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Max Philipsbulk substrates, liquid (10%) as well as dry (10%). The container transport,share of which at all Holland transportations is over 31%, is the mostdependants from the Prot of Rotterdam.With Slovakia, the Port of Rotterdam executes goods exchange mostly inthe area of import of components for the automobile industry (determinedfor KIA/Hyundai), where 1 regular train runs each week and in the area ofexport of consumer electronics from Sony and Samsung, with 3 trains aweek. Besides that, Slovakia us used as a logistical “hub” for oil and miningcargo in transit to Ukraine and former Soviet republics and in transitof bulk substrates to Hungary.Jana ŠingliarováMarketing SectionVývoj železničnej dopravy v Holandsku (Predpoveď 2020: 90 mil. ton)Development of the rail freight transport in Netherlands (Forecast2020: 90 mil)x mil. ton5040302010EU directive91/4401987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007ého prístavu a jeho napojenie na železnicuCurrent capacities of the Port of Rotterdamand its connection to the railwayMr. Max Philips presented the Port of Rotterdam, currently the largestport in Europe. In 2005, it handled up to 370 million tons of goods and9,3 million of TEUs, out of which about 80% destined for or originatedfrom countries outside the Netherlands. The port operates non-stop 24hours per day, seven days per week. One of its fundamental pros is thatit can handle any vessel fully loaded at any time (draft up to 19m, while inAmsterdam 13,7 m, Hamburg 12,8m and Antwerp 12,5m).The port also includes several private terminals, which enable its directconnection to the railway. Each one has its own operator, its own devices,equipment and storage area, some serve as interface between road andrail transport, purpose of the other one is handling of goods coming fromsea.The majoritarian Holland rail freight carrier, Railion, was established in1938, under the name of NS Cargo then, and for the next 60 years, it wasthe only authorized railway carrier. In 1998, liberalization opened the marketfor the new entrants and since then, there has been no year, when anew rail carrier (at least one) would not enter the Holland transport market.In Netherlands, the railway transport has an increasing trend at themoment. Since 1998, transported volume has remarked an increase by85% and in 2006 it reached 45 million tons. By the year 2020, anotherredoubling of goods transported by rail is supposed. The biggest share atthe rail market is occupied by transportation of containers, ores and coal,all together they make up to 62% of total transport. They are followed byMax PhilipsMax Philips studied Economic Geographyat the University of Nijmegenin the Netherlands, specialization inbusiness economics, managementand organisation, planning andgeographic information systems.His career started in the Chamberof Commerce in Zeeland as aneconomic researcher. In 1991 hejoined the EVO, the Dutch Shipper’Council, later on changed the jobfor the European Shippers’ Councilin Brussels. Simultaneously he wasactive as a Secretary General of theEuropean Rail Freight CustomersPlatform in Brussels. Since 2003he has been working as a director ofRail Cargo information Netherlands.During his rich career, he hasgained a great knowledge of therail freight sector and related policyissues, he has been involved in lobbyingand international high-levelmeetings with businessmen from allover the world and has valuable experiencein presentation and writingof academic articles. Max Philipswas born on October 1, 1962, ismarried and has two children.Rail Cargo informationNetherlandsThe main purpose of the companyis to promote the use of rail transport.It is a foundation establishedin 2003 by the Dutch government,the Dutch rail operators, the Portsof Rotterdam and Amsterdam, theDutch Shippers’ Council, the railinfrastructure manager ProRail andthe Holland International DistributionCouncil. It is financed by 64companies, including several trainoperating companies, port authorities,intermodal operators, Ministryof Transport, freight forwarders andother logistic and interest groups.The main company activities is provisionof information on all aspectsof rail freight transport, by meansof the helpdesk, presentations andbrochures, conferences and fairs,website as well as individual visits.8/9