4 Road transport, Transport politics, Financing, shipping Flashcards
Road traffic CH
intenso: ZH ZH - BE GE - LA Lucerna Basel
Traffic jum cause
overuse
Competences in the road system
Confederation Cantons Communes Highways: -Law since 1960 -Construction competences for the Confederation (ASTRA) since 2008 (!) (without Police, Security …) Cantonal roads Communal roads Private roads
Financing Roads
Future of PT in CH
will become always more expensive
we are going to be always more mobile
Budget Confederation
- Health, Social affairs
- Financial compensation
- Administration, authorities
- Traffic
- Education
- Defense
- Agricutlure
Where does public transport meny come from
- Sales Revenue Passenger traffic
- Ordinary budget confederation
- Extra revenue for transport comanies
- Sales revenue freight traffic
Financial frlow in public transport
New rail infrastucure fund (RIF)
Maritime market: sifnificance
90% of the foreign trade worldwide
95% of the European foreign trade
(iland navitation in Europe: Rhine, Danube, Volga
International maritime organization - IMO
International maritime organization - IMO:
UN specialized agency responsible for safety and security of shipping and the prevention of maritime pollution:
Regulation for:
Maritime Safery, Maritime Security, Marine environment, Legal affairs, Human element, Facilitation, Technical cooperation.
170 members (biggest members: Panama, liberia, bahamas)
Cruise ships / cruise liner
Most growing tourist branch in the last 10 years
Over 20 million passengers (USA, GB, Germany)
Important problem:
- Environment
- Infections on cruise ships
- Image (older people)
Maritime market: Swiss aspects
Rhine-Shipping (from Rotterdam to Basel)
basel incoming 12-15% of the good (tonnage)
acts of manheim: Rhine internationaliized:
- no texes, ope access, special signalization, central committee (CH, GE, NE, BE)
Special financing guarantees throght swiss government
