Training course in the introduction to maritime-rail intermodality
Accessing specific training in intermodal transport and the operations that take place to move between different modes of transport in ports, with a particular focus on rail transport, will allow you to design, build and manage door-to-door logistics operations more efficiently and safely, and will provide you with the tools to analyse direct costs and environmental impact for their subsequent optimisation.
Three days
Spanish
English
Other (contact us)
Barcelona
€550
Included in the tuition are the training materials and the diploma. Prices subject to change.
Discounts available for alumni and collaborators!
- Analyse the different elements that need to be combined for the provision of rail services.
- To provide the necessary training and information to those who want to decide and manage logistics chains in which rail can be a profitable alternative in terms of services, cost or time.
- To know the infrastructures and equipment necessary for the use of the railway.
- To promote the use of rail transport by disseminating its characteristics and particularities
- Professionals dedicated to the maritime-railway transport of freight and logistics
- Supply Chain specialists focused on transport
- Final year logistics, transport management and international business students
In this course participants gain a complete view of port-rail operations and terminals in ports connected by the railway. Highly experienced professionals explain first-hand how operations are organised, managed and developed in such logistics infrastructures.
Visits to facilities allow participants to learn in the field and experience the operational perspective of the rail-port connections.
Lectures
Workshops
Networking
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Current Maritime-Railway Situation in Spanish Ports:
– Maritime-Railway Infrastructures
– Technical Characteristics of the Railway Freight Network
– Railway Freight Terminals
– Railway Accesses to Ports
– Interior Railway Network and its intersection in the Service Area -
Key Elements of Rail Transport
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Contracting of Railway Services
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Case study presentation and discussion
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The Port of Barcelona: a commitment to intermodality
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PORTICrail: strategic info-structure
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Success Cases: Transportes Tomás
Connecting Europe Express
/in DidYouKnow-SURCO, Issue 41 | Winter 2021, Rail TransportIn this #DidYouKnow article, and in anticipation of the 2021 SURCO Operations II course which will take place in the first month of 2022, we decided to focus on one experiment recently launched by the European Union to try to evaluate the status of rail on the European continent – namely the Connecting Europe Express
The European Rail Traffic Management System – ERTMS
/in #DidYouKnow, DidYouKnow-SURCO, Issue 39 | Summer 2021, Rail TransportOn the opening day of the European Year of Rail 2021, the EU transport commissioner Adina Valean has emphasized the need to incorporate a digital layer to the physical rail infrastructures to improve network use, increase capacity and enhance safety. This means deploying the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and automating where necessary
The essential railway infrastructure and equipment – Spotlight on Spain
/in #DidYouKnow, DidYouKnow-SURCO, Issue 35 | Summer 2020, Rail TransportThe European railway system transports around 1.6 billion tonnes of freight each year. The railway is central to the EU’s strategy for a more sustainable transport sector, helping ensure economic […]