MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY SECTORIAL STRATEGY OF TRANSPORT & ACTION PLAN 2016 – 2020 2019 MONITORING REPORT June 2020 Tirana, Albania 1 Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 6 1. TRANSPORT PROGRESS 2019 ........................................................................................................... 8 1.1 The transport sector as a whole ..................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Road transport ............................................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Rail Transport ................................................................................................................................ 23 1.4 Maritime Transport ........................................................................................................................ 27 1.5 Air Transport .................................................................................................................................. 34 1.6 Intermodal and combined Transport .............................................................................................. 38 2. RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 40 3. MONITORING INDICATORS ...................................................................................................... 47 4. THE WAY FORWARD ................................................................................................................ 50 Annex 1: Progress on the SRC indicators for 2019 ............................................................................ 51 Annex 2: Status of Priority actions – ACTION PLAN 2016 – 2020 ...................................................... 56 List of Tables Table 1: Real Expenditures across transport modes 2016 – 2020 ..................................................... 40 Table 2: Detailed Real expenditures for transport sector 2016-2020 ................................................ 41 Table 3: Distribution of resources across the Priority Actions ........................................................... 42 Table 4: Status of Indicators for 2018, 2019 ..................................................................................... 48 2 ABBREVIATIONS AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic ACAA Albanian Civil Aviation Authority ADF Albanian Development Fund AGFIS Albanian Government Financial Information System AL Republic of Albania ALBCONTROL Air Navigation Services of Albania ANALTIR Albanian International Road Transport Association and Training Institute ANS Air Navigation Services ANTP Albanian National Transport Plan ARA Albanian Road Authority ARTS Albanian Road Tolling Strategy ATM Air Traffic Management BCA Border Crossing Agreement BCP Border Crossing Point CEF Connecting Europe Facility CEFTA Central European Free Trade Agreement CCS Control-Command and Signalling Systems CRM Country Reform Measures DLI Disbursement Linked Indicator EASA European Aviation Safety Agency EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ECAA European Common Aviation Agreement EEAS European External Action Services EIB European Investment Bank EMSA European Maritime Safety Agency ERTMS European Rail Traffic Management System EUD European Union– Delegation to Albania Eurocontrol European Organization for Air Navigation Security GDRTS General Directorate of Road Transport Services GMD General Maritime Directorate HSH Albanian Railways IALA International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Light house Authorities IAPH International Association of Ports and Harbours ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IFI International Financial Institutions 3 ILO International Labour Organization IMO International Maritime Organization IoT Albanian Institute of Transport INSTAT Albanian Institute of Statistics IPA Instrument for (EU) Pre-Accession Assistance IRBD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IRI International Roughness Index ISPS International Ship and Port Security (Code) ITF International Transport Forum ITS Intelligent Transport Systems IWW Inland Waterways JSPA Joint Service Provision Area KPIs Key Performance Indicators LPI Logistics Performance Index LRIT Long Range Identification and Tracking System LSCI Liner Shipping Connectivity Index MARPOL Maritime Pollution (Int. Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) MSC Maritime Safety Committee (of IMO) MTBP Medium-Term Budget Program MIE Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy MoU Memorandum of Understanding NCTS New Computerized Transit System NSDI-II National Strategy for Development andIntegration2015-2020 NEEAP National Energy Efficiency Action Plan OKIIA National Investigation Body of Air Accident/Incidents in Civil Aviation PBC Performance-Based Contracts PFM Public Financial Management Strategy PKIE National Plan for European Integration PSSA Particularly Sensitive Sea Area REBIS Updating the Regional Balkan Infrastructure Study RCC Regional Cooperation Council RFC Rail Freight Corridor RNE Railway Network Europe RSA Railway Safety Authority RSC Regional Steering Committee TCT SAR-A Air Search and Rescue 4 SAR-M Maritime Search and Rescue SARPs Standards and Recommended Practices of ICAO annexes SBS Sector Budget Support SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SES Single European Sky SEETO South-East Europe Transport Observatory SSPP Single Sector Project Pipeline STCW Standards for Training Certification and Watch Keeping TA Technical Assistance TCT Transport Community Treaty TEN-T Trans-European Transport Network TEU Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit ToR Terms of Reference TSTS Maritime and Industrial Training Centre UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USCG United States Coast Guard USOAP Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program of ICAO VTMIS Vessel Traffic Management and Information System WB World Bank WEF World Economic Forum WTO World Trade Organization 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of Albania adopted the Sectorial Strategy of Transport (SST) and Action Plan 2016- 2020 through the Decision of the Council of Ministers, No. 811, dated 16th of November 2016, “For the approval of the Transport Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2020”. The main goal of the Strategy is to have an efficient transport system, integrated in the region and in the EU network, which promotes economic development and upgrades the citizens’ quality of life. The overall objective of the Sectorial Strategy of Transport and Action Plan 2016-2020 is to (i) further develop Albania’s national transport system, and in addition (ii) to significantly improve its sustainability, interconnectivity, interoperability and integration with the international and European wider transport system and region. The SST is being implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, in close cooperation with other line ministries and institutions and with the support and technical assistance provided by many international development partners. In 2016, the European Union (EU) committed support to the strategy by selecting it to receive EUR 21 million budget support and EUR 3 million complimentary supports through a Sector Reform Contract (SRC). The first monitoring report of SST highlighted the successful implementation of transport strategy and fulfilled the obligations under SRC to receive this budget support. The progress made in transport sector reforms were acknowledged by the EU and the fixed tranche of EUR 6 million was granted and payment done to the State Treasury by the end of 2018. The second monitoring report presented in June 2019 showed satisfactory progress in the relevant fields of transport sector. Based on these achievements, we received the first variable tranche of EUR 4,062,500 for 2019, out of the EUR 5 million allowable maximum. This is the 3rdMonitoring Report of the Strategy. Its aim is to measure the progress achieved so far in the implementation of the action plan of the strategy, as well as to identify the challenges and the issues that need to be reviewed in the action plan. This monitoring report covers the progress achieved during 2019. The methodology used is based on information gathered from different institutions which are involved in the implementation of this Strategy. The strategy identified 43 Policies (Priority Actions) for the 5-year period which are deeply interlinked, and strike a balance between soft measures and investments. Each priority action is detailed in specific tasks required for its attainment. The previous monitoring report showed that in 2018, out of 57 tasks planned, 9 were completed, 41 were in progress, 7 not started. The following table gives a status on the implementation of the tasks planned for 2019 across the different modes of transport. Out of 49 tasks planned for 2019, 19 tasks were completed, 28 in progress and 2 not started. 6 TOTAL STATUS OF TASKS 2018 TASKS 2019 STATUS OF TASKS 2019 PRIORITY TASKS SECTOR ACTIONS 2016- 2019- 2020 2018 2018 -2020 2019 2019 2019 -2020 2020 4 completed 1 completed 1 in progress Transversal