The Black Sea Area has always been a fascinating place, a place where the Asian and European cultures intertwine, where the Asian and European trade routes work together. A great lake in the middle of the Eurasian platform, the Black Sea is the last remaining natural maritime link with the planetary ocean, turning this area into a region worthy of being controlled for any ancient or modern visionary. At the same time, from the point of view of the land routes, the Black Sea is just a pretext, a natural extension of the routes running along the great European streams or through the Asian gorges and steppes. The “Copper Road”, “Salt Road”, “Argonaut Trail”, “Silk Road”, “Viking Road” are only some of the ancient proofs of long-distance transport exchange from times previous to the appearance of writing. Exchange between peoples that did not even know one another or pictured themselves in a grotesque manner (the Chinese or Roman products found at the two extremities of the Eurasian platform were not completed by a meeting between the two peoples).
Seeing as mankind went through numerous political reorganisations and fragmentations in the last 20 years, promoting railway transport in the space linking Europe and Asia becomes a priority for every citizen of this world who seeks reliable and non-polluting long-distance transport solutions. The political and administrative agreements signed between the various countries that orbit in this immense space reinforce our perception. The slow and gradual shift of the production centre to the east, which occurred in the last decades, brings new financial and green opportunities and challenges for the “transport” sector.
Maritime transport, the cheapest and greenest mode of transport, can sometimes affect the supply flow, once the large ports, channels and gorges become overcrowded. In order to solve this problem and to maintain a low environmental impact, developing the necessary levers for a high-quality transport system between Asia and Europe is a sine qua non condition.
The AGC and AGTC agreements, the TER, TEN-T and ARN networks, the Traceca agreement are only some of the steps made in order to ensure a continuous transport space, with no major administrative and technical barriers standing in the way of railway development.
The project entitled “Railway Pro. The Railway Business Magazine in a Wider Black Sea Area” was created to provide pro(fessionalists) and railway investors with an instrument of communication necessary for the growth of this transport system in an area expanding from Central Asia to Central Europe and from Northern to Southern Europe and Asia Minor. This is not a political or a military space; here, the transport system can contribute to the increase in the quality of life on this great continental platform. This magazine was especially designed for a global social and business environment. A magazine created under the auspices of a worldwide summit and agreement for climate protection, which provides a new instrument for communication to the entire world.
by Stefan Roseanu
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