Ultimately, the study “contributes to such a knowledge basis and understanding, enabling the development of a mid- to long-term policy strategy for the European freight transport logistics sector.” Such a strategy could follow-up the FTLAP currently in place.
The study forms part of a wider range of interlinked studies. In its invitation to tender (Nº MOVE/D1/335-1), the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) of the European Commission has identified four lots as part of the “Fact-finding studies in support of the development of an EU strategy for freight transport logistics”. This study corresponds to “Lot 1: Analysis of the EU logistics sector”, and was carried out by the study consortium consisting of Ecorys, Fraunhofer, TCI, Progtrans AG and AUEB-RC/TRANSLOG.
Stakeholder consultation
The involvement of stakeholders was crucial in this study. The study initiated a questionnaire and a workshop in order to gain input for the analysis and obtain views of stakeholders on the problems in the area of logistics.
In the questionnaire, sent to 400+ stakeholders, the representatives provided feedback on the identified problems, logistic trends, FTLAP actions, logistics performance measurement and proposed policy objectives. The questionnaire was online during the period December 2013 – January 2014.
The workshop of 4 July 2014 provided a final stakeholder consultation round, with 35 key stakeholders present. During the workshop the outlined policy options were presented and discussed with the stakeholders. They reflected on the strategies, indicators and problem definitions, and discussed all seven policy objectives separately.
The results of the stakeholder consultation are presented in Annex VII of the report.