How to be best in Europe? Danske Havne Grenaa, Denmark Executive Director Annaleena Mäkilä Finnish Port Association

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1 How to be best in Europe? Danske Havne Grenaa, Denmark Executive Director Annaleena Mäkilä Finnish Port Association

2 Main drivers to change Sulpur Directive and the costs of maritime transportation, EEDI regulation Finnish ports to became port companies Need to investment what about financing? Big change in Finnish (land) industry/ export Russian markets/ role of transito New business opportunities.

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4 Logistical challenges Finland almost an island Long distances nationally and to the main market areas Thin cargo flows Winter conditions 4

5 Finland s maritime strategy overall view that serves Finland's economy, business life and employment takes account of the new environmental norms analyses the changes that have taken place in the past years and the future challenges outlines a vision for 2030 and identifies measures that are required in meeting them A key aim is to ensure well-functioning sea transport and maritime industries taking into account national competitiveness and environmental and safety issues 5

6 Vision for 2030: prosperous Finland smart sea routes Its objective is to ensure that foreign trade and domestic waterborne transport are smoothly functioning and socio-economically viable international competitiveness is ensured also in winter in order to ensure Finland's national competitiveness fairway dues should not burden maritime transport any more than at present Finland as a forerunner in winter and environmental technology operations of Finnish ship owners are vital and competitive.. 6

7 Vision for 2030: prosperous Finland smart sea routes Its objective is to ensure that the maritime transport and maritime cluster have the skills and knowhow to meet their future needs the visibility and attractiveness of the sector will increase Baltic Sea is safe and clean for swimming and it attracts recreational activities and tourism to the area and provides high-quality maritime services for the use of the market area Finnish maritime transport sector will become the leading service provider of the Baltic Sea countries in terms of sustainable logistic concepts 7

8 Suomen tavara- ja palveluvienti 18% Kemianteollisuus 55% 14% Metsäteollisuus Muut Teknologiateollisuus 13%

9 Market shares 2012/cargo volumes 10 % % 15 % The rest/ app. 40 ports 20 %

10 Being as a port company means Status as a ltd company mostly owned by municipal Financial transparency; financial and judicial risks Financial transparency Commercial business, commercial services Corporate taxes, investments, sources of financing Leadership and corporate governance The role of the port will stay; new business opportunities

11 MARPOL 73/78 ANNEX VI Reg. 14 S/ECA SO x Emission Control Areas Countries with water only in the ECA Countries with part of the coast in ECA The Emission Control Area Countries without coast in ECA

12 What are the threths that create hinders to develop the port business within the next 5 years? (The bigger the ball is the more there are single answers to that category) Sulphur Directive SECA area Environmental requirements Environment legislation The effects of the Sulphur Directive to the productive industry in Finland Recession of the economy Uncertainty of economy Possibility of global recession Foreign trade is diminising The volume of cargo is getting smaller Costs of transportation (SOx, staff etc) Risings cost due to SOx Red Tape especially small ports Investments of the infrastructure The structural change in Finnish productive industry The change in our economy in Finland Decreasing volumes of cargo handled in Finland Customers are more and more short sighted Rail road markets Byrocracy in permits Lack of developing the port business The sea fairway fees The fees of piloting Services of piloting The stricks in ports Unions get aggressive Russia The transito cargo in future? The development in Russian ports in Baltic Sea Are

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14 Think BIG! - Alternative routes for the products of (land) industry - Opportunities in (transportation and port) business - Arctic Know How in Finland - Development in Russian ports - New corridor for the whole Europe Kuva: Esiselvitys Jäämeren reiteistä 3/2010

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16 New business opportunities in Finnish ports (survey 2013) To deliver added value to customers either alone or with a partner Warehousing, maintenance, surveillance, environmental services (f.ex. sampling), piloting, towing, transportation, travel agency, hotel business, cafe s in passenger terminals, energy distribution, services to wind mill, facilitate a industrial center,, oil prevention services, vessel traffic information and guidance, rail operations, icebreaking services To integrate port business into the whole logistic (service) chain and do new investments to ensure that Tunnels, bridges, fees Warehouses outside the port area ICT services to cargo owners

17 Totally new business; new thinking Focusing the business and specialization of services New holding structures within port companies Change of thinking in developing the port business -> in the near future there will be truly different strategies in ports The big ones get bigger? Small and flexible ports?

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