North Sea – Baltic Core Network Corridor Study Final Report December 2014 TransportTransportll North Sea – Baltic Final Report Mandatory disclaimer The information and views set out in this Final Report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission. The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this study. Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission's behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. December 2014 !! The!Study!of!the!North!Sea!/!Baltic!Core!Network!Corridor,!Final!Report! ! ! December!2014! Final&Report& ! of!the!PROXIMARE!Consortium!to!the!European!Commission!on!the! ! The$Study$of$the$North$Sea$–$Baltic$ Core$Network$Corridor$ ! Prepared!and!written!by!Proximare:! •!Triniti!! •!Malla!Paajanen!Consulting!! •!Norton!Rose!Fulbright!LLP! •!Goudappel!Coffeng! •!IPG!Infrastruktur/!und!Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft!mbH! With!input!by!the!following!subcontractors:! •!University!of!Turku,!Brahea!Centre! •!Tallinn!University,!Estonian!Institute!for!Future!Studies! •!STS/Consulting! •!Nacionalinių!projektų!rengimas!(NPR)! •ILiM! •!MINT! Proximare!wishes!to!thank!the!representatives!of!the!European!Commission!and!the!Member! States!for!their!positive!approach!and!cooperation!in!the!preparation!of!this!Progress!Report! as!well!as!the!Consortium’s!Associate!Partners,!subcontractors!and!other!organizations!that! have!been!contacted!in!the!course!of!the!Study.! The!information!and!views!set!out!in!this!Final!Report!are!those!of!the!authors!and!do!not! necessarily!reflect!the!official!opinion!of!the!Commission.!The!Commission!does!not!guarantee! the!accuracy!of!the!data!included!in!this!study.!Neither!the!Commission!nor!any!person!acting! on! the! Commission’s! behalf! may! be! held! responsible! for! the! use! that! may! be! made! of! the! information!contained!therein.! !!! 1! !! The!Study!of!the!North!Sea!/!Baltic!Core!Network!Corridor,!Final!Report! PROXIMARE$Consortium$ The!Proximare!consortium!led!by!Pan/Baltic!Law!Firm!TRINITI!(Estonia)!together!with!Malla!Paajanen! Consulting! (Finland),! Norton! Rose! Fulbright! LLP! (United! Kingdom),! IPG! Infrastruktur/! und! Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft! mbH! (Germany)! and! Goudappel! Coffeng! BV! (The! Netherlands)! has! been! commissioned! by! the! Directorate/General! for! Mobility! and! Transport! of! the! European! Commission!(DG/MOVE)!with!carrying!out!a!study!on!the!North!Sea/Baltic!core!network!corridor.! TRINITI,$ lead$ partner$ represented$ by$ Mr.$ Tõnis$ Tamme.$ Triniti! is! a! Pan/ Baltic! commercial! law! firm! which! has! cross/border! practice! groups! and! a! combined!team!of!50!people!serves!clients!in!the!capitals!of!EE,!LV!and!LT.! TRINITI!has!a!large!international!record!projects!in!transport,!infrastructure!and!logistics!including,!e.g.! the!Rail!Baltic!Joint!Venture!Study!for!the!governments!of!EE,!LV!and!LT!(2013),!drafting!legislative!acts! required!for!the!development!of!Riga!International!Airport,!representing!a!major!LT!road!construction! company! in! a! tender! for! a! PPP! project! for! the! Palanga! bypass,! and! continued! advice! for! the! re/ structuring!of!the!Estonian!Air.! Malla$ Paajanen$ Consulting,$ project$ manager,$ specializes! in! the! planning,! management! and! implementation! of! major! international! projects! in! the! fields! of! transport,! logistics,! place!branding!and!tourism.!Ms.!Paajanen!has!worked!in!transnational!development!and! research!projects!in!Europe!and!Russia!funded!by!various!funding!programmes!of!the!EU.! She!has!also!participated!as!an!expert!in!business!education!in!global!development!programmes.!The! Consultancy! specialiZes! in! projects! of! multi/level! governance! and! partnerships! in! demanding! triple! helix!environment!that!combine!interests!of!the!private,!public!and!research!sectors.! Norton$Rose$Fulbright$LLP,$represented$by$Mr.$Jürgen$Werner!is! a! global! legal! practice! providing! the! world’s! pre/eminent! corporations! and! financial! institutions! with! a! full! business! law! service.! NRF! has! over! 3800! lawyers! based! in! over! 50! cities! all! over! the! world.! Norton! Rose! Fulbright! LLP! has! a! dedicated! rail! group,! including!60!partners!and!86!associates.!Key!features!of!this!practice!group!are!a!broad!client!base,!and! expertise!in!all!sectors!of!the!rail!industry.!The!firm!is!consistently!highly!ranked!for!rail!by!Legal!500,! Chambers!and!other!international!legal!directories.! Goudappel$ Coffeng,$ represented$ by$ Mr.$ Gerard$ Bruil,!is!the!biggest!(approximately! 260!employees)!and!the!oldest!(founded!in!1963)!company!for!mobility!planning!in!the! Netherlands.! The! company! has! offices! in! Amsterdam,! The! Hague,! Eindhoven,! Leeuwarden!and!Deventer.!Goudappel!Group!is!fully!owned!by!its!employees.!Over! 85%!of!the!staff!holds!shares!in!the!company.!The!firm’s!key!competence!areas!are!advisory!services,! software! solutions! and! process! outsourcing.! Goudappel! Coffeng! has! thorough! experience! and! knowledge!in!data!collection,!analyzing,!and!transport!modelling!including!knowledge!of!the!European! TransTools!transport!model.$ IPG$InfrastrukturO$und$Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft$mbH,$represented$by$Mr.$Martin$ Heiland,!has!a!strong!competence!base!of!20!employees.!IPG’s!services!focus!on!a!broad! range!of!infrastructure!and!transport!development!including!the!reconstruction!of!railway! stations!via!the!revitalization!and!conversion!of!industrial!contaminated!areas!up!to!the! development!of!modern!logistics!centres!and!freight!villages.!Based!on!numerous!project! developments!IPG!disposes!of!well/developed!networks!and!cooperation!with!important!institutions! like!ministries,!banks,!research!institutions!and!partners!from!the!transport!industry.!! PROXIMARE!enjoys!the!support!of!the!following!Associate!Partners:!•!City!of!Helsinki!•!Port!of!Helsinki! •!Port!of!Hamburg!•!City!of!Berlin!•!City!of!Kaunas!•!Corridor2,!EUREGIO!•!Aalto!University!School!of! Business,!Centre!for!Markets!in!Transition!•!LogisticsNet!Berlin/Brandenburg!•!Brandenburg!Economic! Development! Board! (ZAB)! •! VDV! Association! of! German! Transport! Companies! •! Deutsche! GVZ/ Gesellschaft!(DGG)! !!! 2! !! The!Study!of!the!North!Sea!/!Baltic!Core!Network!Corridor,!Final!Report! ! Table!of!Contents! Outlook!by!the!European!Coordinator! Chapter!1!! Executive!Summary! Chapter!2! Review!of!Studies!and!Identification!of!Stakeholders! Chapter!3! Multimodal!Transport!Market!Study! Chapter!4! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!Helsinki!Node! Chapter!5! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!Estonia! Chapter!6! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!Latvia! Chapter!7! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!Lithuania! Chapter!8! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!Poland! Chapter!9! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!Germany! Chapter!10! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!The!Netherlands! Chapter!11! Elements!of!the!Work!Plan:!Belgium! !!! 3! !! The!Study!of!the!North!Sea!/!Baltic!Core!Network!Corridor,!Final!Report! Outlook$by$the$European$Coordinator$$ This!Final!Study!on!the!North!Sea!–!Baltic!core!network!corridor!that!you!have!before! you! represents! the! culmination! of! a! year! of! detailed! work! and! research.! ! While! Proximare!/!the!consultants!selected!by!the!European!Commission!following!an!open! tender!/!have!produced!this!final!study!it!has!been!far!from!a!"top/down"!exercise.!! Much! of! the! material! has! come! from! you! the! Stakeholders! –! the! eight! Member! States,!the!13!maritime!ports,!the!18!inland!ports,!the!44!regions,!the!16!airports!and! the! various! infrastructure! managers! /! all! have! contributed! vital! information! during! the!work!of!four!Corridor!Fora!and!two!Working!Groups!organised!during!2014.!!The! study! now! attempts! to! provide! a! global! inventory! of! all! the! multimodal! transport! assets!along!the!3200!km!long!North!Sea!–!Baltic!Corridor!from!Helsinki!to!Antwerp.!! But!it!is!more!than!an!inventory!–!it!attempts!also!to!highlight!the!main!weaknesses! and! structural! problems! that! exist! and! to! provide! a! blueprint! for! further! action.!! Combined! with! the! information! input! into! the! TEN/Tec! data! system! both! by! the! consultants!and!the!Member!States!during!2014!I!now!have!a!much!clearer!idea!of! the! challenge! that! confronts! us! as! I! prepare! the! draft! work! plan! for! the! Corridor! /! namely!to!create!a!true!multimodal!transport!corridor!linking!the!North!Sea!with!the! Baltic!by!rail,!road,!air!and!water!in!the!interests!of!developing!the!Single!Market!and! increasing!growth!in!this!vital!area!of!the!European!Union.! Finally! I! would! like! to! pay! tribute! to! the! work! of! my! predecessor! as! European! Coordinator! Pavel! Telička,! who! worked! first! on! the! Rail! Baltic! Priority! Project! from! 2005!until!2013!and!then!became!the!first!Coordinator!of!the!North!Sea!–!Baltic!core! network!corridor!in!2014.!!Thanks!to!Pavel's!dedication!and!efforts!we!now!have!the! basis! for! the! Corridor! concept! to! move! forward! and! we! also! have! a! Joint! Venture! established!to!create!the!Rail!Baltic.! Catherine!Trautmann! European!Coordinator!! North!Sea!–!Baltic!core!network!corridor!! ! !!! 4! !! The!Study!of!the!North!Sea!/!Baltic!Core!Network!Corridor,!Final!Report! Chapter!1!! Executive!Summary! Outlook$by$the$European$Coordinator$..................................................................................$4! Overview$.............................................................................................................................$6!