Rail Ferry Policy Webinar
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Date & Time24. February 2025
14:00 - 15:30 (CET) -
OrganiserInternational Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) and German promotion center for intermodal transport (SGKV)
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Venue
- Virtual event
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Contact
- Vivin Sudhakar
- vsudhakar@sgkv.de
- https://sgkv.de
Description
We are pleased to invite you to join our webinar on "Stena Line Rail Ferry – Importance of the Infrastructure and Policy Support", taking place on 24 February 2025, from 14:00 to 15:00 CET, online.
The Stena Line rail ferry is one of the last remaining train ferries in operation, allowing rail freight trains to roll directly onto a ferry for seamless transit across the Baltic between Rostock (Germany) and Trelleborg (Sweden). Given the risks associated with disruptions on the Great Belt Bridge and the increasing need for resilient transport corridors - especially in the wake of Sweden joining NATO - this ferry route holds strategic significance, including for military logistics.
This webinar highlights the opportunities rail ferry lines may bring to the intermodal freight sector, and the interlink between continental Europe and Scandinavia, by offering a seamless rail and sea solution for transporting both transport units and rolling stock. It will examine the potential policy measures that can support rail ferry operators and their users, highlight the regions where these lines operate, and showcase the business and strategic solutions their infrastructure provides.
Registration: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
We look forward to welcoming you!
Agenda
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- 14:00 - 14:05 (CET)Welcome and Introduction to the BSC project and the ferry  case: Results of consultation studies and potential for policy support measures. By Inga Gurries, Head of Market Development for Asia and Overseas, Project Officer – Port of Hamburg Marketing.
- 14:05 - 14:30 (CET)Rail Ferry introduction and perspective from rail ferry operator and port authorities view point by:
- Mikko Juelich, Managing Director – Stena line GmbH & Co KG
- Torgny Nilsson, Business Development – Port of Trelleborg
- Dr Gernot Tesch, Managing Director – Port of Rostock
- 14:30 - 14:55 (CET)Panel discussion and Q&A session, moderated by: Ralf-Charley Schultze, Director-General of UIRR. Participants:
- Konstantinos Tsesmetsis Spokesperson – Scanmed Corridor
- Mikko Juelich Managing Director – Stena line GmbH & Co KG
- Dr Gernot Tesch Legal and Development Manager – Port of Rostock
- Torgny Nilsson Business Development – Port of Trelleborg
- Tomas Arvidsson Chairman, Swedish International Freight Association, Member of the European Economic Social Committee
- Col. Gert Dobben EEAS – Head of division resource support
- Dr. Brinkmann-Busold International and European maritime transport policy – BMDV, Germany (tbc)
- 14:55 - 15:00 (CET)Wrap-up of  discussions, next steps within the new EU political landscape. By Ralf-Charley Schultze, Director-General of UIRR.
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