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Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea II ENPI 2011 / 264 459 Номер контракта ENPI 2011 / 264 459 Logistics Processes Processes and Motorways and of the Motorways Sea II of the Sea II in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Inception Report – Annex 4 Progress Report II – Annex 5 Action Plans TRACECA Inland Waterways – Danube Case Study July 2011 April 2012 This project is funded by A project implemented by the European Union Egis International / Dornier Consulting A project implemented by This project is funded by Egis International / Dornier Consulting the European Union Progress Report II Annex 5 – Danube Case Study Page 1 of 127 Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea II TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 9 2 GENERAL PERSPECTIVE FOR EXPLOITING TRACECA INLAND WATERWAYS ...................... 12 3 EUROPEAN POLICY ......................................................................................................................... 14 4 ORGANIZATION SECTOR ................................................................................................................ 17 4.1 THE DANUBE COMMISSION ............................................................................................................ 17 4.2 NATIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGIES (ROMANIA, BULGARIA) ............................................................ 18 4.2.1 Romania ............................................................................................................................ 18 4.2.1.1 Salient Facts and Figures ....................................................................................... 18 4.2.1.2 Intermodal Transport Strategy to 2020 – General Overview .................................. 19 Rail Transport .............................................................................................................. 19 Road Mode .................................................................................................................. 20 4.2.1.3 Intermodal Transport Strategy to 2020 – Intermodal Terminals ............................. 21 Existing Infrastructure.................................................................................................. 21 Proposals to Modernize Old / Build New Terminals .................................................... 21 4.2.1.4 Intermodal Transport Strategy to 2020 – Conclusions ........................................... 25 4.2.2 Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................. 28 4.2.2.1 Salient Facts and Figures ....................................................................................... 28 4.2.2.2 The Strategy for the Development of the Transport System of the Republic of Bulgaria until 2020 – General Overview ................................................................. 29 Rail Transport .............................................................................................................. 31 Road Transport ........................................................................................................... 34 4.3 RIVER AND SEA GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND NATIONAL COMPANIES MONITORING THE DANUBE IN ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ............................................................................................................... 36 4.3.1 Romania ............................................................................................................................ 36 4.3.1.1 Romanian Naval Authority ...................................................................................... 36 4.3.1.2 National Company ‘Administration of Navigable Canals’........................................ 36 4.3.1.3 National Company ‘Maritime Ports Administration’ SA, Constanta Port ................. 40 4.3.1.4 River Administration of the Lower Danube (AFDJ, Galati) ..................................... 46 4.3.1.5 Fluvial Danube Ports Administration, Giurgiu ......................................................... 48 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) .................................................................................................... 49 4.3.2.3 Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) ................................................. 51 5 PORTS IN TRACECA COUNTRIES ON THE DANUBE, TRAFFIC, ON-GOING PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES ................................................................................................................................ 52 5.1 SEA PORTS IN BULGARIA (SEAPORTS IN ROMANIA ARE REVIEWED IN PARA 4.3.1 ABOVE) ................. 52 5.1.1 Burgas ............................................................................................................................... 52 5.1.2 Varna ................................................................................................................................. 55 5.2 RIVER PORTS ................................................................................................................................ 57 5.2.1 Romania ............................................................................................................................ 57 5.2.1.1 Lower Danube ......................................................................................................... 59 5.2.1.2 Maritime Danube ..................................................................................................... 62 5.2.2 Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................. 67 5.2.2.1 Ruse ....................................................................................................................... 67 Progress Report II Annex 5 – Danube Case Study Page 1 of 127 Logistics Processes and Motorways of the Sea ll 5.2.2.2 Belene ..................................................................................................................... 70 5.2.2.3 Vidin ....................................................................................................................... 72 5.2.3 Moldova ............................................................................................................................. 77 5.2.3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 77 5.2.3.2 Giurgiulesti .............................................................................................................. 79 5.2.4 Ukraine .............................................................................................................................. 83 5.2.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 83 5.2.4.2 Izmail ....................................................................................................................... 85 5.2.4.3 Reni ....................................................................................................................... 88 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................. 93 6.1 WORKING GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................... 93 6.1.1 Taking the Logistics Dimension into Due Account............................................................ 93 6.1.2 Involving Users and Operators ......................................................................................... 94 6.1.3 Capitalizing on European Experience ............................................................................... 95 6.1.4 Developing Regional Cooperation .................................................................................... 97 6.2 POTENTIAL MARKETS, CUSTOMERS AND SERVICES ......................................................................... 99 6.2.1 Renewal of the Ro-Ro Service Bulgaria-Georgia ............................................................. 99 6.2.2 Attracting Turkish and Other Trucking Companies ........................................................... 99 6.2.3 Developing Ro-La Offer through the Balkans ................................................................. 100 6.2.4 Container Feeder Services on the Danube .................................................................... 100 6.3 MARITIME DANUBE CLUSTER ....................................................................................................... 101 7 APPENDIXES ................................................................................................................................... 106 7.1 APPENDIX 1: BYSTROE CANAL STORY .......................................................................................... 106 7.1.1 Historical background 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