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A SUCCESS STORY ON SHORT SEA SHIPPING AS AS A DERIVATIVE OF COMBINED TRANSPORT RO-RO LINES BETWEEN TURKEY AND ITALY Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 BASIC TERMINOLOGY Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT: CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT. (ECMT DEFINITION) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 INTERMODAL TRANSPORT: • USAGE OF TWO OR MORE MODES OF TRANSPORT • SAME LOADING UNIT • NO HANDLING OF THE GOODS WHILE CHANGING MODES • INTEGRATED TRANSPORT CHAIN (ECMT DEFINITION) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 COMBINED TRANSPORT: MEANS OF TRANSPORT WHERE ONE (PASSIVE) TRANSPORT UNIT IS CARRIED BY ANOTHER (ACTIVE) UNIT WHICH PROVIDES TRACTION AND CONSUMES ENERGY. (ECE/FALL DEFINITON) INITIAL AND FINAL LEGS OF THE PASSIVE UNIT: BY ROAD TRANSPORT Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 SHORT SEA SHIPPING (SSS) A SUSTAINABLE DERIVATIVE OF INTERMODAL TRANSPORT CHAIN, INCLUDING TRANSPORT OVER THE WATERWAYS. • WATER-BASED TRANSPORT OF GOODS AND PASSENGERS ON A ROUTE, • AT LEAST ONE SECTION OVER THE SEA OR THE OCEAN, • GEOGRAPHIC DEFINITION: ENCOMPASSES THE BALTIC STATES, OVER SCANDINAVIA AND ICELAND, VIA THE UK AND WESTERN EUROPE TO THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND THE WHOLE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN (INCLUDING NORTH AFRICA AND THE BLACK SEA). • NEW AND DYNAMİC DERIVATIVE PERSPECTIVE, COVERING A MUCH WIDER TERRITORY THAN THE FORMER ‘COASTAL NAVIGATION’. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY SHORT SEA SHIPPING AS A DERIVATIVE OF COMBINED TRANSPORT Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 1) A facility providing more flexibility to users as well as service providers (operators) the ability to mobilize at faster rates. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 2) An environmentally friendly form of transport. (in harmony with sustainable development of transport policies) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 3) A safe mode of transport. Decreases the probability of an accident occuring by more than 65% when compared to conventional road transport. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 4) SSS offers the most reliable service (Just in time delivery) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 5) Rationalization and optimization of services. (efficiency in operations and minimized operational costs) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 6) Minimized depreciation costs of passive transport units. Savings up to 23% in the whole transport chain. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 7) Reduction in bureaucratic procedures and minimization of documentation. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 8) Facilitation of bonus road transport permits through utilization of combined transport facilities by Ministries of Transport of various countries. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 9) Balancing traffic among different modes of transport, thus providing a useful tool to achieve public tolerance towards transport in general. (Contribution to sustainable transport policy) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 10) SSS imposes minimal investment and maintanence costs on Governments. Utilization of “nature made” highways “MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA” Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 EVOLUTION AND FUTURE OF COMBINED TRANSPORT IN EUROPE Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • Breakthrough during 60’s with the introduction of containers. • 40.000 tons container vessel unloaded with 750 man-hours. • Similar vessel unloaded through methods with 24.000 man-hours. traditional • Container traffic in the Atlantic Ocean in 1970: 6 millions TEU. • Container traffic in the Atlantic Ocean today: 165 millions TEU. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • Share of combined transport in the EU today: 4% • Growth forecast of combined transport in the EU 2001-2010: 100% • Growth forecast of road transport in the EU 2001-2010: 38% (2001 White Paper: “Time To Decide”) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 FACTORS IMPEDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMBINED TRANSPORT AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • Development of policies discouraging cost advantage on the road transport side. • Provision of effective incentives subsidies by the Governments on SSS. and (Declined Port Charges, Supply Of Tax Free Fuel For Motor Vessels+Motor Vehicles etc.) • Equal treatment for inland navigation and short sea shipping. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • Lack of harmonization in documentation – paper dependency. • Standardization of loading units and enlargement of terminal facilities. • Commitment on the railway services. -State Owned Companies: Managers infrastructure and operators at the same time. of -Independency of slot allocations from the railway operator. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • General concensus on an overall public policy on combined transport. • Divergent interests on development of continent solutions. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 the wide Operations: • Equal opportunity on the market for rail, road, inland water ways and short sea shipping. • Secure access to rail way networks. • Harmonization and simplification of legal regulations and administrative procedures. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 Financial Measures: • Financial assistance for certain operational costs. • Granting partial or total exemption from taxes, tolls and fees for vehicles engaged in combined transport. • Provision of incentives for private sector indulging in Combined Transport and derivatives. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 Regulatory Measures and Controls: • Liberalization of initial and final road hauls. (Abolishment of all quota systems) • Exemptions from certain restrictions, traffic bans. • Customs and border control operations at loading and unloading points. • Reliable schedule times. • Standardization and simplification of documentation. • Increase of maximum permissible weights for initial and final legs of road haulage. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 Monitoring of the market: • Measures to ensure coherent and reliable data. • United information centers. • Inventory of bottlenecks hindering development of combined transport. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 Co-operation and Innovation: • Close co-operation transport operators. among combined • Efforts for competitive, transparent prices. • Longer terminal working hours. • Real time monitoring of combined transport movements for clients through electronic information systems. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 A SUCCESS STORY: SHORT SEA SHIPPING WITH RO-RO VESSELS BETWEEN TURKEY AND ITALY Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 EVOLUTION OF THE LINE Concept developed in 1992 as a result of internal conflicts occured in the former Yugoslavia. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • Leasing of two vessels from the state-owned Ro-Ro Company in 1993 providing a utiliziation guarantee of 70%. • Foundation of a Ro-Ro Company in 1993 with participation of road transport operators as share holders. • Purchase of the first two vessels UN Transfer and UN Transporter with 140 trailer capacity, speed 16,5 knots. • Purchase of two further vessels; UN Denizcilik, UN Ekinci in 1994. Capacity: 135 trailers, Speed: 19 knots. • Purchase of UN Saffet Bey and UN Princess in 1996 and 1997 with 160 trailer-capacities and 16 knots speed. • Purchase of 6 more vessels during the period 2000-2002 with capacities ranging from 165 to 200 trailers and speeds upto 22 knots. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 Purchase of 4 more vessels in the years of 2005, 2006 with capacities ranging 200-240 trailers and speeds upto 23.5 knots. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 Inception of further Ro-Ro Lines in the Blacksea and Agean/Med Area Blacksea: Samsun-Novorrossisky Line: 2 vessels, Capacity: 50 vehicles Agean/Med Area: Çeşme-Trieste Line: 4 vessels, Capacity: 103, 160 vehicles Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF THE RO-RO LINES AND RO-RO VESSELS VESSEL NAME LINE GROSS TON LANE METER CAPACITY (VEHICLES) SPEED (KNOT) UN AKDENİZ HAYDARPAŞA-TRIESTE 22.900 2.640 165 21,6 UN KARADENİZ HAYDARPAŞA-TRIESTE 22.900 2.640 165 21,6 UN EGE HAYDARPAŞA-TRIESTE 26.469 3.214 200 22,0 UN ADRİYATİK HAYDARPAŞA-TRIESTE 26.469 3.214 200 22,0 UN ATILIM HAYDARPAŞA-TRIESTE 26.469 3.214 200 22,0 UN BİRLİK HAYDARPAŞA-TRIESTE 26.469 3.214 200 22,0 UN DENİZCİLİK AMBARLI-TRIESTE 21.213 2.060 135 19,0 İSTANBUL AMBARLI-TRIESTE 21.775 2.550 188 19,5 UN HAYRİ EKİNCİ AMBARLI-TRIESTE 21.213 2.060 135 19,0 ULUSOY 1 ÇEŞME-TRIESTE 13.556 1.454 103 16,0 ULUSOY 2 ÇEŞME-TRIESTE 13.556 1.454 103 16,0 ULUSOY 5 ÇEŞME-TRIESTE 19.689 2.760 160 16,0 SAFFET BEY ÇEŞME-TRIESTE 19.689 2.760 160 16,0 MARMARA PRENSES SAMSUN-NOVOROSSİSKY 10.600 1.000 50 15,0 YUSUF ZİYA ÖNİŞ SAMSUN-NOVOROSSİSKY 7.505 800 40 14,0 300.472 35.034 2.204 TOTAL Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 DEVELOPMENT OF THE TURKEY-ITALY RO-RO LINES 90000 80000 70000 50000 10000 2003 2002 2001 2000 20000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 30000 1994 1993 40000 Source: RODER-Ro-Ro Vessel Operators and Combined Transporters’ Association, 2004 Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 0 Number of Vehicles 60000 The total number of vehicles carried by Ro-Ro vessels through ports of Turkey to Trieste was 12.500 in the year 1993 and this has increased to 85.000 in the year 2003. Anticipated figure for 2004: 93.000 vehicles. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 TRIPS FROM TURKEY WITH RO-RO LINES RO-RO LINE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 (10 M.) 2004 (10 M.) ÇEŞME-TRIESTE 7.814 9.339 12.072 13.898 11.196 13.478 HAYDARPAŞA-TRIESTE 43.778 40.568 44.595 54.047 45.028 46.630 AMBARLI-TRIESTE 24.040 24.040 18.349 17.040 14.139 16.817 TOTAL 75.632 73.947 75.016 84.985 70.363 76.925 RİZE-POTI 1.161 0 701 3.730 3.033 2.678 SAMSUN-NOVOROSSISKY 9.518 8.138 7.911 8.080 6.850 9.162 TRABZON-SOCHI 2.006 2.214 2.046 1.651 1.495 1.385 ZONGULDAK-KIRIM 2.916 3.542 4.395 5.074 4.130 4.627 TOTAL 15.601 13.894 15.053 18.535 15.508 17. 852 GRAND TOTAL 91.233 87.841 90.069 103.520 85.871 94.777 Source: RODER-Ro-Ro Vessel Operators and Combined Transporters’ Association, 2004 Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 RO-RO ROUTES FROM TURKEY Kırım Trieste Novorrossisky Sochi Poti Rize Samsun Trabzon Zonguldak İstanbul Çeşme Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 EFFICIENT TRANSPORT: SEMI-TRAILER ACTIVITY YEARS SEMITRAILERS COMPLETE UNITS TOTAL SEMI-TRAILER RATIO 1997 20.869 21.408 42.277 49,4% 1998 26.182 24.147 50.329 52,0% 1999 26.796 35.986 62.782 42,7% 2000 37.589 38.043 75.632 49,7% 2001 37.904 34.432 72.336 52,4% 2002 39.833 35.183 75.016 53,1% 2003 48.271 36.714 84.985 56,8% 2004 (10 M.) 43.945 32.980 76.925 57,1% Source: RODER-Ro-Ro Vessel Operators and Combined Transporters’ Association, 2003 57% OF THE VEHICLES TRANSPORTED BY RO-RO VESSELS FROM TURKEY TO EUROPE ARE SEMI-TRAILERS. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 TODAY, 65% OF ALL ROAD TRANSPORT ACTIVITY DESTINED TO WESTERN EUROPE IS REALIZED VIA RO-RO LINES. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 MAIN ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTES FROM TURKEY TO EUROPE 2016 KM 2154 KM Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 SPECIFIC APPLICATION: ACTORS TAKING ROLE IN THE SHORT SEA SHIPPING OPERATION BETWEEN TURKEY AND EUROPE Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 1) SERVICE UTILIZERS (ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATORS ) Over the years trucking activity gained momentum and today almost 100 Turkish road transport companies are located in Trieste. Turkish tractor units are lodged in the Port of Trieste as per a bilateral agreement between Turkey and Italy. End result paved the way to trucking (transport of semitrailer units only via Ro-Ro vessels) Semi-trailers are then coupled with tractor units located in Trieste and carrying goods to various destinations in Europe. Today almost 57% of vehicle activity in Ro-Ro vessels is composed of semi-trailer trucking. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 2) SERVICE PROVIDERS: A) RO-RO OPERATORS: • • • • 3 Ro-Ro Operators 13 vessels One common destination in Italy: Trieste Number of vehicles carried during a decade (19932003): 560.000 • Total Capacity: 2.114 Vehicles • Total Tonnage: 282.367 Gross Tons • Total Lane Meters supply: 33.234 Lane Meters Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • Forwarding of customs documents two days prior the arrival of the vessel. • Time saving for processing of documentation. • Truck ready to go once disembarked from the vessel. • Electronic means of documents under study. transferring customs • Transparent system through electronic means for clients. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 2) SERVICE PROVIDERS: B) TUGMASTER OPERATORS: Located in the Ports of Trieste and Istanbul, tugmaster operators are embarking and disembarking semi-trailer units to/from the Ro-Ro vessels onto the TIR parking terminals. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 2) SERVICE PROVIDERS: C) AIRLINE OPERATOR: Vessels utilized in the existing Ro-Ro lines are non ropax type. (unaccompanied transport) 12 cabins exist for drivers of refrigerated vehicles. All other drivers are carried by means of air transport to Ljubljana and backwards. Three airbus (A 310 type) aircrafts are utilized for this purpose. In the year 2003, a total of 37.500 drivers were carried from Istanbul to Ljubljana and return. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 2) SERVICE PROVIDERS: D) BUS OPERATOR: Once drivers land in the Ljubljana Airport, drivers are then carried to the Port of Trieste by buses and return Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 2) SERVICE PROVIDERS: E) ROLLING RAIL OPERATOR: Rolling Railway Following The Ro-Ro Route Villach-Wels Line • Established in April 1997. • Number of trains operating per day: 7 Trains • Capacity of each train: 18 vehicles • Booking Facility: through Representative of the Ro-Ro operatorsAlexandroupolis, in Trieste. 05-07 December 2004 Villach-Wels Line Statistics (Turkish Vehicles) Years Villach-Wels Wels-Villach 1997 5.235 5.300 1998 2.776 2.800 1999 8.963 9.048 2000 14.424 14.889 2001 11.911 12.972 2002 14.798 16.465 2003 14.482 16.711 2004 (10 M.) 16.407 17.832 Source: RODER-Ro-Ro Vessel Operators and Combined Transporters’ Association, 2003 Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 2) SERVICE PROVIDERS: F) RO-RO AGENCIES AND FORWARDING AGENCIES: • Ro-Ro Agencies are responsible for the operation of Ro-Ro vessels • Preparation of ship manifest, preparation of documentation for port authorities, payment of various port charges/fees, facilitation of the mobility of the vessels etc. • Forwarding Agencies are responsible for introducing the customs documents of the trucks to customs authorities and facilitating the clearence of customs formalities. • The forwarding agents in Trieste issue T-1 documents and also act as guarantors in the Common Transit Regime valid in the EU + Visa-Grad Countries. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 COMBINED TRANSPORT OPERATION IN BRIEF Wels Trieste Istanbul final leg by road Ro-Ro Operator initial leg by road Villach Airline Operator Ljubljana Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 SEAMLESS INTEGRATED DOOR TO DOOR TRANSPORT CHAIN: A NEW LOGISTICS CONCEPT RO-RO TERMINAL WITH LOGISTICS FACILITIES • DATE OF COMPLETION: FIRST QUARTER OF 2005 • OPEN AREA: 170.000 SQ METERS • CUSTOMS BONDED WAREHOUSE: 30.000 SQ METERS • PARKING FACILITIES FOR TRAILERS: 1.000 UNITS • RAILWAY CONNECTIONS Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 • DIRECT IMPORT AND EXPORT CUSTOMS FACILITIES: CATEGORY 1 CUSTOMS AUTHORITY • FACILITIES FOR ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATORS / COMBINED TRANSPORT OPERATORS / FORWARDING AGENCIES: 200 POCKET OFFICES • FACILITIES FOR COMPANIES BANKS AND INSURANCE • FACILITIES FOR GAS OIL STATIONS / SPARE PARTS AND MAINTANENCE OF TRUCKS • TOTAL INVESTMENT COST: 45 MILLIONS USD (INCLUDING LAND ACQUSITION) Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 THE NEW RO-RO TERMINAL When the new Ro-Ro Terminal in Pendik (İstanbul) is completed, operations in the current terminal will be terminated. This will help the avoidance of vehicles entering the dense traffic of İstanbul. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 CONCLUSION Founded 11 years ago, with the aim of providing an alternative route for Turkish transport operators, today a state of the art transport chain has been created between two Mediterranean Countries. The Short Sea Shipping Operation as explained, could provide an answer to the present problems encountered in classical road transport and is totally in line with the sustainable transport policies of the EU. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004 THANK YOU. Alexandroupolis, 05-07 December 2004