Therefore the EU Reference Scenario 2013 (European Commission 2013a) provides the baseline (=reference) scenario for the 2050 horizon of freight transport performance per mode as shown in Figure 3.11. However this project considers transport and logistic relevant developments up to the year 2030. In this respect, the EU baseline scenario reveals that in total, the development of freight transport performance for all EU28 Member States between 2010 and 2030 will significantly increase with +1.6 % p.a. up to approximately 3.500 Gtkm; between 2030 and 2050 by 0.7 % p.a. up to 3.900 Gtkm. This development is mainly influenced by the positive growth of road freight transport performance with 1.5 % p.a., in absolute terms by 634 Gtkm. However, rail freight transport is expected to increase even stronger with 2.2 % p.a., In contrast, inland waterway and maritime (national) transport performance between 2010 and 2030 is expected to increase by 1.2% p.a., but both at comparatively lower absolute levels.