The relocation of manufacturing facilities from West to East -
opportunities and challenges for the development of railway transport in Wider Black Sea Area

The Railway Days – Wider Black Sea Area Railway Summit is aimed at analysing all stages of the railway freight transport process from East to West, through WBSA and identifying the most efficient concepts for boosting the volumes of freight carried on rails.

The strategy of relocating the manufacturing facilities towards eastern economies implies a detailed analysis of existing opportunities in the suppliers’ chain, the transport of goods to end users representing  a key element. Including the railway transport in this chain provides new development opportunities by making mobility more flexible.

At the same time, this strategy contributes to the technological progress of the areas where the capital and technology transfer has been achieved. The generated industrial poles intensify  passengers’ need for mobility. Therefore, the main goal of all political factors and local authorities, but also of the railway industry is to identify the fastest solutions to sustainably meet these needs.

The political and business community leaders to be participating in the event will underline the political, management and technological solutions and methods for building a railway business platform in the WBSA, a crossing point on the Eurasian platform.

WBSA markets (country briefings 2010):

Albania, Armenia,  Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99, FYR Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Associated events: Innovation will be showcased at the Railway Technology Expo.