Joint Development Strategy of Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste Ports
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Ainazi City Council Joint development strategy of Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports SIA Witteveen+Bos Latvia Torna iela 4 III-C, office 203 Riga, LV-1050 Latvia telephone +371 7223144 telefax +371 722383 Contents Page Glossary and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 4 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 10 1. Description of Terms of Reference................................................................................... 12 2. Description of socio-economic situation in the Baltic Sea region...................................... 13 3. Background information about Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste municipalities ........ 22 4. Market analysis................................................................................................................ 30 5. Transport, maritime and tourism policies in the Baltic Sea region .................................... 59 6. Description of port infrastructure in Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste municipalities . 68 7. Strategy formulation for ports of Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ............................ 73 8. Technical description of planned port infrastructure ......................................................... 87 9. Preliminary investment costs and sources of financing .................................................... 90 10. Financial and economic analysis.................................................................................... 95 11. Procurement strategy................................................................................................... 104 12. Time schedule for implementation of the Strategy........................................................ 106 13. Institutional system of port management...................................................................... 108 14. Recommendations for state and municipalities ............................................................ 112 List of interviewed persons ................................................................................................ 114 List of bibliography............................................................................................................. 116 Witteveen+Bos 2 Joint development strategy of Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports version dated 28 February 2006 Annexes: Annex I. Operational analysis of selected ports in the Baltic Sea region Annex II. Statistical data of the main commercial and passenger ports of the Baltic Sea region, year 2002 Annex III. Characteristics of Latvian yacht harbours, berthing fees and calls of yachts 1998 - 2005 Annex IV. Characteristics of selected Estonian harbours and calls of yachts 1993 – 2005 Annex V. Facility matrix of the Latvian yacht harbours by the category of the service Annex VI. Facility matrix of the Estonian yacht harbours by the category of the service Annex VII. Reasons for international yachting community to attend harbours of North Livonia (Ainazi, Kuivizi, Jaagupi, Treimani) Annex VIII. Results of the interviews with stakeholders of the ports of the municipalities of North Livonia Annex IX. Services and pricing policy of yacht harbours/marinas Annex X. Assumptions used in calculation of the financial return on investment for Ainazi, Kuivizi, Jaagupi and Treimani ports Annex XI. Calculation of the financial rate of return on investment for Ainazi, Kuivizi, Jaagupi and Treimani ports Witteveen+Bos 3 Joint development strategy of Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports version dated 28 February 2006 Glossary and Abbreviations Term or abbreviation Description BCR Benefit cost ratio BSR Baltic Sea region CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CFP Common Fisheries Policy CoML Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia DWT Dead Weight Tonnage EEK Estonian kroon, the currency of the Republic of Estonia ERDF European Regional Development Fund ERR Economic internal rate of return ESF European Social Fund ENPV Economic net present value EU European Union EUR Euro, the currency of the European Union EUROSTAT Statistical Office of the European Communities FEE Foundation for Environmental Education IBSFC International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission INTERREG Community initiative for promotion of cross-border, international and interregional co-operation FIFG Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance FRR Financial internal rate of return FNPV Financial net present value GDP Gross domestic product GT Gross Tonnage ha Hectare(s) HELCOM the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission HM Harbour Master km kilometre m Metre LVL Currency of the Republic of Latvia (lat) MoEL Ministry of Economy of Latvia MoFL Ministry of Finance of Latvia MoTL Ministry of Transport of Latvia n.a. Information not available NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NLCR North Livonia Coastal Region NVBR Northern Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve NUTS Nomenclature of territorial statistical units by EUROSTAT PPP Public and private partnership Project Project “Working out of joint development strategy for Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports and working Witteveen+Bos 4 Joint development strategy of Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports version dated 28 February 2006 out of planning and sketch design for Ainazi port territory” Strategy Joint development strategy for Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports SCF Standard conversion factor SPDE Single programming document of Estonia SPDL Single programming document of Latvia SPNT Specially protected nature territories Sq.m. Square meter SWOT Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats t ton TEN-T Trans-European transport network ToR Terms of Reference VAT Value added tax WTP Willingness to pay Witteveen+Bos 5 Joint development strategy of Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports version dated 28 February 2006 Summary The Ainazi City Council as the leading partner has received financing in the framework of the European Community initiative INTERREG III A for implementation of the cross-border cooperation project “North Livonian Coastal Regional Initiative for Cross-Border Social- Economic Development”. The general purpose of this project is to improve the cross-border cooperation between the North Livonia coastal region and the sustainable development of neighbouring regions by creating joint space for economic and social development. Development of ports and port related services in the North Livonia region is part of the tourism infrastructure and can provide a good opportunity for the steady economic and social growth. In order to consider the potential of ports in the region, a strategy has to be elaborated. The objective of the Joint Development Strategy for Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste ports is to create a development vision of ports in Ainazi, Salacgriva and Haademeeste municipalities, analyze viability of development alternatives for these ports as well as explore the possibilities of public and private fund rising and know-how for development and operation of port infrastructure. The sea coast is the main common characteristic of the Salacgriva, Ainazi and Haademeste municipalities distinguishing from those not having sea border and opportunities for coastal economic activities. Ports of these municipalities can be developed as economic centres to generate various benefits for involved parties – municipalities, businessmen, fishermen, tourists and general public, and activities – recreational, fishery, social and entrepreneurial . In the context of the Strategy 7 categories of ports are identified: big commercial ports, small commercial ports, passenger ports, cruise ports, fishing ports, yacht harbours/marinas and multifunctional ports. There are more than 350 seaports along the coast of the Baltic Sea representing all types of ports. The specialization of ports highly depend on their geographic location (cruise ports are located at capital city or close to other big cities), local cargo basins and industrial activities (determine dominant type of cargo port) as well as economic activities of particular area (e.g., development of fishing ports close to fish processing farms), nature and environment (important factor for development of yacht harbours) and also other aspects. There are seven multifunctional ports in the North Livonia region – Parnu, Jaagupi, Treimani in Estonia and Ainazi, Kuivizi, Salacgriva and Skulte in Latvia. Services of the commercial port are provided by ports of Parnu, Salacgriva and Skulte. Parnu commercial port has the highest cargo turnover: in year 2004 it handled 1.8 million tons of bulk cargo (Skulte port 0.6 million tons, Salacgriva port – 0.2 million tons). These ports are providing transhipment of low value added cargos like timber, woodchip, construction materials and peat. All of these ports also provide services for fish transhipment and can accommodate yachts. The biggest yacht harbour (which can be considered as a full service marina) is Parnu yacht harbour (60 permanent berths and 30 visiting yacht berths). In 2005 the total number of yacht calls was Parnu port was 273 and in Salacgriva port 136. The leader in the Baltic states is Pirita TOP marina in Tallinn with 2588 calls in 2005 (among yacht harbours in Latvia the highest number of calls has Ventspils marina – 478 in 2005). The ports of Kuivizi, Treimani and Jaagupi are