Towards a network of green multimodal transport corridors in the Baltic Sea Region

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1 Towards a network of green multimodal transport corridors in the Baltic Sea Region Presentation at the Rail Baltica Growth Corridor Conference, Helsinki, 9 June 2011 Wiktor Szydarowski project manager

2 in a nutshell Strategic project in the accessibility priority of the BSR Programme Duration: , budget of 5.4 MEUR 50 financial and associated partners from 11 BSR countries Area of interest: whole BSR + Central Asia + China/India Implementation instrument for the EU Baltic Sea Strategy Meeting arena for public and private stakeholders to discuss transport and regional development challenges Umbrella function in relation to transnational corridor projects

3 Where the concepts meet... EU Baltic Sea Strategy Priority Area 11 ( To improve internal and external transport links ) Flagship 5 Cooperate for smarter transport: named among Interreg projects to assist in the development of the green corridors concept

4 Departure point for the green corridor concept What makes the transport corridor green? low impact on human and natural environment + energy efficiency complementarity of modes (road, rail, short sea shipping, inland waterways) relevant facilities (seaports, inland terminals etc.) and supply points (biofuels, hydrogen fuel etc.) innovative technologies (e.g. to manage and control the traffic) harmonised rules and open access for all interested users Source: Freight Transport Logistics Action Plan (EC 2007)

5 The living concept in turbulent policy environment... Europe 2020 priorities White Paper 2011 EU Baltic Sea Strategy Revised and extended TEN-T MARPOL fuel sulphur limits Future EU Cohesion Policy

6 ...or natural and infrastructural developments Northern Sea Route Source: Wikipedia Europe s ageing population and migration processes The landbridge Emerging new Baltic hubs (Gdansk? Ust-Luga?) India to become the world economic power Source:

7 ...can change geography of freight flows in the BSR Drop in port turnover volumes on the Baltic Sea, some lines out? (IMO regulation) Preferred Mediterranean routes and feeding of Adriatic/Mediterranean ports from the BSR by trucks? Dynamic container feeder service from Gdansk/Gdynia as a new gateway to BSR market; southern Scandinavia a new hinterland? Fewer transit corridors and bigger, multifunctional ports competing for Asian cargo (China, India)? Boom in rail services to Russian ports? Barents vs. South Baltic? Centre of political gravity moving north?

8 Could the current Interreg projects be of help?

9 A created alliance... Signed in November 2009 Input from regional level to the green corridors concept Harmonisation of work and responsibilities Several joint seminars and workshops with the shared target audience Cooperation open to other corridor initiatives

10 ...with division of labour in working out the concept Inventory of GC best practices, barriers for sustainable transport Set of key performance indicators for testing Corridor investigations feasibility of GC concept across the BSR Input from other corridor projects? Impact of the green scenario Green corridor manual and information broker system Scandria Green Corridor Strategy 2030 GC model for the Baltic Sea Region

11 ...and a potential for expansion EU/national legislation and policies biofuels, fuelling stations, cities as last mile sections of corridors Baltic Biogas Bus NECL II BaltSeaPlan EWTC II BSR InnoShip Baltic.AirCargo.Net air cargo component, air/road interoperability ICT and telematics in transport BALTRAD Baltic.AirCargo.Net EWTC II EfficienSea NECL II BSR InnoShip RBGC green corridors, transport system, impact on regional development, EWTC II, Scandria, RBGC, NECL II C.A.S.H. EfficienSea EWTC II BALTRIS transport safety and security pollution from maritime transport prevention, mitigation Baltic Master II EfficienSea BSR InnoShip CleanShip BRISK EfficienSea BSR InnoShip Scandria C.A.S.H management of heavy goods competence, skills and education in transport

12 The old mono-modal network is cancelled...

13 The green scenario as one of possible trajectories till Surge of eco-consciousness (e.g. higher demand for environmental friendly vehicles, locally produced goods and products with low environment impact) Concentration of public resources in green economy sectors Policy ambitions achieved: higher targets of the Europe 2020 strategy met (GHG emissions reduced by 30% compared with 1990 levels) + decreased transport demand + shift in modal split in favour of rail and waterborne transport More balanced development in rural and urban areas, fast growth of medium-sized cities in metropolitan hinterlands serviced by efficient public transport networks Harmonisation measures (e.g. carbon taxes, certification, product labelling of terminals and particular services, common cargo safety standards etc.) to balance business models with societal expectations DRAFT as of 9 May 2011

14 Featuring a network of green multimodal transport corridors... Target: green corridors spread over the whole BSR territory New TEN-T links + MoS links + nodes (ports, inland terminals, dry ports) to form a functional network Focus on last mile infrastructure to strategic nodes (ports and inland terminals) Mix of hubs and smaller feeding terminals? Eminent role of public administration: supervise and repair system failures in green corridors performance? Steering mechanisms adjusted to specific natural and socio-economic conditions of each corridor? Question mark on the routing of the Motorway of the Baltic Sea on the ECOM maps Complementary short sea links needed in the central and northern part of the Baltic Sea! Who decides on the MoS status? Market? European Commission? National government?

15 Looming threaths for green corridors in the BSR Negative response from the market to possible new regulations? Lack of coordinated policy support, leadership and stakeholder involvement across the BSR? No extension of the green corridor concept to Russia? No efficient education and promotion measures on green services and products? Still existent barriers to the development of co-modal business models? Need for equal operation standards in eastern and western parts of the BSR?

16 A new East-West divide? Green solutions too costly for new EU Member States and Russia Conventional infrastructure preferred - to improve connectivity to European markets and increase competitiveness Insufficient human and monetary resources for green issues The discussed way out: green technologies offered on reasonable financial conditions awareness raising campaign on economic benefits for going green deeper international cooperation for development of green corridors

17 Thank you for your attention! Wiktor Szydarowski, Ph.D. project manager