The overall objective of the report is to provide preparatory actions required to pilot a Digital Multi-modal Transport Corridor (DTC) in Eastern Partnership region. The geographical scope of the activity is between the Baltic sea and the Black sea, focusing on corridor Lithuania – Belarus – Ukraine. The preparatory actions are developed in the scope of EU4Digital Facility and eTrade activity.
The Digital Transport Corridor (DTC) concept is based on a federated network of data exchange platforms along the physical transport corridor. It is built in accordance with EU existing requirements (DTLF, eFTI) and ongoingly adapted based on new specifications and provides different types of services: visibility-administrative (storing and sharing key logistics data), visibility-physical (transport progress, location details), information, quotation/ marketplace, booking and ordering services. DTC in Eastern partner countries is visioned as a network of centralized national solutions – National eLogistics Systems. DTC shall to become a new building block of digital infrastructure which can support and provide the effective cargo transportation in Eastern partner countries along European TEN-T transport corridors.
Eastern partner countries process logistics information in-between and with EU MS using only electronic means through centralized national solutions (National eLogistics Systems) and enable cargo monitoring and tracking tools for customs clearance, regulatory compliance checks and other relevant processes.
Source: EU4Digital