Transcript European Inland Waterway Transport Policy - NAIADES – UNECE Inland Transport Committee, Working Party on Inland Water Transport, 53 Session 4 November 2009, Geneva Pawel.

European Inland Waterway Transport Policy
- NAIADES –
UNECE Inland Transport Committee,
Working Party on Inland Water Transport, 53 Session
4 November 2009, Geneva
Pawel Stelmaszczyk, HoU, DG TREN
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
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Agenda
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Facts & Figures
EU Common Transport Policy
Inland Waterway Transport Policy – NAIADES
Excursus “Technical Requirements” and
“Boatmasters’ certificates”
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20 out of 27 Member States
have inland waterways
>37.000 km
of waterways
connect 100s
of cities and
industrial
regions
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Facts and figures (1)
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Facts and figures (2)
20/27 Member States have inland waterways
12 are connected
Modal share of IWT: ca. 6% of total inland transport
Modal share in NW Europe: up to 43%
500 million tons of freight p.a.
140 billion ton-kilometres p.a.
12.000 vessels = 480.000 trucks
ca. 8.000 enterprises
ca. 30.000 employees
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EU Common Transport Policy (1)
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White Paper: European transport policy for 2010:
time to decide (COM (2001) 370, 12/09/2001)
Mid-term Review of the 2001 White Paper (COM
(2006) 314, 22/06/2006)
Future of Transport
» Ongoing revision of the European transport policy
» Communication “A sustainable future for transport” (COM
(2009) 279, 17/06/2009)
» Public Consultation closed 30 September 2009
» 2nd High-Level Conference 20 November 2009
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EU Common Transport Policy (2)
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TEN-T policy revision
» Green paper on the future of the TEN-T network and
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policy (COM (2009) 44, 4/2/2009)
Public consultations, TEN-T days Naples in October
2009
Process is supported by expert groups
Possible legislative action foreseen for late 2010
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EU Common Transport Policy (3)
- Objectives for Inland Waterway Transport -
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to promote and strengthen the competitive position
of inland waterway transport in the transport system
to facilitate its integration into the intermodal logistic
chain
to create favourable conditions for the further
development and innovation of the sector
to encourage companies to use this mode of
transport
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EU Inland Waterway Transport Policy (1)
- NAIADES Beginning of 2006 the EC launched for the first time a
comprehensive inland waterway transport policy and a
a multi-annual action programme for the promotion of
inland waterway transport – NAIADES
Instruments ?
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Legislative measures, policy measures, financial
support
Who ?
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European Union, Member States, industry, social
partners, river commissions,
European Commission
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2006 - 2013
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NAIADES – Five areas (2)
1. MARKET
» Create favourable conditions for services
2. FLEET
» Stimulate fleet modernisation and innovation
3. JOBS AND SKILLS
» Promote jobs and skills
4. IMAGE AND AWARENESS
» Improve image and knowledge of IWT
5. INFRASTRUCTURE
» Provide adequate infrastructure
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NAIADES - PLATINA (3)
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In order to support the EC in the implementation of NAIADES, a
platform for the implementation of NAIADES was launched –
PLATINA
PLATINA is a project within the 7th Framework Programme for
Research, Technology Development and Demonstration
PLATINA is aimed at coordinating and supporting research
activities and policies
PLATINA runs from 06/2008 to 05/2012
PLATINA is organised around the five NAIADES action areas
(markets, fleet, jobs & skills, image, infrastructure)
PLATINA is strategically guided by key industrial stakeholders,
associations and Member States administrations
www.naiades.info/platina
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NAIADES – Five areas (4)
MARKETS – Create favourable
conditions for services
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Attract new markets
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Investigate and implement new
logistics concepts
Services for intermodal
transport
Improve co-operation between
modes and within the sector
Encourage entrepreneurship
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Attract newcomers
Facilitate access to finance for
SMEs
Improve administrative and regulatory
framework
FLEET – Stimulate fleet
modernisations and innovation
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Improve logistics efficiency, safety and
environmental performance of IWT
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Develop and facilitate use of
innovative vessel concepts and
technologies
Encourage use of safety-enhancing
technologies
Encourage use of eco-efficient
engines and renewable energy
sources
Develop refit concepts for existing
vessels
JOBS & SKILLS – Promote Jobs
and skills
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Attract workforce
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Improve working and social
conditions
Stimulate labour mobility
Create awareness and improve
career
Enhance cooperation regarding
mutual recognition of
qualifications
Invest in human capital
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Preserve education and training
Stimulate life-long learning
» Abolish administrative barriers
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to IWT development
Ensure a level playing field
Improve co-ordination between
relevant public services
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NAIADES – Five areas (5)
IMAGE – Improve image and
knowledge of IWT
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Promote inland navigation as a successful
partner in business
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INFRASTRUCTURE – Provide
adequate infrastructure
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Support and coordinate promotion
activities
Influence logistics decision-making
by public relations
Improve multi-modal network
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Set up and expand EU IWT promotion and
development network
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Set up national promotion and
development structures
Provide political, practical and
financial support for promotion
centres
Appoint national focal points within
administrations
Integrate national promotion
structures and focal points into a
European network
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Maintain and improve the European
IWT network
Foster the mutual understanding of
multi-purpose use of waterways
Encourage the development of port
and transhipment facilities – also in
candidate and associated countries
(Re)develop industrial sites nearby
waterways
Implement River Information Services
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Support and co-ordinate
development and implementation of
RIS in Europe
Monitor trends and developments within
the IWT market
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Harmonise collection of data at all
levels
Ensure availability of compatible
source data
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NAIADES – Examples of achievements and work
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on-going and in preparation (6)
Legislative measures
Achievements:
» Directive on technical requirements
» Directive on statistics of good transport by inland waterways
» De-minimis rules
» Directive on the transport of dangerous goods
» Directive on fuel quality
On-going/in preparation:
» Manning requirements
» Boatmasters’ certificates
» Education and training
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NAIADES – Examples of achievements and work
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on-going and in preparation (7)
Policy measures
Achievements:
» Funding handbook
» Screening of administrative and regulatory barriers
On-going/in preparation:
» Market observation
» Social dialogue (working time, professional profiles etc)
» Infrastructure Development Plan
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NAIADES – Examples of achievements and work
on-going and in preparation (8)
Support measures
Achievements:
» Simplified access to the Marco Polo II programme for
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the IWT sector and doubling of actual funding per tkm
shifted from road
First successful TEN-T call for proposals in the area of
River Information Services
On-going:
» Support to promotion structures under the DG TREN
grant programme
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Excursus
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(1):
Technical requirements - state of play
DIRECTIVE 2006/87 EC, as AMENDED
RHINE VESSEL INSPECTION REGULATIONS (RVIR)
UN-ECE RESOLUTION 61
Annex II from the Directive and RVIR are made
equivalent
Resolution 61 has been reformed into the same
structure as RVIR and Annex II
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Excursus (2): Harmonisation of boatmasters’ certificates –
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state of play
Directive 96/50 EC of 23 July 1996
Collection of external expertise completed
» the final report of the external study available on
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/inland/studies/inland_waterways_en.htm
Impact assessment by the Commission services ongoing
Subject to the result of the impact assessment the
Commission may possibly come forward with a
legislative proposal in 2010
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 Thank you for your attention
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Pawel STELMASZCZYK
[email protected]
European Commission, DG Energy and Transport
Unit B 3 - Logistics, co-modality, inland waterways, motorways of the sea & Marco Polo
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/iw/index_en.htm
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