Methodology and availability of intermodal statistics in Europe

The ReMuNet – Resilient Multimodal Freight Transport Network – project is co-funded by the EU within the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions programme. It identifies and reports disruptions and assesses their impacts on multimodal transport corridors. ReMuNet coordinates route usage, proposes transhipment points, and optimises capacity allocation to minimise damage and shorten recovery time.

My client, UIRR, is a partner of the ReMuNet project. UIRR must develop a standardised framework for describing European intermodal transport networks and conduct studies and surveys among combined transport stakeholders to identify relevant market requirements. Together with SGKV, I am supporting UIRR on a subcontract basis with parts of its project tasks.

In close co-ordination with the UIRR and in a division of labour with the SGKV, I am developing a better understanding of current statistical methods and data collection proposed by authorities and industry associations in connection with the development of intermodal transport. In the project, I am investigating survey methods, data and metadata from Eurostat, statistical authorities in five EU countries and several (international) associations.

An overview of the legal framework for freight data collection and a list and description of the methods applied by the actors considered will be produced. The result is a comparative analysis and a gap analysis, leading to recommendations on possible steps for improving statistics on intermodal freight transport.

In addition to the work carried out, as the speaker of a webinar, I have made the findings of this project and another project (National Country Sheets for ReMuNet project) accessible to a broad audience (see also “Further Information”). The project language is English. Note: The project description was created jointly with the client and project partner, and I have slightly modified it for this contribution.