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
6.1.4 Summary – threats
Due to the unstable situations in the TRACECA, countries caused by missing harmonized political
orders and regular polices, there exist threats concerning the infrastructure situation. Consequently,
the establishment of basic elements of a political order like transport policies can
bring improvements to the whole transport sector. Cargos handling stations and intermodal terminals
have to be developed to set a basis for intermodal transports.
The current situation indicates threats as the existing capacity and efficiency of the mentioned
points is not given. One way to achieve efficiency is the electrification of the railway connections
on main routes in the region.
The current level of language skills has to be improved as communication is the basis of all
transport processes. Especially for intermodal transports exist many interfaces where actors
have to communicate to set up required standards to enable intermodal transports.
The customs formalities within the region can be seen as threat, as there a lot of administrative
work exist which causes extra costs for intermodal transports. Trade barriers cause bad access
to new potential trade partners for Central Europe and the whole FLAVIA corridor.
The impact of foreign exchange rate uncertainty (fluctuations) and the corresponding costs hinder
intermodal cross-border solutions to be competitive, projectable and transparent. This is one
of the biggest threats for the cooperation for the partners within the FLAVIA corridor and the
TRACECA countries. Further, it is required to maintenance the whole infrastructure on important
routes which connects both regions.
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