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Weather Kickoff Meeting- 17 November 2009 -

Padideh Gützkow

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Content

1. Introduction NEA and experience in IWT

2. IWT in EuropeWaterway management Industry associations and sector promotion

3. Examples of IWT promotion and development in Europe

Marco Polo programNAIADES Action Plan and PLATINA project

4. Tools of NEA

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Independent, international research and consultancy firm in the field of transport, traffic, infrastructure and logistics.

NEA has been part of Panteia, a broader group of research and consultancy companies, since 2005.

Size of NEA: 70 staff members, consisting of transport engineers, economists, lawyers, etc.

NEA Transport Research & Training

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NEA is active in the Netherlands, the EU, Central Asia China,Turkey, parts of Africa, Brazil and Surinam.

NEA Transport Research & Training

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NEA activities in IWT

European, Dutch and world-wide experiences in IWT:

NAIADES and PLATINA (EU): IWT promotion and developent programme IWT strategy for MoT the NetherlandsSupport measures for IWT in the economic crisis in NLMarket observation system EUFeasibility studies for new terminals Masterplan for IWT development in Rio Grande do Sull (Brazil)Development of IWT on Ganga River (India)Waste management on the Danube (Romania)

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IWT in Europe

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Waterway management

IWT within the European Union is governed at four levels:

Individual European national governments;

Multi-national River Commissions established by International Conventions: the two most important are for the Rhine River and its tributaries (1868) and the Danube River and its tributaries (1948);

The European Union (EU) through the European Commission

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which is not an administrative body, (it has no powers of implementation) but which seeks harmonization of IWT navigation and environmental standards across the whole of Europe (including EU and non-EU countries).

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Waterway management

In the Netherlands:

The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management is responsible for construction and maintenance of waterways

Three Directorate-Generals develop policies and another, the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Managementensures that the policy is carried out.

Inspectorate for Transport, Public Works and Water Managementmonitors companies and private parties to ensure that they comply with the legal regulations.

A large part of the activities, such as dredging, are out-sourced through public tenders

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Industry associations and sector promotion

Examples of IWT promotion and representation:European and national industry associationsNational IWT promotion bureaus

Activities:Providing information about IWT services to cargo ownersProduction and distribution of marketing materialsOrganizing marketing eventsPromoting the interests of the sector to the government Advisory services for IWT companies

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Industry associations and sector promotion

European Barge Union (EBU): aim of the association is to represent the interests of inland navigation on European level and to deal with all questions, arising out of the future development of the inland navigation industry and inland waterway transport.

National associations in the Netherlands:Centraal Bureau voor de Rijn- en Binnenvaart (member of EBU)Koninklijke SchuttevaerKantoor Binnenvaart

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Industry associations and promotion

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EU Marco Polo program

Instruments / actions used:

1. Modal shift: Use alternatives to road such as short sea shipping, railways and inland waterways

2. Catalyst action: Support innovations that help overcome technical barriers to intermodal transport (e.g. innovative vessel design, high speed freight train)

3. Motorways of the sea: Use motorways of the sea in combination with other modes of transport

4. Traffic Avoidance: Reduce the need for transporting goods by road via improved logistics

5. Common learning: Address training and other ‘soft’ factors within the transport business

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NAIADES and PLATINA

The NAIADES Action Plan is a European Commission initative to enhance the use of inland navigation as part of intermodal freight solutions.

This objective was embraced by the inland navigation sector, who, together with the Commission have created the PLATINA project, in order to accelerate the achievement of the NAIADES aims.

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NAIADES and PLATINA

PLATINA is a consortium of 22 players who all work together to promote inland waterway transport in Europe and includes the active participation of:

Waterway management and administrations Representatives of the inland navigation and fleet operators Promotion and development organisations Inland navigation educational institutions Experienced consultants and research institutes International river protection commissions

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NAIADES and PLATINA

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NAIADES and PLATINA

The PLATINA project is structure in 5 Work Packages:1. Markets2. Fleet & innovations3. Jobs & skills4. Image5. Infrastructure

Each Work Package contains sub-workpackages

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NAIADES and PLATINAClick on Work Packages and Sub-Work Packages for more information on thematic areas

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NAIADES and PLATINA: WP1

Work Package 1: Markets

The strategic objective: to further establish inland waterway transport in higher-value transport markets. Actions:

1. Creation and operation of European IWT information services:Setting up a European Information Portal (www.naiades.info)Providing detailed information on funds and subsidies available for inland navigation across Europe

2. Monitoring administrative barriers:Establishing a European Monitoring Group on administrative barriers in Inland Waterway TransportPublishing an annual monitoring report on achieved milestones and the work in progress

3. Benchmarks and good practices:Collecting good practicesPublishing good practice manuals and an online good practice handbook

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NAIADES and PLATINA: WP2

Work Package 2: Fleet & innovation

The strategic objective: to improve the logistics efficiency as well as the economic, environmental and safety performance of IWT, thus enhancing competitiveness.

Actions:1. Constitute an innovation expert group of specialists from all

over Europe2. Implement an Innovation Database3. Create and disseminate tools for entrepreneurs4. Support the development of the interoperable hull databases

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NAIADES and PLATINA: WP3

Work Package 3: Jobs and skills

The strategic objective: to ensure the availability of qualified personnel. Targets:

Raise awareness of and improve career opportunities in the inland navigation sectorFoster mutual recognition of qualificationsSupport the implementation of harmonised training curriculaStrengthen the cooperation among major education and training institutions

Actions:Set-up of a European IWT educational networkA life-long learning initiativeSet-up of a European IWT recruitment campaign

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NAIADES and PLATINA: WP4

WP4: Communication, perception and image

The strategic objective: to solve the following problems:Communication reach is limited to inner IWT circleNo clear message across communication initiatives

Actions:Develop a communication strategy for external target groups

Carry out reputation survey and define desired image, brand and characteristics, set up communication strategy and plan

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NAIADES and PLATINA

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NAIADES and PLATINA: WP 5

Work Package 5: Infrastructure

The strategic objective: to enhance the physical and virtual infrastructural opportunities. Current problems:

The EU waterways lack a common European IWT infrastructure development planRiver Information Services (RIS) implementation on the various European waterways is not yet completedThe interaction and involvement of various stakeholders and their interests in waterway planning and management is unbalanced

Actions:Knowledge base on physical IWT infrastructure issuesAssisting the development of integrated River Information Services (including www.RIS.eu) Developing Guidelines on integrated waterway planning

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NEA Tools

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NEAC – Mkt Research STEMM – Model Methods

ETIS – Decision Support

Transtools – EU Model

WORLDNET – Extra EU

ITREN – Scenarios

TEN CONNECT - Corridors

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WORLDNET

Focuses upon:

Freight Flows – OD data

Networks – road, rail, maritime, air

EU and EU to Rest of the World

Containerisation and Air Cargo

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ETISplus

Start 1st September 2009Finish: End April 2011

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What is ETISplus

ETIS Full title:

European Transport Policy Information System.

Development and implementation of data collection methodology for EU transport modelling.

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ETIS+Plus

ETIS

+Plus+More data

More recent

More innovation

More structure

More countries

More time periods

More cost effective

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Thank you for your attention!

Questions?

Padideh GützkowSenior Consultant

pgu@nea.nl / www.nea.nl