Minister: Cargo 10 saves transit time

Serbian Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjić says that Cargo 10 is one of the most important infrastructure projects both in the region and in Europe.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 25.02.2011.

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Serbian Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjic says that Cargo 10 is one of the most important infrastructure projects both in the region and in Europe. He added that this project will considerably reduce transit time. Minister: Cargo 10 saves transit time Mrkonjic underlined at the opening of the conference dubbed Cargo 10 - Challenges and Perspectives of the United Rail that reducing the transit time by one minute saved about EUR 1mn, adding that it was necessary to drastically shorten the time needed for freight transport, at some routes even by 20 hours. “Cargo 10 has been developed as an important link between the countries whose economies have interest in the realization of this project,” he underscored. “It is only through cooperation of interested parties that the time needed for the freight transport from Munich to Istanbul can be reduced from 55 to 40 hours, and the number of trains on the Ljubljana-Zagreb-Belgrade-Istanbul route increased by 3,000,” the infrastructure minister pointed out. The conference is organized by Business Dialogue company under the sponsorship of the Serbian Infrastructure Ministry and Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER). Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, Rail Transport and Interoperability of the European Commission Frank Jost, Montenegrin Maritime Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication Minister Andrija Lompar and Croatian State Secretary at the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Danijel Mileta and representatives of other regional states and companies will partake in the conference. The Cargo 10 alliance was founded by Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia in September 2010. The protocol on cooperation, signed by representatives of the railway companies of Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, stipulated that each country will own a third of the company, which will be headed by three directors and situated in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Soon after the establishment, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska, Montenegro and Macedonia announced their intentions to join the project. Milutin Mrkonjic (Tanjug, file)

Minister: Cargo 10 saves transit time

Mrkonjić underlined at the opening of the conference dubbed Cargo 10 - Challenges and Perspectives of the United Rail that reducing the transit time by one minute saved about EUR 1mn, adding that it was necessary to drastically shorten the time needed for freight transport, at some routes even by 20 hours.

“Cargo 10 has been developed as an important link between the countries whose economies have interest in the realization of this project,” he underscored.

“It is only through cooperation of interested parties that the time needed for the freight transport from Munich to Istanbul can be reduced from 55 to 40 hours, and the number of trains on the Ljubljana-Zagreb-Belgrade-Istanbul route increased by 3,000,” the infrastructure minister pointed out.

The conference is organized by Business Dialogue company under the sponsorship of the Serbian Infrastructure Ministry and Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER).

Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, Rail Transport and Interoperability of the European Commission Frank Jost, Montenegrin Maritime Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication Minister Andrija Lompar and Croatian State Secretary at the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Danijel Mileta and representatives of other regional states and companies will partake in the conference.

The Cargo 10 alliance was founded by Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia in September 2010.

The protocol on cooperation, signed by representatives of the railway companies of Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, stipulated that each country will own a third of the company, which will be headed by three directors and situated in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Soon after the establishment, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska, Montenegro and Macedonia announced their intentions to join the project.

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