Motorways of the Sea TEN-T Forum Logis8c CPMR Views : MoS, peripheral and insular Regions Brussels, 17th of May 2016
150 mari8me Regions suppor8ng the MoS since their crea8on (2001) Following the appointment of the six TEN-T coordinators for rail projects, the CPMR reminded Commissioner Barrot about the urgency of appoining one sea motorway coordinator per sea basin CPMR statement 2006!
Ar8cle 170.2 of the Treaty and TEN-T guidelines are clear Within the framework of a system of open and compe==ve markets, ac=on by the Union shall aim at promo=ng the interconnec=on and interoperability of na=onal networks as well as access to such networks. It shall take account in par8cular of the need to link island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the Union. Ar9cle 4 TEN-T guidelines Objec9ves of the trans-european transport network The trans-european transport network shall strengthen the social, economic and territorial cohesion of the Union... through: Accessibility and connec9vity of all regions of the Union, including remote, outermost, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions, as well as sparsely populated areas;
The CPMR support the MoS But under «territorial condi8ons» HOW CAN THE MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA BE ADAPTED TO SPECIFIC REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS? CONCLUSIONS FROM THE CONSULTATION OF THE REGIONS.! the level of funding should be different depending on locaion;! because of the specific nature of their traffic (imbalance and low volume), islands should be granted a preferenial rate;! a connecion between two ports in the comprehensive TEN-T network should become eligible;! a connecion between an EU port and a third country port must become eligible;! EU aids for start-up (which were removed in 2013) must be reintroduced in a smart way - if they do not create unfair compeiion and if they help to improve accessibility and territorial cohesion.
WHICH ARE THE BEST INSTRUMENTS TO BOOST ACCESSIBILITY FOR ISLAND REGIONS? Bornholm calls on the European Commission to work for Road Equivalent Tariffs for ferry transport like the system on the ScoYsh Islands in order to make ferry and land-based transport equal i.e. same price per kilometre. Canarias asks for grants to start-up mari=me routes with thirdcountry ports to foster the external dimension of European mari=me transport as provided by Ar=cle 10 of the CEF regula=on. Orkney and the Western Islands also ask for the financing of investment and study into hub faciliies for transhipment and clean fuel bunkering in islands close to Sea Lines of Communica=ons (SLOCs).... And other ideas to be debated in Balearic Islands on 17 October 2016
Prac8cal ideas for the DIP Accessibility as a Key Performance Indicator? Carry out an in-depth assessment of the results of the first CEF/MOS calls: iden=fy thema=c and geographic disbalances, to be corrected in the next calls The service dimension of the MoS : the CPMR suggests that the European Commission makes use of Ar=cle 32 of TEN-T guidelines to support for mari=me transport services and accessibility. En=tled Sustainable freight transport services, this Ar=cle enables funding for projects of common interest which both provide efficient freight transport services that use the infrastructure of the comprehensive network and contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions and other negaive environmental impacts. One of the objec=ves of this is to improve links to the most vulnerable and isolated parts of the Union, in paricular outermost, island, remote and mountainous regions. No mari=me project selected with reference to this Ar=cle 32 under the first CEF call for proposals in 2014. This discrepancy should be rec8fied. Review the list of eligible/ineligible ac8ons (implementa8on) AddiIonal ideas on Thursday...
Insularity and«ultraperipherality» can also be valorised as assets Many island Regions consider their insularity and remoteness as an opportunity for the European Union due to their closeness to intercon=nental shipping routes. Island Regions could provide a European open door to third-countries, reducing conges=on of mainland roads and harbours through transhipment and short sea shipping, and hos=ng LNG facili=es for deep sea shipping as intercon8nental pla`orms. The Azores and Madeira are currently involved in the COSTA study, which foresees and promotes the use of alterna=ve fuels for ships, such as LNG, through an infrastructure network for supply pla_orms in privileged loca=ons, such as islands, within interna=onal mari=me routes. How to build on this? A subject for the MoS DIP?
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