Sep. 10, 2015

Chang Woon LEE President, The Korea Transport Institute

Proposition of Eurasian Platform for Transport and

Logistics

40% of Areas

74% of Population in the World

유라시아 대륙 ?

Eurasia is....

Source: Wikipedia

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유라시아 대륙 ?

[Growth rate is annual average of GDP between Year 2000 and Year 2012]

Countries via TSR

2.9~6.7%

Eurasia Countries‘ Economic Growth

EU 2.6%NA 1.8%SA 3.1%

Countries via TCR

3.8~8.5%

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유라시아 대륙 ?

In Progress of 21st Century “New Great Game”

CHINAOne belt, One Road

KOREAEurasian Initiative, SRX

RussiaEurasian Integration Policies, EEU

EuropeTEN-T, TRACECA

Central Asia CAREC, Silk Road Initiative

Win-Win-Win Strategy4

유라시아 이니셔티브

Korea – Eurasia Initiative

Continent of Peace

One Continent

Eurasian Initiative

Continent of Creativity

- Reconnect the logistics network that has been cut off in Eurasia and overcome

physical barriers obstructing exchanges

- Create an environment where creativity of the people in Eurasia can be fully

demonstrated and industries, technology and culture can be fused

- Threats to peace and security that results in our biggest obstacle to trade and cul-

tural exchanges must be resolved before a new era in our history can begin

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Solution? Eurasian Rail Network

자료 : UNECE

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Rail Speed Revolution

Steam locomotive → Industrial Revolution

High-speed Railway → Economic Globalization

200~300 km/h

20~30km/hhttps://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com

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Rail Cost Revolution

Development of Technologies in Railway

Standardization and Au-tomation in Construction and Operation

Cost-down

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Rail Network Revolution

Network Effect in Railway

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Rail or Maritime?

Moscow

Warsaw

Vos-tochny

Bu-san

Wro-claw

Gdansk

MaritimeDistance: 18,000 kmLead Time: 36 DaysCost: $3,400~5,000

RailDistance: 11,000 kmLead Time: 25~30 DaysCost: $7,200~11,000

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‘Black Box’ in Rail Network(Days)

Max. 7.5daysMin. 2.5daysReduction

(Km)Busanin Korea

Wroclawin Poland

36

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Maritime+Truck

TSRwithout Platform

Vostochnyin Russia

Warsawin Poland

2days

0.5day22.5

Uncertainty

Range (5-

days)

Gdanskin Poland

0.5day

Eurasian Platform for Transport & Logistics

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information platform a seamless one-stop logistics service

not yet clearly defined……

EPTL Platform ?

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Closing Remarks

EPTL Concept

Platform

Infrastructure

Users

Eurasian Platform for Transport and Logistics(EPTL)

Integrated Informa-tion Service

- Infrastructure Informa-tion

- Freight Information

Trade Transaction Service

- Customs Clearance, Duty, Quarantine

- Trade Information

Policy Decision Sup-port Service

- Demand Forecasting, Net-work Analysis

- Investment Analysis of In-frastructure Development

Use Information Integrated DB

Trade Transaction Integrated DB

InfrastructureIntegrated DB

Manufacturing Logistics GovernmentInternational Institute,

Agency

Policy Development &

Implementation

Transport Infra(Road, Railway)

Institutional Infra(Law, Institution,

Administrative System)

Logistics Infra(Port, Dry Port)

Trade Infra(Customs Clearance,

Quarantine)

Private Sector(Enterprises)

Public Sector(Government, Agency)

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precise information on freight

more punctual

Reliability of Rail Network

EPTL Platform Effects ?

shorter travel time

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Closing Remarks

Virtuous Cycle ffect of EPTL

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Closing Remarks

Pilot Project as a starting point

Step by Step for EPTL

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Closing Remarks

Significant Gap of Land Area

Russia40%

China23%

India7%

EU (21 countries)

10%

Other (15 countries)

19%

* Island countries are excepted

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Closing Remarks

Population and Land Area Gap

10,000 1,000,000 100,000,000 1,000,000

100,000,000

10,000,000,000

Lao PDR

Cambodia

Bulgaria

Thailand

Hun-gary Austria

Germany

China

Russia

India

Kazakhstan

Mongolia

NorwayFinland

Sweden

Pakistan

Vietnam

Bangladesh

Spain

Korea, Rep.

Poland

Malaysia

Romania

GreeceBelgium

Switzerland

Denmark Slovakia

Croatia

Lithuania

Latvia

Esto-nia

Slovenia

Czech

Portugal

FranceMyanmar

Italy

Nether-lands

* Some countries are excepted

1,000

10

100 10,000

Balance and Harmony !

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유라시아 대륙 ?

Building a New Eurasian Continent

Disconnection & Confrontation

→ Place for coexistence & openness, Building the single market

Trade volume growth between the Eurasian countries &

Communication and Convergence of culture

RussiaEU

N. Ko-reaS. Ko-

reaChin

a

Central Asia

Southeast Asia

Southwest Asia

Rus-sia

EU

N. Ko-reaS. Ko-

reaChinaCentral

Asia

Southeast Asia

Southwest Asia

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Moscow 11,612 thou.

Ekaterinburg1,377 thou.

Omsk 1,156 thou.

Novosibirsk 1,498 thou.

Irkutsk598 thou.

Ulan-Ude412 thou.

Khabarovsk586 thou.

Vladivostok598 thou.

Moscow 11,612

Ekaterinburg 1,377

Novosibirsk1,498

Irkutsk598

Khabarovsk586

Vladivostok598

1,814㎞ 1,522㎞ 1,849㎞ 3,338㎞ 766㎞

9,288㎞

source: ccts

Omsk 1,156

Ulan-Ude412

Astana770 thou.

Bishkek 800 thou.

Tashkent 2,500 thou.

Ulaanbaatar1,240 thou.

Beijing21,150 thou.

Seoul10,192 thou.

Pyongyang2,500 thou.

Population Unit : thou-sand

Population and Distance

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Closing Remarks

Paradigm Changes

Transit Country or Region

Logistics and Industrial Base

Economic Growth Pole

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Closing Remarks Reconnecting Rail Network

South Korea Island ?

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Closing Remarks

Economic Profit

North Korea’s Expected Benefit: $ 1.5 Billion Incomes a year (Kim II-Sung, 1994)

Busan port is the sixth-largest port in the world with 19 million TEU per year

By railway via North Korea

Eurasia Busan Port

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유라시아 이니셔티브

want be back on Track

*Source : http://polinlove.tistory.com/

ⓒ 통일부

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The Finishing Touch

화룡점정 畵龍點睛

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“Mir ist nicht bange,” sagte Goethe,

“daß Deutschland nicht eins werde;

unsere guten Chausseen und Künftigen

Eisenbahnen werden schon das ihrige tun.”

Closing Remarks

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“ 나는 독일이 하나가 되지 못할까 걱정하지 않는다 . 앞으로 나타날 철도가 그 몫을 할 것이기 때문이다 .”

One Eurasia with EPTL

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Closing Remarks

Closing…

Propose Joint Research Project

Discuss

Eurasian Experts Group Meeting

Starting Point of EPTL Platform

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Thank You