MARITIME TRANSPORT STRATEGY :

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1 Alfons Guinier ECSA Oporto, 12 March 2009

2 MARITIME TRANSPORT STRATEGY : 2018: ECSA INTRODUCTION 6 CHAPTERS: Competitive position of European shipping The Human Factor: Maritime Skills Quality shipping: safety and environment Short sea shipping and co-modality EU on the international front R&D

3 ECSA MEMBERS AUSTRIA BULGARIA BELGIUM CYPRUS DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE IRELAND ITALY LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MALTA NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN UK

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8 EUROPEAN SHIPPING (EEA) EEA FLAGS: 23.6 % OF WORLD FLEET CONTROLLED FLEET 41% OF WORLD FLEET EUROPEAN SHIPPING INTRA EU + GLOBAL TRADE KEY PLAYER IN CROSS TRADES BETWEEN DIFFERENT CONTINENTS

9 EUROPE EXTERNAL TRADE: 80 % to 90% TRANSPORTED BY SEA INTRA EUROPEAN TRADE: UP TO 42 % TRANSPORTED BY SEA GLOBAL G UP TO 80% to 90% OF WORLD TRADE TRANSPORTED BY SEA

10 Introduction MARITIME TRANSPORT STRATEGY For Europe, shipping has been one of the key stepping stones to economic growth and prosperity throughout its history. Maritime transport services are essential in helping the European economy and European companies to compete globally. Moreover, shipping and all related maritime industries are an important source of revenues and jobs in Europe.

11 COMPETITIVE POSITON OF EUROPEAN SHIPPING IN GLOBAL MARKETS EUROPEAN SHIPPING A WORLD LEADER CONTROLLING 41 % OF THE GLOBAL MERCHANT FLEET RISK OF RELOCATION OVERSEAS A STABLE COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK ESSENTIAL STATE AID GUIDELINES TO BE MAINTAINED AND WHERE APPROPRIATE IMPROVED

12 STATE AID GUIDELINES ECSA Measures: FISCAL ALLEVIATION SCHEMES FOR EU SHIPPING COMPANIES INCLUDING TONNAGE TAX (ECONOMIC LINK EXCEPTIONALLY ALLOWED) REDUCED INCOME TAX/SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EU SEAFARERS ON EU VESSELS

13 1997 STATE AID GUIDELINES RESULTS - ECSA SHARE OF EU IN GLOBAL SHIPPING SHARPLY INCREASED EMPLOYMENT INCREASED NUMBER OF NATIONAL/EU SEAFARERS (SHORTAGE NOTED) MARITIME CLUSTER STRAIGHT FORWARD BENEFITS (E.G. PORTS AND RELATED SERVICES, BUILDING, EQUIPMENT, BANKING, INSURANCE, ETC )

14 PRACTICAL RESULTS PER MEMBER STATE ECSA GERMANY ( ) INCREASE OF REGISTERED FLEET (+ 201%) STABILISATION OF GERMAN OFFICERS THE GERMAN CLUSTER GENERATES AN ANNUAL TURNOVER OF MORE THAN 25 BILLION UK ( ) INCREASE REGISTERED FLEET (+ 350%) INCREASE UK OFFICERS THE MARITIME CLUSTER GENERATES AN ANNUAL TURNOVER OF 50 BILLION

15 PRACTICAL RESULTS PER MEMBER STATE - ECSA BELGIUM NO SHIPS REGISTERED IN BELGIUM. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PREVIOUS BELGIAN REGISTERED FLEET WAS FLYING A LUXEMBOURG FLAG 2002: RE-FLAGGING OF SHIPS UNDER BELGIAN REGISTER 2009: THE BELGIAN REGISTER TOTALLED MORE THAN 3,8 MILLION GT / 5,9 MILLION DWT FOR 73 SHIPS. AVERAGE AGE 8,1 YEARS

16 STATE AID GUIDELINES Positive Measures PRACTICAL APPLICATION - ECSA Action (including tonnage tax) taken in: NETHERLANDS NORWAY ITALY GERMANY DENMARK UK GREECE BELGIUM FRANCE SPAIN IRELAND FINLAND (improvement expected) CYPRUS MALTA LATVIA LITHUANIA POLAND SLOVENIA

17 STATE AID GUIDELINES Positive Measures PRACTICAL APPLICATION - ECSA Tonnage Tax under discussion / In progress SWEDEN PORTUGAL LUXEMBOURG Measures on alleviation of employment costs in the vast majority of Member States

18 HUMAN RESOURCES, SEAMANSHIP AND MARITIME KNOW HOW (1) SHORTAGE OF HIGH QUALITY MARITIME PROFESSIONALS ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE FOR MARITIME CAREER: RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING CAREER PATH IN MARITIME CLUSTER MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION OF ILO TO BE RATIFIED AND APPLIED SIMPLIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ON BOARD

19 HUMAN RESOURCES, SEAMANSHIP AND MARITIME KNOW HOW (2) THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND COMPETITIVENESS OF EUROPEAN FLEET TASK FORCE ENFORCEMENT OF STCW COOPERATION BETWEEN MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTIONS MARITIME CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE TRAINING ON BOARD

20 DEVELOPING SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRIES - ECSA APPLICATION OF MEASURES ALLOWED UNDER THE STATE AID GUIDELINES PARTICULARLY ON THE ALLEVIATION OF EMPLOYMENT COSTS AND ON TRAINING KEY PROBLEM: SHORTAGE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TOWARDS THE HIGHEST QUALITY A CHALLENGING CAREER PLANNING IN THE MARITIME CLUSTER

21 = Qualification requirements and Costs Maritime Industries Career Path Mapping OTHERS EDUCATION AND TRAINING R&D MARITIME LAW REGULATORY AUTHORITIES Flag State Inspectors Port State Control SURVEYING CLASS SOC. ETC. COMMERCIAL MARITIME INDUSTRIES INSURERS, LOSS ADJUSTERS ETC. MARINE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS DREDGING PORT AND RELATED SERVICES HARBOUR MASTERS PILOTAGE VTS SERVICES YACHTING FISHING AND AQUACULTURE OFFSHORE SHIPPING (OCEAN AND INLAND) PORT MANAGEMENT ARMED SERVICES SHIP MANAGEMENT SEA STAFF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY SCHOOL LEAVERS GRADUATES AND OTHER ENTRANTS

22 DEVELOPING SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT - ECSA SUMMARY MAIN JOBS ASHORE SHORTAGE HIGH EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION REQUIRED CAREER PLANNING NO LABOUR PROTECTIONIST MEASURES ILO MLC TO BE RATIFIED SOONEST PROMOTION ACTIVITIES

23 QUALITY SHIPPING AS A KEY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (1) EFFORTS MADE ON IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD OF SHIPPING TO CONTINUE. LONG TERM OBJECTIVE: ZERO WASTE & ZERO EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES: IMO/UNFCC MARINE WATERS: MARITIME STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE IMPROVE PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES LEGISLATION SHIP DISMANTLING: IMO CONVENTION TO BE ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED

24 QUALITY SHIPPING AS A KEY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (2) MARPOL ANNEX VI TO BE IMPLEMENTED. AVOID MODAL SHIFT BACK FROM SEA TO LAND (0,1 % IN ECAs AS FROM 2015) SHORE ELECTRICITY: TAX EXEMPTIONS RELAUNCH QUALITY SHIPPING CAMPAIGN PROMOTE A EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT (EMS-MT)

25 EU QUALITY SHIPPING WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ECSA ENVIRONMENT - ECSA SHIPPING BEST PERFORMER ON ENVIRONMENT SHOULD FURTHER GROW SHIP EMISSIONS: ACTION ON MANY FRONTS REVIVE QUALITY SHIPPING CAMPAIGN EU SHIPPING = QUALITY SHIPPING. THE MORE EU SHIPPING THE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

26 AIR EMISSIONS - ECSA

27 CO2 Emissions Referat WS 24 Containerschiff (4.800 TEU) Hapag-Lloyd 0,119 (kg/teu/km) TEU =Twenty Feet equivalent Unit Barge / Feeder (400 TEU) 0,477 Rail (80 TEU) 0,673 Truck (2 TEU) 2,296 Quelle: Institut für Energie und Umwelt (IFEU), Heidelberg 2002

28 AIR EMISSIONS No complacency - ECSA

29 MARPOL ANNEX VI OUTCOME OF IMO/ MEPC - ECSA SULPHUR OXIDE (SOX) SOX. AFTER INTENSE NEGOTIATION, UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING LIMITS, ON THE DATE SHOWN: 2010 EMISSION CONTROL AREA (ECA) LIMIT REDUCED TO 1% 2012 GLOBAL LIMIT REDUCED TO 3.5% 2015 ECA LIMIT REDUCED TO 0.1% 2020 GLOBAL LIMIT TO 0.5% BUT A REVIEW IN 2018 (WITH THE AUTHORITY TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION) WILL DETERMINE IF THIS IS ACHIEVABLE GLOBAL LIMIT TO 0.5% NOTWITHSTANDING THE RESULT OF THE 2018 REVIEW. COMPLIANCE CAN BE ACHIEVED BY ALTERNATIVE FUELS OR ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT.

30 MARPOL ANNEX VI OUTCOME OF IMO/ MEPC - ECSA ECSA WELCOMES THIS GLOBAL AGREEMENT BUT: DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF SHIFTING CARGO FROM SEA TO ROAD THROUGH THE 0,1% SULPHUR IN THE ECAs IN 2015 SERIOUSLY ENDANGERS MODAL SHIFT FROM LAND TO SEA -> RISK OF PARALYSING INTRA EU TRANSPORT ECSA FACT FINDING EXERCISE ON CONSEQUENCES IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION

31 CLIMATE CHANGE (CO2) A VARIETY OF ACTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION (AND APPLIED) ECSA (1) TECHNICAL OPERATIONAL OPTIONS MORE EFFICIENT ENGINES, HULL, PROPELLER DESIGN, ETC: in process OPERATIONAL/TECHNICAL MEASURES, REDUCTION OF SPEEDS, ALTERNATIVE FUELS/ENERGY, SHORE ELECTRICITY (many questions including technical): in process

32 CLIMATE CHANGE (CO2) A VARIETY OF ACTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION (AND APPLIED) ECSA (2) LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS DIFFERENTIATION IN HARBOUR DUES: Existing. Caution on distortion of competition, redistribution of charges and commercial character of ports and port charges CO2 INDEXING: Issue for IMO INCLUSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT IN A GLOBAL EMISSION SCHEME: ECSA Expert Group studying it. Much more complex than thought. Added value questioned by some. LEVY

33 QUALITY SHIPPING AS A KEY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (3) MARITIME TRANSPORT SAFETY MARITIME SAFETY PACKAGE III TO BE IMPLEMENTED SOONEST MANDATE OF EMSA TO BE ENHANCED REINFORCE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ATTENTION TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS (ICE)

34 QUALITY SHIPPING AS A KEY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (4) MARITIME TRANSPORT SAFETY ALL EU MEMBER STATES TO BE ON THE MOU WHITE LIST HNS: AGREEMENT IN IMO ON EFFICIENT INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK ALL MEMBER STATES TO BE BOUND BY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND CODE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MANDATORY IMO INSTRUMENTS/AUDIT SCHEME

35 QUALITY SHIPPING AS A KEY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (5) MARITIME TRANSPORT SECURITY IMO ISPS & EU LEGISLATION INCLUDING CUSTOMS ACTION AGAINST PIRACY (SOMALIA- GULF OF ADEN- EUNAVFOR) PREVENTION, REACTION, RESILENCE < SECURITY CULTURE MARITIME SURVEILLANCE: IDENTIFICATION, MONITORING, TRACKING AND REPORTING IN EU WATERS AND PORTS (AIS, LRIT, SAFESEANET, CLEANSEANET, GALILEO, ETC.)

36 QUALITY SHIPPING AS A KEY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (6) MARITIME TRANSPORT AS A KEY ELEMENT OF EU ENERGY SECURITY 90 % OIL TRANSPORTED BY SEA TANKERS, NLG, LPG, OFF-SHORE SERVICE SHIPS KEY FOR ENSURING WELL FUNCTIONING ENERGY MARKETS AND SECURITY OF SUPPLY

37 WORKING TOGETHER ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE (1) EU MARITIME EXTERNAL RELATIONS POLICY: AGREEMENT WITH CHINA, EUROMED, MERCOSUR, ETC. COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SHIPPING: UNCLOS, WTO AND BILATERAL MARITIME TRANSPORT DIALOGUE AND AGREEMENTS, UNCITRAL, IMO, ILO, WCO. SAFETY: PRIORITY IMO, IF NO RESULT REGIONAL MEASURES NOT EXCLUDED (EU TO TAKE THE LEAD)

38 WORKING TOGETHER ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE (2) RECOGNITION AND VISIBILITY OF EU IN IMO: COORDINATION OBSERVER STATUS MEMBERSHIP? BETTER MECHANISM FOR RAPID RATIFICATION OF IMO CONVENTIONS AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT PROTECTING AND PRESERVING MARITIME BASIN IN THE ARTIC

39 EU QUALITY SHIPPING WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ECSA MARITIME SAFETY GLOBAL LEGISLATION WITH A STRONG IMO RATIFICATION OF IMO CONVENTIONS NO NEW LEGISLATION BUT APPLICATION OF EXISTING RULES KEY ROLE OF EMSA IN APPLICATION OF EXISTING LEGISLATION THIRD COUNTRIES TO BE ENCOURAGED TO RATIFY THROUGH EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS POLICY EXPERTISE OF MEMBER STATES IN IMO OF HIGH REPUTE: NOT TO BE UNDERMINED BY FORMAL EU MEMBERSHIP

40 EXPLOITING FULL POTENTIAL OF SHORT SEA SHIPPING AND SEA TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR BUSINESS AND CITIZENS OF EUROPE (1) ESTABLISH A MARITIME TRANSPORT SPACE WITHOUT BARRIERS ENGLISH PILOTAGE LANGUAGE (PECs) IMPLEMENT THE EUROPEAN PORTS POLICY ENSURE RIGHT CONDITIONS FOR ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS IN PORTS AND ENSURE HINTERLAND CONNECTIONS

41 EXPLOITING FULL POTENTIAL OF SHORT SEA SHIPPING AND SEA TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR BUSINESS AND CITIZENS OF EUROPE (2) GUIDELINES ON ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION FOR PORT EXPANSION (FAST TRACK) MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA/TEN-T/MARCO POLO BETTER CONNECTIONS TO ISLANDS AND LONG DISTANCE PASSENGER TRANSPORT & PASSENGER RIGHTS

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43 MARITIME TRANSPORT AS A BASIS FOR CO-MODALITY AND LOGISTICS IN EUROPE ECSA ONGOING PROMOTION OF SHORT SEA SHIPPING IMPROVE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND HINTERLAND CONNECTIONS RESOURCES FOR APPLICATION OF TENT-T SOLVE BOTTLENECKS (EU PORT POLICY) ALLEVIATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

44 EU MARITIME TRANSPORT SPACE WITHOUT BARRIERS SIMPLE LOGICAL SOLUTION - ECSA INTRA EU MANIFESTED CARGOES = TO BE CONSIDERED AS INTRA EU CARGOES NO PROCEDURES NON EU MANIFESTED CARGOES= NORMAL CUSTOMS PROCEDURES SPECIFIC STATUS FOR COMPANY/SHIPOWNER (GUARANTEE)

45 EUROPE A WORLD LEADER ON MARITIME R&D AND INNOVATION NEW SHIP DESIGNS & EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MAXIMISE EFFICIENCY OF THE TRANSPORT CHAIN FULL USE OF RTD PLATFORMS COMMUNICATION ON A EUROPEAN MARINE AND MARITIME R&D ICT INSPECTION & MONITORING TOOLS E-MARITIME SERVICES

46 CONCLUSION THE COMMISSION'S INTENTION IS TO PURSUE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS CONCERNED IN VIEW OF UNDERTAKING ACTION FOR THE PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THIS STRATEGIC REVIEW.

47 CONCLUSION Vice President JACQUES BARROT Europe has very competitive maritime transport sector and should reinforce its position as world leader. The global competition is lively not allowing any strategic errors. Bremen, 3 May 2007

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