The rail cargo market

Thematic scope

The rail cargo market

• Changes in the rail freight services and their causes: macroeconomic transformations, structure and demand for transport services

• National conditions for an increase in intermodal transport – the most promising segment of the freight market

• Investments in the PKP PLK rail infrastructure as an opportunity to develop rail transport and as the driving force behind the economic development of the country.

• Providing equal opportunities for rail transport (including intermodal transport) and road transport. Costs of access to infrastructure

• Promising routes and new directions in the flows of goods – North-South, and the role of Polish carriers in the implementation of the idea of the New Silk Road

• Plans of foreign expansion held by Polish rail operators

• Outsourcing and other trends in the functioning of the market. How are industrial groups prepared to use the services provided by specialised logistics companies?