Danube Inland Harbour Development Status Quo Report - Lom <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> Danube Inland Harbour Development Title of Report Status Quo Sub-Activity WP3 – A3: IWT Lab Version 05.09.2012 draft Date of version Status <internal> Main authors: External Thematic expert Ivo Stefanov External Thematic expert Evgeni Moskov DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 2 of 21 <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> Document History: Version Comments Date Authorized by 1. Initial draft 05.09.2012 IS This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of DaHar project partnership and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of European Union DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 3 of 21 <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> CONTENTS 1. Statistics data and general information ............................................................. 5 1.2. Brief geographical presentation .................................................................. 5 1.2. Current property ......................................................................................... 8 1.3. Legal background ....................................................................................... 9 1.4. Management structure of the port ............................................................ 10 1.5. Brief history .............................................................................................. 11 1.6. Cargo turnover statistics by types for the period 2007 – 2011 .................. 12 1.7. Overall size of the port (including land and water area, warehouses and industrial zones) .............................................................................................. 13 1.8. Port water area, draft and quay length ..................................................... 14 1.9. Information about the port capabilities for handling of different types of cargoes– number of cranes and lifting capacitie, specification of the warehouses, handling rates of the main cargo types and possibilities for handling of project cargoes; ............................................................................ 14 1.10. Hinterland connections and port services ............................................... 15 1.10.1. Railway connections ........................................................................ 15 1.10.2. Road connections ............................................................................ 16 1.10.3. Port services .................................................................................... 16 1.11. Passenger services ................................................................................ 17 1.12. Other services – tugs, pilots, bunkering, customs and others; ............... 17 1.13. Port dues and charges ........................................................................... 18 1.13.1 Tariff of the port dues levied by the Bulgarian Port Infrastructure Company ..................................................................................................... 18 1.13.2 Terms and conditions of cargo handling operations and ship servicing at Port of Lom .............................................................................................. 18 1.14. Current activities for port development and expansion ........................... 18 1.15. Participation in joint ventures .................................................................. 19 2. SWOT analysis includes information on five key thematic areas .................... 19 3. Sources of information .................................................................................... 21 DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 4 of 21 <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> 1. Statistics data and general information 1.2. Brief geographical presentation Port of Lom is Bulgarian public transport port of national significance, located on Danube River. This geographical location determines its role as a link between the heart of Europe, the Bulgarian capital and the Aegean Sea. The port complex has the potential to become a transport hub, servicing the cargoes of the Central Europe Danube river countries via Thessaloniki from/to the global markets. Port of Lom, being a part of а port of national significance is an important logistics centre for the Bulgaian and the Trans European multimodal transport network, servicing the European transport Corridor № 7. Under the Bulgarian maritime legislation a port of а national significance is any port, which performs paid cargo handling operations and other accompanying activities to ships and land transport vechisles and which is available without limitation for all ships and cargoes. DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 5 of 21 <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> Among the Bulgarian ports, Lom is the nearest port to Sofia and Thessaloniki and together with this is playing a significant role not only in Corridor № 7 but also in Corridor № 4 for which can be an alternative to the Port of Vidin. DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 6 of 21 <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> Port of Lom is situated around 160 km. northward from Sofia, on the right bank of Danube River, which is a border line with Republic of Romania. The port extends from the km. 742 to km. 743 with adjacent water area between km. 736 to km. 747.800. The modern port had been built after Year 1940 and includes 3 births at the “White quay” – tilted pier on the Danube river bank and 10 births in an artificial firth. The total quay length is 1 463 m. DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 7 of 21 <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> The port complex is multifunctional terminal, part of the Bulgarian transport network, connected to the National and International road and railway infrastructure, offering full range of port services, performing tri-modal logistics operations – cargo handling from/to river, road and rail transport means. It is specialized in handling of bulk and general cargoes and has capacity and experience in containerized cargoes and a potential for construction and development of container and RO-RO terminals. 1.2. Current property The theritory of the port and the adjucent fixed assets - buildings and quay front are public state-owend property under the jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Ports Infrasturue Company (BPIC) according Chapter VI from the Law on the Maritime Spaces, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria,. The direct control is performed by the BPIC’s Theritorial Directorate – “Port of Lom”. The Bulgarian Ports Infrasturue Company is legal entity by the Commercial Law, Article 62, Paragraph 3, based in Sofia with the following Theritorial Directorates: DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 8 of 21 <Sub-Activity: WP3-A3> <Status Quo Report Lom> 1. Port of Bourgas with operational area from the geographic parallel of the Bulgarian- Turkish border line to the geographic parallel of Cape Emine; 2. Port of Varna with operational area from the geographic parallel of Cape Emine to the geographic parallel of Bulgarian-Romanian border line; 3. Port of Lom with operational area from km 645 to km 845,650 from the Bulgarian section on the Danube river; 4. Port of Rousse with operational area from km 374,100 to km 645 from the Bulgarian section on Danube river; The Bulgarian Port Infrastrucutre Company is managing the port infrastructure and the other fixed assets of the ports of national significance in Bulgaria. 1.3. Legal background According Article 117 from the Law on the Maritime Spaces, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria, the port services at the public transport ports are performed by spcialized port operators, having or employing qualiffied personnel and euqipped with the necessary technical means to carry out the relevan services.” The right, submitted to the port operators to carry out services at public transport ports is considered as admission to the port services market. This admission is submitted to the “Port Lom Complex” JSC by a Contract for carrying out of port services signed with the Bulgarian Port Infrastructure Company. This Contract is valid till the ellection of concesionier who will replace the state-owned operator. In its capacity of a port operator and according to the Law on the Maritime Spaces, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria, Article 117, the “Port Lom Complex” JSC has the necessary equipment and qualified personnel. All technical machineries and facilities are the porperty and assets of the company. According to Ordinance No 18, Section I, issued by the Ministry of Transport, Informational Technologies and Communications concerning the registration of the port operators in Bulgaria, the Executive Agency “Maritime Administration” keeps a register of the port operators and controls their activities according to their Certificates for operational fitness. “Port Lom Complex” JSC as an operator of public transport port with national significance is entered in the Register of the Port operators in the area of the Directorate of Maritime Administration – Lom under No 7/12.10.05. page 25 with addrerss 3600, Lom, 21 Pristanistna str., Republic of Bulgaria and has a Certificate for operational fitness № 208 / 23.03.2009. DaHar This project is co-financed by European Union Page 9 of 21