II – Situation Report

• Basis of the MoU (non contractual binding
international standards, however, documenting
the intention of cooperation ).
• Extension to Nishny Novgorod (RF) - signed
• Extension to Ekaterinburg – signed letter of
intend.
• Connecting to the Volga Waterways system
(North-South – Corridor)
• Connecting to the Trans Siberian Corridor
– Thus, facilitating EU-Central Asian, EU-East Asian
and EU-Russian trade and tourism development.
EATC
 Euro-Asian Transport Axis
• With focus on:
– The Pan European Transport Corridor II
• In the light of:
– Alternative routes and means of transport
– Avoiding the PEC II – segment in Belarus
– Financial decisions economizing transport by the
transport operator (road charges in D – PL – BY)
– Using prime movers with most competitive cost level
– Optimizing transport time and –costs, aiming at
market satisfaction increasing market share.
– Avoiding time consuming border crossings.
 References and Sources
• IRU – Study by NEA: “East-West
Transport by Road”
• Annual reports of the Steering Committee
Meetings of the PEC II
• Ministry of Transport of Finland: “EU –
Russia Transport Connections”
• EURASIA – Mapping of the Euro-Asian
Transport Union (Moscow).
Interactive MAP

Eurasia3b.pdf
 Main transport routes *

* Source: Ministry of Transport – Finland -2005

Routes through Baltic Ports *
* Source – Ministry of Transport – Finland - 2005
 PEC II – alternate roads *
* Source: Ministry of Transport – Finland - 2005
 What is to be done
• Elimination of financial and administrative discriminations
of specific groups of users.
• Construction of waiting areas before EU-Russian border
crossings for long waiting times
• Simplifying administrative procedures as a precondition
for development of trade and tourism. (Visa; Car
registration; Insurances; Customs; etc)
• High speed train development in competition to aviation
• Provision of combined land transport. (Rail/Road)
• Introduction of multi-modal transport documents. (one
way bill and one manifest / customs document for all
transport modes).
HGV-waiting area (one-
to two lanes)
 Questions ?

Thank you for your kind attention.

Hans-Jochen Starke
Secretary PEC II