Welcome to our Session 1
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Copyright: S. Werner Baltic Sea Region: The Powerhouse of Europe Gunnar Platz PLANCO Consulting Project Coordinator EMMA. Stefan Breitenbach Head of Project Department Port of Hamburg Marketing Reg, Assoc.. 3
Agenda 1. Background: The Baltic Sea Region 2. Economic Facts and Figures 3. Trade (and Transport) Supporting an Increasing Income and the Fight against Poverty 4. The Baltic Sea Region Programme s Project EMMA 4
The Baltic Sea Region Countries The Baltic Sea: o Is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Scandinavia, Finland, the Baltic countries, and the North European Plain. o Is connected by artificial waterways to the White Sea via the White Sea Canal and to the German Bight of the North Sea via the Kiel Canal. 5
The Baltic Sea Region as part of Europe The European Commission States: The Baltic Sea continues to be one of Europe's most vulnerable areas. [ ] Divisions from the past are still being overcome. Research, innovation and trade links need to be reinforced, while transport and energy connections have big gaps the eastern and northern parts of the Region are still too often isolated from the rest of the EU. 6
Different Economic Outlook 7
Different Economic Outlook The new Normal: Prosperity Trajectorie 8
Challenges for Economic Growth and Measures against Poverty Trade Dynamics / Annual Growth of Export Value Growing trade as one solution; high quality transport systems needed! 9
Cross-Border Challenges The Saimaa Canal in Finland and Russia o Canal length: about 43 km o About half of the canal each on the Finnish and Russian territory. o Strong cooperation with Russia needed River Odra in Poland and Germany o State treaty signed for joint maintanance measaures and minimum navigational standards o Discussion on-going for further improvements 10
Navigational Challenges Examples given: Sweden & Finland o Lake Malären (SE) and Saimaa canal (FI) are heavily affected by ice in winter times o Sensitive natural areas o Modern River Information Services (RIS) based on Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) to be pushed forward. o Same Standards and Harmonisation in Europe needed 11
Flood and Environment Protection Challenges Free Floating Rivers and Canals 12
Inland Waterway Transportation Sectoral Challenges and Aims of the EMMA Project. C H A L L E N G E S o Integration of inland waterway transportation (IWT) in supply chains o Investment and innovation backlog, ashore & on board o Stronger cooperation of stakeholder needed to vouch for better support of policy o Image Enhance competitiveness by investments and new technology Reduction of bureaucratic and regulatory restraints Pilot actions to proof concepts, technology and competitiveness A I M S Strengthening of sectors voice by increased cooperation S t r e n g t h e n i n g o f I W T i n t r a n s p o r t c h a i n s, s t r a t e g i e s a n d p o l i c y a c t i o n s 13
The EMMA Project 21 Project Partners from 5 Countries Sweden Germany Finland Lithuania E M M A Funded by INTERREG VB Baltic Sea Region Programme. Total Budget: 4.42 mil. EUR Life-time: 03/2016 02/2019 Cooperation with the Good Navigation Status Initiative of the EU Commission. Poland 14
The EMMA project 48 associated partners from 8 countries National ministries Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (DEU) Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Lithuania Swedish Transport Agency Finnish Transport Agency Shipping companies BKS Binnenschiffahrtskontor Sommerfeld GmbH Deutsche Binnenreederei AG Reederei Ed Line GmbH VT Shipping Company Walter Lauk Ewerführerei Ltd. Zegluga Bydgoska Sp. z.o.o. Chambers of Commerce & regional authorities Behörde Ministry für of Economy, Wirtschaft, Transport Verkehr und and Innovation der of the Freien Free und and Hansestadt Hanseatic City Hamburg of Hamburg Chamber of of Commerce Mälardalen (FI) Flanders Institute for for Mobility Häme Chamber of of Commerce Industrie Chamber und of Industry Handelskammer Lüneburg Commerce Wolfsburg Lüneburg Regional Wolfsburg Water Management Authority Regional Gdansk Water Management (PL) Authority Gdansk (PL) Industry PCC Intermodal S.A. SIEMENS AG WP ON LOG LS Technische Werke Schwedt GmbH Organisations and associations East West Transport Corridor Association Elbe Allianz e.v. European RiverSeaTransport Union e.v. Swedish Shipowners Association Association for European Inland Navigation and Waterways Association for Promotion of the Oder/Havel River Basins Weitblick Verkehrsinfrastruktur, Wirtschaft und Logistik e.v. European Barge Union (EBU) School of Business and Management of Technology of the Belarussian State University Association of Polish Regions of Baltic Adriatic Transport Corridor Inland Navigation Europe Lithuanian lntermodal Transport Technology Platform (LITTP) Süderelbe AG ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center Germany Shortsea Promotion Centre (SPC) Finland Inland Ports Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft Eisenhüttenstadt mbh HTAG Häfen und Transport AG Ports of Stockholm Schwedter Hafen Saimaa Ports Joensuu Port Authority of Södertälje Hamburg Port Authority AöR LUTRA Lager Umschlag Transport Mittelbrandenburgische Hafengesellschaft mbh 15
The EMMA project Pilot practices and demonstrators Poland Gdańsk (the river Vistula) Feasibility study regarding the inland supply chain Transport chains from the Port of Gdańsk to the hinterland Lithuania Klaipėda (the river Neman) Heavy goods transportation connection from the Port of Klaipėda to the hinterland Germany (North German river basin) Digital map with status information on inland waterways Sweden - Stockholm (Lake Mälaren) Dynamic Zone Management System & transport shift from road to inland waterways Finland North Karelia (Saimaa Canal & Lake Area) Information systems for transport optimisation of timber products via inland waterways 16
EMMA Appointed as Flagship Project in the Policy Area Transport European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) EUSBSR is the first macro-regional strategy in Europe. It provides an integrated framework for improving: - environmental condition of the sea, - transport bottlenecks and energy interconnections, - development of competitive markets across borders, - common networks for research and innovation. The flagship status reflects the importance the European Commission attaches to the further development of inland navigation in the Baltic Sea Region. 17
Copyright: HHM/Breitenbach Thank you for your Attention! Gunnar Platz PLANCO Consulting Project Coordinator EMMA. Stefan Breitenbach Head of Project Department Port of Hamburg Marketing Reg, Assoc.. 18