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Danube Case Study Action Plans Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea II ENPI 2011/264 459 Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea II in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea II in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, LOGMOSTajikistan, Turkmenistan, Master Plan Ukraine, – Annex Uzbekistan 6 Part II Inception Report – Annex 4 TRACECA Inland Waterways – Danube Case Study Action Plans October 2013 July 2011 A project implemented by Egis International/Dornier Consulting This project is funded by A project implemented by the European Union Egis International/Dornier Consulting Master Plan Annex 6 – Part II Page 1 of 122 Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea II TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................... 5 2 GENERAL PERSPECTIVE FOR EXPLOITING TRACECA INLAND WATERWAYS ........................ 8 3 EUROPEAN POLICY ......................................................................................................................... 10 4 ORGANISATION OF THE SECTOR .................................................................................................. 14 4.1 THE DANUBE COMMISSION ............................................................................................................ 14 4.2 NATIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGIES (ROMANIA, BULGARIA) ............................................................ 15 4.2.1 Romania ............................................................................................................................ 15 4.2.1.1 Salient Facts and Figures ....................................................................................... 15 4.2.1.2 Intermodal Transport Strategy to 2020 – General Overview .................................. 16 Rail Transport .............................................................................................................. 17 Road Mode .................................................................................................................. 18 4.2.1.3 Intermodal Transport Strategy to 2020 – Intermodal Terminals ............................. 19 Existing Infrastructure ................................................................................................. 19 Proposals to Modernize Old/Build New Terminals...................................................... 19 4.2.1.4 Intermodal Transport Strategy to 2020 – Conclusions ........................................... 23 4.2.2 Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................. 27 4.2.2.1 Salient Facts and Figures ....................................................................................... 27 4.2.2.2 The Strategy for the Development of the Transport System of the Republic of Bulgaria until 2020 – General Overview ................................................................. 27 Rail Transport .............................................................................................................. 30 Road Transport ........................................................................................................... 33 4.3 RIVER AND SEA GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND NATIONAL COMPANIES MONITORING THE DANUBE IN ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ............................................................................................................... 35 4.3.1 Romania ............................................................................................................................ 35 4.3.1.1 Romanian Naval Authority ...................................................................................... 35 4.3.1.2 National Company ‘Administration of Navigable Canals’ ....................................... 37 4.3.1.3 National Company ‘Maritime Ports Administration’ SA, Constanza Port................ 42 4.3.1.4 River Administration of the Lower Danube (AFDJ, Galati) ..................................... 44 4.3.1.5 Fluvial Danube Ports Administration, Giurgiu ......................................................... 46 4.3.2 Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................. 48 4.3.2.1 Executive Agency Maritime Administration (EAMA, Sofia) .................................... 48 4.3.2.2 Executive Agency for the Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River (EAEMDR, Ruse) .................................................................................................... 48 4.3.2.3 Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) ................................................ 51 5 PORTS IN TRACECA COUNTRIES ON THE DANUBE, TRAFFIC, ONGOING PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES ................................................................................................................................ 53 5.1 RIVER PORTS ................................................................................................................................ 53 5.1.1 Romania ............................................................................................................................ 53 5.1.1.1 Lower Danube ........................................................................................................ 54 5.1.1.2 Maritime Danube .................................................................................................... 58 5.1.2 Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................. 63 5.1.2.1 Ruse 63 5.1.2.2 Belene ..................................................................................................................... 66 5.1.2.3 Vidin ....................................................................................................................... 68 5.1.3 Moldova............................................................................................................................. 73 5.1.3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 73 Master Plan Annex 6 – Part II Page 1 of 122 Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea ll 5.1.3.2 Giurgiulesti .............................................................................................................. 75 5.1.4 Ukraine .............................................................................................................................. 79 5.1.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 79 5.1.4.2 Izmail ....................................................................................................................... 82 5.1.4.3 Reni ....................................................................................................................... 85 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................. 89 6.1 WORKING GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................... 90 6.1.1 Taking the Logistics Dimension into Due Account ........................................................... 90 6.1.2 Involving Users and Operators ......................................................................................... 90 6.1.3 Capitalizing on European Experience ............................................................................... 92 6.1.4 Developing Regional Cooperation .................................................................................... 93 6.2 POTENTIAL MARKETS, CUSTOMERS AND SERVICES ......................................................................... 95 6.2.1 Renewal of the Ro-Ro Service Bulgaria-Georgia ............................................................. 95 6.2.2 Attracting Turkish and Other Trucking Companies ........................................................... 96 6.2.3 Developing Ro-La Offer Through the Balkans .................................................................. 97 6.2.4 Container Feeder Services on the Danube ...................................................................... 97 6.3 MARITIME AND LOWER DANUBE CLUSTERS ..................................................................................... 98 7 APPENDIXES ................................................................................................................................... 103 APPENDIX 1: BYSTROE CANAL STORY .................................................................................................. 103 Historical Background ............................................................................................................... 103 Recent Developments ............................................................................................................... 104 APPENDIX 1 (CONTINUED): COMPARISON OF CHARGES THROUGH THE SULINA AND BYSTROE CANALS (MARCH 2012) ........................................................................................................................... 106 APPENDIX 2: MODAL SPLIT OF INLAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT (1) (2) ...................................................... 108 APPENDIX 3: RAIL AND ROAD TRANSPORT IN ROMANIA ......................................................................... 109 APPENDIX 4: ROAD
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