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Corridor VII, the Danube Measures for Development of Inland Navigation Otto Schwetz Counsellor of the Senate of the City of Vienna ret President of PIANC Austria Chairman of the Pan-European Transport Corridor VII, the Danube TINA VIENNA Urban Technologies & Strategies Ltd. Smart Rivers 21 New Orleans 2011
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The Danube is the central element of the EU priority project #18 of the Trans-European Transport Network TEN-T
MAIN ISSUES: Physical Improvement of the River Danube Physical Improvements to the Ports Improvements to Shipyards Improvements to Fleets Improvements to Operations Institutional and Legal Issues
Danube TEN projects 1 2 3 1 = Vilshofen Straubing 2 = Cross border Wien Bratislava 3 = Palkovicovo Mohacs 4 = Bottlenecks in Bulgaria and Romania 4 Schwetz WCC2010
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Integrated Solutions for the intermodal transport
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT PHYSICAL NETWORK SERVICE NETWORK
What is an intermodal bottleneck? An intermodal bottleneck is an actual or perceived negative characteristic of an intermodal door-to-door transport chain that makes intermodal transport less attractive than unimodal transport.
Where are intermodal bottlenecks located? Terminal 1 Border crossing Intermodal Terminal 2 Border crossing Origin Terminal Unimodal Destination Terminal
Recommendations to remove bottlenecks Increase capacity of terminals Transport infrastructures for better access of terminals Investments in modern standardised intermodal equipment Harmonization of opening hours Harmonization of loading units Measures towards concentration of intermodal rail transport on a limited number of international transport corridors
Further recommendations Overcome mental bottlenecks Consideration of external costs for fair prices Implementation of new handling procedures Introduction of European-wide transport tariffs Improved border procedures for intermodal transport Consideration of intermodal transport in technical, operational and administrative procedures Introduction of one-stop-shops for intermodal transport
Eco Danube Multimodal Transport on the Danube Mainrom Line Willi Betz/ Intershipping
PORTS as Strategic Nodes Ports are the born intermodal nodes EC DG Move
Tri-Modal Terminal Freudenau Bf.Donaukai Terminal Freudenau Hafen (Spurplan) Streckengleis DUB Winterhafenbrücke Klein Schwechat 4 Krangleise NL. 700 m KW-Freudenau Vorbereitung 2. Gleis Bf. Erdberger Lände Zufahrt Terminal Klein Schwechat Projekt Verbindung DUB DLB, Winterhafenbrücke Projekt Terminal Freudenau Hafen Bestand Kran
TERMINAL VIENNA-FREUDENAU
NEW CONTAINERTERMINAL 2010: 320.000 TEU
Container terminal Container handling & Storage Storage capacity: 7.000 TEU Container repair & services Container trade & leasing Customs clearance Incoming/outgoing road & transport management
European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) A new challenge in the context of the territorial cohesion in the South East European Space
Territorial Coverage of the Danube Region for the Danube Region Strategy
Where are we in the process now? Sep-Dec 2010: adoption of strategy documents June 24, 2011: Strategy adopted by the European Council under the Hungarian Presidency July 1, 2011: Start of works in the 11 Priority Areas
Environment, Risk Prevention Connectivity Socio-economic Integration Prosperity and Security for all Citizens Cooperation of Cities and Regions to Promote Innovation and Improve European Governance Further improvement of the trans-national water and resource management Improvement of rail connections for passenger and freight traffic Intensification of the economic integration within the macroregion Securing and improving urban and regional quality of life Better use of urban and regional potentials for optimising governance Effective protection and use of ecologically valuable areas to its full potential Sustainable development and efficient use of the Danube waterway to cope with freight transport in the Macro-Region Ensure not only an open but also a sensibly and cooperatively regulated labour market Intensification of the cooperation within education, training and the creative sector Location development at multimodal transport nodes Ensure a cooperative risk management Ensure sustainable energy supply Protect, develop and make use of cultural diversity and cultural heritage Promotion of research cooperation and innovation Innovative and sustainable regionaland urban development Ensure sustainable agriculture Promote the integration of migrants Unlock the potential of the Cities and Regions for tourism Increased use of ecological-friendly technologies within urban and regional development
EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Coordination of Priority Areas Priority Area Countries 1) To improve mobility and intermodality Inland waterways Austria Romania Rail, road and air Slovenia Serbia [1] An overall coordination for this priority area needs also to be ensured. (Interest: Ukraine) 2) To encourage more sustainable energy Hungary Czech Republic 3) To promote culture and tourism, people to people contacts Bulgaria Romania 4) To restore and maintain the quality of waters Hungary Slovakia 5) To manage environmental risks Hungary Romania 6) To preserve biodiversity, landscapes and the quality of air and soils 7) To develop the knowledge society (research, education and ICT) Germany (Bavaria) Croatia Slovakia Serbia 8) To support the competitiveness of enterprises Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Croatia 9) To invest in people and skills Austria Moldova 10) To step up institutional capacity and cooperation Austria (Vienna) Slovenia 11) To work together to tackle security and organised crime Germany Bulgaria
Coordinating national transport policies in order to promote Danube navigation
NAIADES Action Programme Presented by the European Commission on 17 January 2006 Multi-annual Action Programme in order to foster transport by inland waterways in Europe (2006 2013) Objectives: Increase competitiveness of inland waterway transport & integrate into door-to-door logistic chains More freight transport on European inland waterways Addressee: EU member states, industry, social partners, river commissions, European Commission and other EU institutions
Implementation of the Austrian National Action Plan via donau I 30 via donau I 30
I Infrastructure II Ports III Information Systems IV Fleet V Education & Training VI Promotion VII Facts & Figures VIII New Markets IX Grants X International Activities Domains of Measures
Catalogue of Measures
Conclusion Austria s NAP is... an integrated package of development for inland waterways and inland waterway transport. the work programme for Austrian inland navigation policy until 2015. in line with European Union s Transport Policy and Action Plan NAIADES. emphasizing international cooperation and harmonisation.
THE DANUBE CORRIDOR A DEVELEOPMENT GENERATOR
Joint Statement on Development of Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Danube River Basin
Flood prevention - a new approach
IWT is the most environmental mode CO2-Balance: Relation Constantza - Vienna Container traffic Inland Vessel: 349 kg CO2/TEU Rail: 567 kg CO2/TEU (+62% compared to vessel) Road: 933 kg CO2/TEU (+167% compared to vessel)
The average external limited costs of transport by mode, /1000 tkm
Implement harmonised River Information Services on the Danube
RIS River Information Services Telematics systems and related information services for enhancing safety and increasing transport efficiency of inland navigation Schwetz WCC2010
RIS Integrated Approach Schwetz WCC2010
The Danube belt an axis for development
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