Study on the TEN-T Rhine-Danube Corridor
Inland waterways and ports
6th session of the Working Groups for Priority Area 1a - To improve mobility and multimodality
28th October 2014, Vukovar Structure of the presentation
(1) Where… is the Rhine-Danube Corridor?
(2) What… are the contents of the Work Plan?
(3) How… do the next steps in the Corridors’ development look like and which possibilities are there to participate?
2 • Coordinated and efficient infrastructure development
• Multi-modal approach
• Focus on interoperability, cross-border, intermodality Inland waterways and ports of the Rhine-Danube Corridor
Frankfurt/M
E80 Nürnberg
E80 Main + Regensburg Main-Danube Canal Danube
Enns Bratislava Strasbourg E80 Komárno Wien Komarom Budapest
E80 Sulina
Galaţi Sisak Vukovar Beograd E80-12 E80 Turnu-Severin Slavonski Brod Sava Bucureşti Cernavodă Calafat Vidin Midia E80 Giurgiu E80-14 Main sections Ruse Constanţa A Main – Main-Danube-Canal – Danube (Kehlheim–Budapest) Danube Danube- Danube – Danube-Black Sea Canal (Budapest – Corridor origin/terminus Black Constanţa/Midia/Sulina) C + Sava (Sisak - Slavonski Brod – Beograd) Core Ports Sea + Bucureşti – Dunăre Canal Border Canal crossings Elaboration of a Work Plan
Contents of the Work Plan 03. April 1st Forum • Objectives
• Characteristics and 18. June compliance with TEN-T regulation 2nd Forum • Transport market study
02. Oct. Implementation plan (list of projects) 3rd Forum •
19. Nov. Final Draft Work Plan 4th Forum 22. December
Implementation supported by CEF: € 26.2 billion (€ 11.3 bn for Cohesion States only) Implementation Plan for inland waterways
2015 – 2017 BG TA BG maintenance
maintenance 2016 - 2030 equipment regular and pro-active maintenance works to assure a good navigation status SK, HU, HR, 1. Maintain and preserve good navigation RS, RO
2015 - 2030 status Assure maintenance and operation of lock chambers, ice prevention and ice fighting measures where applicable 2015 - 2020 subsequent renovation of overaged locks Main: Obernau lock 2017 - 2021 Draughts over 2.5 m for 240 resp. 300 subsequent renovation of overaged locks o Kriegenbrunn and Erlangen lock 2015 – 2017 Gabčíkovo: right lock chamber Good Navigation Status days per year RS: capital repairs Ðjerdap I and II RO: capital repairs Availability of locks Portile de Fier I and II 2013 - 2017 o Locks Navigable Canals RO
2015 - 2020 Next Steps Main* Lower Main: deepening of the fairway 2016 - 2022 Next Steps Danube* Straubing – Vilshofen: Variant A à 2015 2016 - 2020 Next Steps East of Vienna* 2. Comply with the requirements of class IREP IREP East of Vienna Implementation 2015 - 2019 2020 - 2022 Next Steps Upstream of Bratislava* IV or higher Upstream Bratislava - documentation à implementation SK / HU border section: agreement on further steps ECMT / AGN requirements Hungarian Danube – project to comply with class IV or higher 2016 - 2019 o Right bank, riverbed Croatia Next Steps HR / RS border section on the Danube* 2015 - Danube in Serbia: works and environmental monitoring
à 2016 3. Enhance and operate RIS Next Steps: rehabilitation and development of the Sava River Sava HR / RS / BA HR / RS / BA
on-going studies 2016 - 2019 Works at RO / BG border section o RO / BG and RO section: scientific evidence Improvement of navigation conditions between Calarasi and Braila Comply with requirements of Class IV or higher 2012 - 2020 Next Steps Sulina Canal* Banks protection at the Sulina Canal 2015 - 2020 Next Steps Danube-Black Sea Canal* Banks cosolidation Danube-Black Sea Canal 4. Strengthen the competitive advantages 2014 - 2020 Next Steps Poarta Alba-Midia Navodari Canal* Banks cosolidation Poarta Alba-Midia Navodari Canal After 2020 of IWT Danube-Bucharest Canal à 2014 IRIS 3 Harmonisation, development, implementation and smooth operation of RIS administrative barriers à 2015 RIS o CORISMA EUSDR PA1a Working Group Activity taking up the results of the Working Group to reduce Administrative Barriers innovative vessels Administrative Processes
Advantages Greening the fleet – Measures in the frame of Horizon 2020, national funding programmes etc. Competitive
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
2015 2029
The overview figure contains the most relevant measures to tackle identified bottlenecks between 2015 and 2030. * next steps required if the parameters of the TEN-T regulation respectively the AGN agreement (where applicable) are not yet met. Implementation Plan for Ports
Capacity extensions (mitigation or prevention of bottlenecks) Depth maintenance (for IWW ports at least class IV or higher) Improvement of hinterland connections Modernization Provision of intermodal facilities Provision of alternative (clean) fuel supply facilities Provision of shore-side power supply for vessels Compliance with the core ports requirements 15 ongoing projects and 37 planned Total monetary value >2 bn EUR Next steps
22nd December: final report and work plan Approval by Member States, Implementing acts by the EC
Living instrument: progress reports and updates of the Work Plan Next Corridor Forum planned for spring 2015
Get involved: Briefing of national representatives Publish up-to-date project information (project data base: www.danube-navigation.eu/pages/projects)
Thank you for your attention!
Dr.-Ing. Saša Jovanović DI Katja Rosner
iC consulenten viadonau Port expert Strategy and action programs