On September 22, the Rail Baltic Business Network high-level debate \u201cRail Baltica \u2013 Future Railway for Business\u201d took place in Tallinn under the Connecting Europe conference, one of the most important events concerning transport in Europe.<\/p>\n
The interest for the debate that was held as the last event of the two-day transport conference was very big and the cinema auditorium used as the venue of the event was entirely full \u2013 more than 130 people was listening to the debate.<\/p>\n
Rail Baltica’s business potential was discussed by Mr. Henrik Hololei, Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, Mr. Claudio Richardson, Managing Director of K\u00dcHNE + NAGEL Estonia, Mr. Siim Kallas, Former Vice President of the European Commission for Transport, Mrs. Baiba Rubesa, Managing Director of Rail Baltica, Mr. Alberto Cozzi, Head of Special Projects at Trieste Port, and Mr. H\u00e5kan Fagerstrom, Head of Cargo at Tallink Grupp.<\/p>\n
Henrik Hololei, who did the opening of the conference, confirmed his complete belief in the Rail Baltica project and its importance. \u201cTo those who are constantly complaining about the lack of cargo, I would like to say that when there is no infrastructure, there cannot be any cargo. The duty of the state is to create opportunities and take a look at the future. When there is a chance, then there is definitely somebody who makes the things happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Managing Director of Rail Baltica, Baiba Rubesa explained that the new railway creates new business opportunities in several areas \u2013 for cargo both in the Baltics, as well as in the north-south and east-west routes, passenger transport, but also due to modern multimodal ports and terminals. \u201cRail Baltica will indeed create a whole new economic corridor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Claudio Richardson sees opportunities for Rail Baltica also on the New Silk Road. According to him, it is only a matter of time when Chinese goods will arrive by train directly to Northern Europe. \u201cEstonia is the best possible destination in the region for the New Silk Road. That due to its geographical location, connections and adjacent markets, which in addition to the Baltics also include Finland and Sweden,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
The Head of Cargo at Tallink Grupp, H\u00e5kan Fagerstrom said that today, there is so much cargo on Via Baltica, i.e. the highway leading from Czech Republic to Tallinn, that there are traffic jams and a lack of truck drivers. \u201cThese goods need a new passageway and that is where the opportunity opens for Rail Baltica. I see huge potential here, since the Far East already has a railway straight to Central Europe, which means that the quantity of goods carried on this road is increasing,\u201d said Fagerstrom. However, he added that, before the construction has not started, not a single entrepreneur really dares to count with Rail Baltica.<\/p>\n
The non-profit organisation Rail Baltic Business Network was created to give entrepreneurs a better chance of express their opinion on the issues related to the new Rail Baltica railway, and to engage business communities in the development of Rail Baltica and the mapping of the related business opportunities already from the early stages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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