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Rail Transport Logistics Market Focus 2003
Key Note Publications Ltd, March 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Executive Summary 7
1. Strategic Overview 9
INTRODUCTION 9
DEFINITION 9
SCOPE OF REPORT 9
Other Key Note Reports 10
SUSTAINABILITY 10
Modal Shift 10
Intermodalism 11
Just-in-Time 11
Government Incentives 11
Optimising the Supply Chain 12
Penetrating the Supply Chain 12
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS 12
60.10/2 — Other Transport via Railways 12
60.24 — Freight Transport by Road 13
61.10/2 — Freight Sea and Coastal Water Transport 13
61.20/2 — Other Inland Water Transport 13
62.10/2 — Other Scheduled Air Transport 13
62.20/2 — Other Non-Scheduled Air Transport 13
63.11 — Cargo Handling 13
63.21 — Other Supporting Land-Transport Activities 13
63.22 — Other Supporting Water-Transport Activities 14
63.23 — Other Supporting Air-Transport Activities 14
63.40 — Activities of Other Transport Agencies 14
64.12 — Courier Activities Other Than National Post Activities 14
MARKET SIZE 15
Table 1: The UK Market for Freight-Logistics Services by Value and Volume (£m and million tonnes), 1997-2002 15
Table 2: Output of Key Sectors of the UK Economy — Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices (£bn), 1997-2002 16
MARKET SEGMENTATION 17
By Major Sector 17
Domestic Freight 17
Table 3: Volume of Domestic Freight Transported in Great Britain by Mode of Transport (million tonnes), 1997-2002 17
International Freight 18
Table 4: Volume of International Freight Transported to and from the UK by Mode of Transport (million tonnes), 1997-2002 18
By Mode 19
Road 19
Rail 19
Water 20
Inland Waterway 20
Sea 20
Air 20
Infrastructure 20
NUMBER OF COMPANIES 21
Table 5: Number of UK Vat-Based Enterprises by Turnover Sizeband (£), 2002 21
EMPLOYMENT 24
Trends in Employment 24
Table 6: Number of Employees in the Major Transport and Distribution Sectors in Great Britain (000), June 2000 25
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES 26
Institute of Logistics and Transport 26
Freight Transport Association Ltd 26
2. PEST Analysis 28
INTRODUCTION 28
POLITICAL FACTORS 28
Political Background 28
Transport Legislation 28
Transport Regulation 28
ECONOMIC FACTORS 29
The Euro 29
Fuel Taxes 29
The Influence of the Economy 29
SOCIAL FACTORS 30
Environmental Awareness 30
Employment and Other Social Legislation 30
Consumer Power 30
TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS 31
Information Technology 31
Emission Controls 31
Other Technologies 31
EU Transport Policy 31
3. Freight Logistics in the Supply Chain 33
SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT 33
TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS 34
Globalisation of Production and Sourcing 34
Inventory Management 35
Service Performance 35
Integration of Logistics Providers into the Supply Chain 36
Factory-Gate Pricing 36
E-Fulfilment 37
Information Technology 37
4. Transport Modes — Rail 38
DEFINITION 38
MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 38
Domestic Rail Transport 38
Table 7: Volume of Domestic Freight Transported by Rail in Great Britain by Commodity Grouping (million tonnes), 1997-2002 38
COMPANY STRUCTURES 40
Table 8: Breakdown of VAT-Based Enterprises in the UK Rail-Transport Sector by Turnover (£000, number and %), 2000 40
English Welsh & Scottish Railways Ltd 40
Freightliner 40
Direct Rail Services 41
GB Railfreight 41
EMPLOYMENT 41
Table 9: Number of Employees in the Rail-Transport Sector in Great Britain (000), June 2000 41
TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS 42
The SRA's Strategy 42
Network Rail 42
Disruption at the Channel Tunnel 42
Freight Multiple Units 43
Design Innovations 43
Track Access Charges 43
FORECASTS 44
Table 10: Forecast Turnover of British Companies† from Rail-Freight Transport at Current Prices (£m and %), 2002-2007 44
5. Freight Forwarding 45
DEFINITION 45
MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 45
Table 10: Trends in UK Freight Forwarding and Related Sectors by Turnover (£bn), 1997-2002 45
The Freight Forwarder as Logistics Provider 46
Third-Party Logistics Provider 46
Fourth-Party Logistics Provider 47
NUMBER OF COMPANIES 48
Table 11: Breakdown of VAT-Based Enterprises in the UK Freight-Forwarding Sector by Turnover (£000, number and %), 2000 48
EMPLOYMENT 49
TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS 49
Penetration of the Customer's Supply Chain 49
Opportunities for the Small Forwarder 49
IT Developments 50
FORECASTS 50
Table 12: Forecast Turnover of UK Freight-Forwarding Companies at Current Prices (£m and %), 2002-2007 50
6. Infrastructure 51
DEFINITION 51
ROADS 51
RAILWAYS 51
The Rail Network 51
Freight Route Strategy 52
Key Routes 52
Document Current Capability 52
Development of Freight Terminals 53
Secure Former Route Sections and Relevant Land 53
Additional Development 53
PORTS 53
AIRPORTS 54
7. Company Profiles 56
INTRODUCTION 56
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS 57
Corporate Strategy 57
Profitability 57
Table 13: Financial Results for Associated British Ports (£000 and %), Years Ending 31st December 1999-2001 58
BRITISH AIRWAYS WORLD CARGO 58
Corporate Strategy 58
Profitability 58
ENGLISH WELSH & SCOTTISH RAILWAYS LTD 59
Corporate Strategy 59
Profitability 59
Table 14: Financial Results for English Welsh & Scottish Railways Ltd (£000 and %), Years Ending 31st March 1999-2001 59
EUROTUNNEL PLC 60
Corporate Strategy 60
Profitability 60
Table 15: Financial Results for Eurotunnel PLC (£000 and %), Years Ending 31st December 1999-2001 60
EXEL PLC 60
Corporate Strategy 60
Profitability 61
Table 16: Financial Results for Exel PLC (£m and %), Years Ending 31st December 1999-2001 61
IKEA LTD 61
Corporate Strategy 61
Profitability 62
Table 17: Financial Results for Ikea Ltd (£000 and %), Years Ending 31st August 1999-2001 63
PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY 63
Corporate Strategy 63
Profitability 64
Table 18: Financial Results for Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (£m and %), Years Ending 31st December 1999-2001 64
J SAINSBURY PLC 64
Corporate Strategy 64
Profitability 65
Table 19: Financial Results for J Sainsbury PLC (£m and %), Years Ending January 28th 2000, 2nd February 2001 and 1st February 2002 65
TNT LTD 66
Corporate Strategy 66
Profitability 66
Table 20: Financial Results for TNT Ltd (AUD000 and %), Years Ending 30th December 2000 and 31st December 2001 66
8. Security 67
INTRODUCTION 67
ROAD 67
RAIL 68
WATER 68
AIR 69
THE SUPPLY CHAIN 70
9. Legislation and Regulation 71
INTRODUCTION 71
THE WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE 71
ROAD PRICING 71
CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS 72
THE BILL OF LADING 72
REGULATION 4056/86 73
OPEN SKIES 73
IATA DENSITY RULES 73
US STEEL TARIFFS 74
10. The Future 75
FORECASTS 2002 TO 2007 75
Table 22: Forecast Turnover of UK Companies from Freight Transport and Distribution Services by Major Sector and GDP at Current Prices (£m and £bn), 2002-2007 75
CONCLUSION 76
11. Further Sources 77
Associations 77
Publications 80
Directories 81
General Sources 82
Bonnier Information Sources 82
Government Publications 83
Other Sources 84
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