SWOT-Analysis - FLAVIA

Freight and Logistics Advancement in Central/South-
East Europe - Validation of trade and transport processes,
Implementation of improvement actions, Application
of coordinated structures
Also the current safety and security standards along an intermodal supply chains are behind the
European standards. Storage places, transport processes on risky routes and transhipment
processes are transport stages where many incidents occur.
The licensing process is facing problems, especially for rail transports. Because of long waiting
times, additional costs, complex procedures, unclear responsibilities and a lack of planning reliability
these point can be seen as main obstacle.
From the FLAVIA point of view, a big obstacle is the legal framework concerning regulatory policies.
Different transport policies are not harmonized and therefore a common strategy to push
existing cooperation’s is difficult.
6.1.3 Summary – opportunities
As a region with unused industrial capacities TRACECA possesses various opportunities for the
future development. The growth potentials mainly result from the resource deposits. The aim for
a sustainable and profitable trade should be to take over a stronger position in the value chain.
The production intensity has to be increased. The only export of raw materials could harm the
economy due to the limitation of the deposits and the neglect of other industry branches. The
further processing and beneficiation of the raw materials would strengthen the economic position.
For the transformation process a technical assistance by the EC or companies would be
promising.
Furthermore, the usage of renewable resources for the production of energy and an efficient
deployment of environmental technologies would be another opportunity. Countries like Kazakhstan
and Uzbekistan with its desert and steppe landscape would be suitable for the production
of solar and wind energy. The high mountain states could use the various rivers originating
there for the production of water energy.
Both development possibilities need investments, technical assistance and know-how. The establishment
of cooperative structures between the EU, interested companies and TRACECA
should be focused.
The most important issue from the point of view of the transport relations is the logical linkage of
both networks. An adequate infrastructure and a well-functioning transport organization are the
basis for continuous and fast trade flows. The TEN-T as backbone of the European transport
infrastructure is a significant part of the politics. A revision of the network by the EC was conducted
in October 2011. By reference to the map (figure 13) the linking points of the TEN-T with
the TRACECA network are depicted. Those links are initial points for the development of closer
transport relations.
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