BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MOS: Policies, Needs & Challanges

European Commission, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)

Jose Anselmo – TEN-T Policy OfficerUnit B2 – Coordination of TEN-T Priority Projects

BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MOS:Policies, Needs & Challanges

| 2Genoa 1 March 2011

.White Paper 2011 &.The Revision of the TEN-T Guidelines.TEN-T Comprehensive Network .TEN-T CORE Network.MoS as the Maritime Dimension of the Core Network

The Future of TEN-T (2011-2020)


The Comprehensive NetworkRevision of the existing Comprehensive Network(road, rail, inland waterways, ports, airports, …):- Upgrading of maps,

according to progress of implementation since last revision;- Addition of “missing links” to close gaps,

mainly in mew Member States;- Removal of dead ends or isolated links,

if not specifically justified;- Ports and airports: new selection criteria defined;- multimodal layer: logistic platforms.

Importance of the Comprehensive Network:- Basis for Core Network (which will be a subset)- Basis for other EU policy fields

(e.g. cohesion policy, structural funds)


The Core NetworkThe core network (a subset of the comprehensive network) shall:

- be multimodal and coherent, spanning the entire Community;

- be made up of nodes and links of high strategic importance,including the main ports and airports (gateways);

- be linked to infrastructures beyond EU member states;

- reflect the main long-distance / international traffic flows(passengers / freight; existing / potential);

- correspond to the long-term needs of the Community andremain stable over a reasonably long period (~ 2030);

- include the “Motorways of the Sea”;

- include supplementary infrastructure measures;

- allow investment needs and projects to be derived top-down (unlike the existing 30 priority projects).


Core Network PlanningSeparate consideration of passengers and freight!Primary Nodes:- points (cities, ports, …) determining the network overall configuration,- multimodal interfaces.Passengers and freight:- cities: MS Capitals, other large cities and conurbations,- their airports- points where “major axes to neighbouring countries”

(de Palacio) cross EU external borders.Freight:- seaports:

(main entrance and connection points for freight incl. MoS);- IWW ports.Secondary nodes:- resulting from determining links between primary nodes

(bifurcation and crossing points if relevant city or logistic platform)Tertiary nodes:- resulting from optimising itineraries of links (comprehensive network)


Identification of primary nodes- Cities, city clusters and conurbations:

- the capitals of all Member States,- the MEGA's = “MEtropolitan Growth Areas” (ESPON atlas 2006), - conurbations, city clusters > 1 M inhabitants:

basis: “Larger Urban Zones” (“LUZ”) acc. to Urban Audit(EUROSTAT);

- The airports of these city nodes;- Seaports:

- annual throughput > 1 % of the EU total (bulk, non-bulk): interpolation: + > 1,0;

- one per each NUTS 1 region with access to sea,per each continuous coastline;

- Inland ports:- primary city or seaport nodes with access to IWW;

- Core Network sea and inland ports to be linked by more than 1 mode(except in countries with road, only).

bulkthreshold for bulk

non-bulkthreshold for non-bulk


Core Network links- Links shall connect "neighbouring" primary nodes,

following traffic flows.More distant nodes shall be connected indirectly(=> chain of links).

- Should traffic flows not follow the detour,a direct connection shall be foreseen.

- Traffic shall be bundled on infrastructure existing or under implementation, if traffic flows follow and capacities are sufficient;

- If (for one or several modes) a link between primary nodes does not exist, such a link shall be foreseen only if:- justified as “missing link" of a potential corridor,- implementation is realistically feasible.This allows modal differentiation (e.g. IWW).


Merging passengers + freight, standards:- Roads: passengers and freight

Rail: possible separation according to speeds(geometrical parameters, capacity):

IWW: freight only

- Selection of standards shall meet real needs (geometrical parameters, technical equipment):- traffic demand,

volumes, shares of passengers and freight,- target transport times,Step-by-step improvements!-

- As a minimum, Core Network shall meet standardsof Comprehensive Network.


TEN-T – CORE Network – MoS

How to define MoS Characteristics ?.Experience, success stories and stakeholders positions & requests.European Coordinator’ s Reports .TEN-T Policy and strategic issues


TEN-T – CORE Network – MoS (2):

. Europe is a rather indented continent with a large coastal surface and numerous Islands and archipelagos requiring maritime transportation for passengers and cargoes. .Europe is also one of the major world trading partners and most of its trade exchanges are carried by maritime transportation


TEN-T – CORE Network – MoS (2):. Consequently, ports are the key nodes and ships the fundamental vehicles for trade, connecting European regions to their European or World partners.Objective for MoS is : to reconcile all the key elements involved in maritime transport –ports, ships, human element and organisational systems and procedures


TEN-T – CORE Network – MoS (3):

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:.General Sustainability and Safety.Contribute to “Climate Change” solutions .Strengthen Cohesion (existing or new maritime links).Improve MARITIME OPERATIONS –Instrumental for European Competitiveness.Improve Maritime Transport integration in the global logistic chain


TEN-T – CORE Network – MoS -Possible topics.LNG. Eco bonus. Environmental friendly ships. Partnership with Neighbouring Countries. Interoperability of ICT systems: e-martime & beyond. Safety & environmental protection in port areas. Role of ultraperipherical regions. Training


TEN-T - Multi-Annual Programme 2011MoS call (1)

.Exploiting synergies:

» Other funding Mechanisms: EIB, MEDA, Accession, Marco Polo

» HELPDESK (TEN-TEA + ), Commission Services – to help potential applicants (many preconceived ideas…)

» Clustering meetings: MED (Genoa) + Baltic (Aarhus) + general meeting

Funding 2011: 30 M€ ** - Call opening JUNE (indicative)



.General Sustainability and Safety.Contribute to “Climate Change” solutions .Strengthen Cohesion.Improve existing or establish new maritime links.Improve Maritime Transport integration in the global logistic chain.Improve transhipment and hinterland connections in Ports.Multimodal connections – priority for the integration of Inland Navigation and Rail.Fostering the deployment of new technologies and systems



.Implementation Tools:» Implementation projects: operations and infrastructure

, may include Studies or Pilots [20% or 30% or composed funding)

» Pilot Actions: emulating a full scale operation (putting all parts together and testing it) stopping before commercial operation – e.g. “Ecobonus type) + integration of new technologies, e.g. LNG [50% funding]

» Studies: must address regional or European level issues of wider benefit – Strategic assessments, Safety, Training, geo-strategic issues [50% funding] limited to 20% of the total amount of the call


THANK YOUFOR YOUR ATTENTION!

JOSE [email protected]

DG MOVE

Unit B.2. – Co-ordination of TEN-T Projects

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