Competition Report 2006 - Deutsche Bahn AG

increa singly also for east- and westbound traffi c. The
German market has already attracted two Polish railways:
the state-owned PKP Cargo, and also the private
freight railway CTL, which is expanding its business
with bulk freight and special transports: “Our target is
to be one of the leading private providers of rail-bound
freight transport and ancillary logistics services in
Germany within three years,” states Jaroslaw Pawluk,
CEO of CTL.
Rail networks in Europe continue to open up
Ongoing liberalisation of the European rail markets –
for cross-border freight transports since 2006 and domestic
transports as from 2007– provides the freight
railways with new opportunities in the international
transport market. Particularly attractive routes include
the high-volume European corridor from the ARA ports
(Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam) to the Ruhr area
and on to Italy. The Eastern European market will become
even more interesting for freight railways, as a
great deal of freight is handled by rail despite increasing
intermodal competition.
France is seen as one of the most diffi cult railway
markets in Central and Western Europe. The most common
obstacles for newcomers are administrative barriers:
it is extremely expensive and time-consuming, for
example, to obtain all the necessary safety certifi cates.
Moreover, licensing a locomotive in France costs more
than in any other European country.
Ongoing expansion of European networks
Rail customers expect Europe-wide transport management
of high quality and at a competitive price in relation
to road haulage. In 2005, the railways consequently
again expanded their international and logistics
activities, in the form of cooperation agreements and
takeovers. Foreign business meanwhile accounts for almost
60 per cent of Railion’s transport performance.
With the foundation of the national company Railion
Italia, the DB subsidiary is now in a position to off er
continuous freight trains from Italy to Germany, Scandinavia
and the Netherlands as a one-stop shop.
Thanks to cooperation with SNCF Fret, freight trains
between Germany and France have been interoperable
since 2005. Journeys are noticeably shorter, as there is
Market and Competition
Rail traffi c performance has grown since 2002
The market share of DB’s competitors is now over 15 per cent.
Traffi c performance (Figures in billion tonne-kilometres)
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
Market share (Figures in per cent)
100
80
60
40
20
1.5
+43.3
76.8
+7.4
2000
* Estimate; Source: DB data
2.2
+49.7
74.4
–3.1
2001
3.9
+73.6
72.4
–2.7
2002
Railion Deutschland Other freight railways
1.9
98.1
2000
2.9
97.1
2001
5.1
94.9
2002
Railion Deutschland Other freight railways
5.9
+52.6
74.0
+2.1
2003
92.6
2003
8.8
+49.2
77.6
+5.0
2004
13.6
+55.0
76.8
–1.0
2005*
no more border stop, no change of locomotive or
driver. By cooperating with the Swedish freight railway
Green Cargo, Railion also plans to increase the volume
of rail freight transport on the busy route between
Sweden – Germany – Italy while simultaneously improving
the transport quality. Railion’s main competitors
on the north-south corridor – SBB Cargo and Trenitalia
– have also increased their cross-border transport
perform ance. At SBB Cargo, cross-border transports
meanwhile account for almost 70 per cent of total
7.4
10.2
89.8
2004
15.1
84.9
2005*
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