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National Strategy for Sea and Inland Ports 2015 Translation National Strategy for Sea and Inland Ports 2015 Contents Glossary of abbreviations ........................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 Challenges and Opportunities .................................................................................................... 8 Volatile growth of the global economy .................................................................................. 8 Trends at seaports ................................................................................................................. 12 Trends at inland ports ........................................................................................................... 15 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 16 Interlinking sea and inland ports and competition ............................................................... 19 European and international ports policy ............................................................................... 22 Environmental protection and climate change mitigation, alternative fuels, offshore wind energy ................................................................................................................................... 25 Training and employment .................................................................................................... 29 Safety and security ............................................................................................................... 31 Coordination of ports policy................................................................................................. 33 Objectives of the 2015 National Ports Strategy ....................................................................... 34 Upgrade port-related infrastructures as demand requires ..................................................... 35 Enhance the competitiveness of the ports, progress the interlinking of ports ...................... 36 Shape European and international ports policy .................................................................... 37 Protect the environment, mitigate climate change, support the use of alternative fuels, progress offshore wind energy ............................................................................................. 38 Continue to provide high-quality training and good jobs at ports ........................................ 39 Ensure appropriate safety and security ................................................................................. 39 Better coordinate ports policy .............................................................................................. 39 Measures of the 2015 National Ports Strategy ......................................................................... 41 1. Measures for the targeted upgrading of the port-related infrastructure; .......................... 41 1.1 Conclude the 2015 Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan ...................................................... 41 1.2 Ensure the funding of transport infrastructure in the long term ............................................ 43 1.3 Press ahead with upgrading the seaward approaches............................................................ 46 1.4 Upgrade hinterland connections in a targeted manner .......................................................... 49 1.5 Improve the provision of landside links to inland ports and upgrade federal waterways ..... 58 1.6 Progress short sea shipping ..................................................................................................... 61 1.7 Provide financial assistance to combined transport terminals ............................................... 63 1.8 Continue the programme for funding private sidings ............................................................. 64 1.9 Upgrade TEN corridors and safeguard CEF funding ................................................................ 65 1.10 Expand seaport infrastructure and superstructures ............................................................. 67 1.11 Expand inland port infrastructure and superstructures , provide land ................................ 70 1.12 Improve digital infrastructure ............................................................................................... 72 2. Measures to further improve the competitiveness of the sea and inland ports ................. 74 2.1 Create a core network of inland port hubs, freight distribution centres and marshalling yards ....................................................................................................................................................... 74 2.2 Connect ports with one another and with rail hubs ............................................................... 76 2.3. Intensify the marketing of German seaports and collaborative schemes ............................. 78 2.4 Improve the marketing of inland ports ................................................................................... 80 2.5 Identify the importance of the ports to the national economy and their job creation impact ....................................................................................................................................................... 81 2.6 Improve port logistics and evolve innovative port technologies ............................................ 81 2.7 Promote use of the English language ...................................................................................... 83 i 3. Measures for international and European port policy ...................................................... 84 3.1 Enhance the international competitiveness of German ports ................................................ 84 3.2 Progress European legislation with a sense of proportion ..................................................... 85 3.3 Evolve the Blue Belt ................................................................................................................. 88 4. Measures for environmental protection, combating climate change and the use of alternative fuels .................................................................................................................... 90 4.1 Create environmental standards that are uniform EU-wide and throughout the world ........ 90 4.2 Introduce a worldwide CO2 monitoring system ..................................................................... 93 4.3 Progress market development in the field of alternative fuels .............................................. 95 4.4. Ensure shore-side electricity supply ....................................................................................... 98 4.5 Introduce emissions-based port dues nationwide ................................................................ 100 4.6 Mitigate the impact of noise ................................................................................................. 101 4.7 Protect German coasts against the consequences of climate change .................................. 103 4.8 Ensure port development in flood zones .............................................................................. 107 5. Measures for good training and jobs .............................................................................. 108 5.1 Re-launch the programme to train and integrate long-term unemployed workers ............. 108 5.2 Provide staff with the skills they need to meet new challenges ........................................... 109 5.3 Shape demographic change .................................................................................................. 111 5.4 Improve working conditions of port workers and ensure workplace safety and health ...... 112 5.5 Increase the share of female workers at ports ..................................................................... 113 6. Measures to ensure appropriate safety and security ....................................................... 115 6.1 Evolve measures to protect the sea and inland ports ........................................................... 115 6.2 Protect IT in the ports and logistics chains ............................................................................ 117 7. Measures for better coordination of ports policy ........................................................... 119 7.1 Intensify cooperation between the Federal Government and federal states in ports policy119 References ................................................................................................................................... 122 ii Translation Glossary of abbreviations € Euros ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CDU Christian Democratic Union CEF Connecting Europe Facility CML Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics CO2 Carbon dioxide CSU Christian Social Union DB Netz AG Deutsche Bahn Netz AG (railway infrastructure manager) dB(A) A-weighted decibels (sounds as perceived by the human ear) DESTATIS German Federal Statistical Office EC European Community ECA Emission Control Area ECJ European Court of Justice EEDI Energy Efficiency Design Index EMSA European Maritime Safety Agency ESI Environmental Ship Index ESPAS European Strategy and Policy Analysis System ETCS European Train Control System EU European Union EUROGATE Terminal operator in Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven
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