DG TREN CCRTECesare BernabeiMantovaOctober 16th, 2009
General Assembly EFIP
Implementation of the TEN-T Priority Projects, the TEN-T Review and the Danube Strategy
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Summary
.TEN-T Priority Projects.TEN-T Policy Review.The Way Forward.Summary
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Trans-European Transport Network TEN-T Priority Projects
Budget and share (2007-2013)
Rail 74.2 %
IWW 11.5 %
Multimodal 6.7 %
Galileo 3.6 %
Road 2.7 %
Airport 1.3 %
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Inland Waterways in Europe
20 out of 27 Member States
>37000 km
500 Million Ton
140.000 Million Ton per km
6% of total European freight
43% in North-Western Europe
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Priority Project 18
Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube
. Distance 3 255 km. Estimated final completion date 2016. Total projected cost ~2 103.28 million €
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Priority Project 18
Rhine/Meuse-Main-DanubeMajor Projects and Studies:
. Straubing-Vilshofen. Austrian Sector. Hungarian Sector. Romanian-Bulgarian Sector
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Priority Project 30
Seine-Scheldt
. Distance 408 km. Estimated final completion date 2016. Total projected approximate cost ~4 422.41 million €
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Priority Project 30
Seine-ScheldtMajor interventions concern the création of the Canal Seine-Nord Europe of 106 km between Compiègne and Aubencheul-au-Bac in France
Upgrading of international canal Pommeroeul-Condé
Elimination of bottleneck in Kortrijk
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TEN-T Policy Review:Network Development
.1996 TEN Guidelines for EU 15 (14 priority projects).2004 guidelines revision - EU27 (30 PPs).2007 new Financing regulation 2007-2013.2007 Communication on the extension of the major TENs axes to neighbouring countries.2009 Green paper.2010 Revision of the TEN guidelines
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TEN-T Policy Review:Green Paper
• New political circumstances call for new approaches: climatechange objectives, an enlarged Union (from 15 to 27 MemberStates), Europe’s new global role
• TEN-T to support logistics and co-modal services for passengers and freight, meeting mobility needs whilecontaining CO2 emissions
• TEN-T to better connect Europe to its neigbours and the world
• The long-term approach, inherent in major infrastructure projects, needs to be complemented by greater flexibility and responsiveness to evolving service needs
• More attention to rail connections to ports, inter-modalterminals, links between long-distance and urban transport etc.
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TEN-T Policy Review:Green Paper
Early assessment of the public consultation (300 replies)
. most in favour of maintaining the comprehensive network. relative majority in favour of a « core network » as a layer on top of the comprehensive network. question on how to ensure continuity with the past and also for a greater degree of flexibility. methodology for « core network » requires in-depth analysis. coordinators are strongly supported. necessity to ensure adequate financing.
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TEN-T Policy Review:Green Paper
The way forward:.Report on results of public consultation (July).Expert Groups and studies to investigate specificissues in preparation for Guidelines’ revisionproposal.October: TEN-T Conference (Naples).Communication.2010: Impact assessment and legislative proposal
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The Way Forward
NAIADES Action Programme
.Market.Fleet.Jobs & Skills.Image.Infrastructure
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Not a speed-way, but…
A sustainable transport system
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The Way Forward
1) Macro Strategy for the River Danube Basin
Global development putting the river at the centre of the region encompassing all aspects of a sustainable growth: environmental respect, social and economical growth through an efficient and effective transport network.
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The Way Forward
2) Comodality
Inland Waterways Transport can operate as single transport mode, however it is most effective if used in combination with the other modes of transport.
In order to achieve an efficient and effective integration into the regional transport network, it is required that ports are modernisedand capable to provide appropriate comodal facilities versus road and rail.
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The Way Forward
3) Fleet Modernisation
Infrastructures availability and reliability are a precondition for the development of inland navigation. Fleet modernisation, through innovation, in terms of pollution reduction and efficiency in operations ( i.e. River information Services) are not less important for inland navigation and represents its best assets.
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In Summary
Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) is as old as the history of mankind
Sustainable IWT is a recentachievement
It entails
• cooperation between all stakeholders, public and private
• intelligent management of natural resources
• modernisation and innovation
• integration of networks
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