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Together we connect all Europe. Alliance. The NV Zeekanaal en Watergebonden Grondbeheer Vlaanderen signed a co-operation agreement with the Hungarian inland port Győr-Gönyű. Aim. Encourage the two-way goods flows between Flanders and Hungary
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Alliance The NV Zeekanaal en Watergebonden Grondbeheer Vlaanderen signed a co-operation agreement with the Hungarian inland port Győr-Gönyű
Aim • Encourage the two-way goods flows between Flanders and Hungary • Make intermodal transport facilities and special transport on water available to small or medium-sized companies • Further development of port facilities and logistics • Simplification of administration and other formalities • Exchange of statistical and technical information, information concerning goods transports, the maintenance and management of inland ports and waterways • Creation of a fixed goods transport connection between the two inland ports
NV Zeekanaal en Watergebonden GrondbeheerVlaanderen • Established by the Flemish Government in 1994 • Assignment: - Management of : . the Sea Canal Brussels-Scheldt . the Leuven-Dijle canal . the canal to Charleroi - Management and operation of the grounds along the navigable waterways of Flanders except those managed by the 'Dienst voor de Scheepvaart' (Flemish Shipping authority) or a port company - Composition of regional advisory councils and consultation with local and regional authorities and interest groups
Location • Connects the European capital Brussels with the river Scheldt • Immediate proximity of the ports of: . Antwerp . Ghent . Zeebrugge . Ostend . Rotterdam • Immediate proximity of the airports of: . Antwerp (Deurne) . Zaventem . Ostend . Brussels South • Connection to the European railway network • Connection to the Western European motorway network • The whole of Western Europe can be reached
Győr-Gönyű Kikötő Rt. • Located in the northwest of Hungary • Győr-Moson-Sopron County • Most expanding economic region of Hungary • Port in full development • Increasing importance of goods transport on the Danube • Hungary is a transit country • Candidate member of the European Union
Location • Located on the Danube • Gateway to the Carpatian Basin • Connection with Western Europe over the Rhine-Main-Danube canal • On the junction of European railway and motorway networks - E 60 Brest (France) - Constanţa (Romania) - E 75 Helsinki (Finland) - Athens (Greece) - E 65 Ystad (Sweden) - Rijeka (Croatia) - Railway lines Paris-Moscow and Hamburg-Athens • Airport of Budapest • All of central Eastern Europe is easily accessible from Győr
Assets of inland shipping • Very environmentally friendly • Very cost-effective • Perfect medium for goods transport • A vessel uses less fuel than a lorry • CO2 emission 75% lower • Safe • Low cost of infrastructure • Flexible and reliable • Flexible market organisation
Collective cost per mode of transport Millions Euro/1000 tkm train lorry water Accidents 1.16 18.91 0.15 Sound pollution 6.37 3.70 - Air pollution 1.77 14.55 2.12 Soil + water pollution - 4.28 - City traffic expense (traffic jams) - 0.61 - Covered surface 0.22 0.64 - Total 9,52 42,69 2,26 Source: PlancoConsulting Gmbh, Essen
The Combined Commodity Trading Centres Zeekanaal and the port of Győr-Gönyű offer the following services and facilities: Loading, unloading and transhipment of goods Storage, handling and packaging Distribution Customs services Forwarding and shipment Container terminals RO-RO facilities Maintenance and repair facilities for ships Special port facilities Tourism, hotels, restaurants, yacht basins
Trade Belgium – Hungary (in EUR million) Source: Export Vlaanderen
Flemish exports to Hungary (in EUR million) Source: Export Vlaanderen
Hungarian exports to Flanders (in EUR million) Source: Export Vlaanderen
Principal export products from Flanders to Hungary (2001) • electrical machinery (27.39%) • vehicles (13.39%) • pharmaceutical products (11.78%) • machines and mechanical tools (8.74%) • plastic and applications (7.67%) Source: Export Vlaanderen
Principal export products from Hungary to Flanders (2001) • machinery and mechanical tools (33.88%) • organic chemical products (30.23%) • electrical machinery (13.95%) • vehicles (4.98%) • furniture and light luminaires (2.98%) Source: Export Vlaanderen
Both Hungary and Flanders • encourage waterway transports • support Public-Private initiatives • provide locations to waterborne companies • operate a fixed goods line between the Sea Canal and the port of Győr
NV Zeekanaal en Watergebonden Grondbeheer Vlaanderen Oostdijk 110-112 B-2830 Willebroek Belgium Tel. +32 (03) 860-62-72 Fax +32 (03) 860-62-78 E-mail: info@zeekanaal.be Web: www.zeekanaal.be Győr-Gönyű Kikötő Rt. H-9181 Győr-Károlyháza Kikötő 1 H-9002 Győr, Pf:559 Hungary Tel +(36) 96-544-200 Fax +(36) 96-544-204 E-mail: kikotort@axelero.hu Web: www.portofgyor.hu INFO E-mail: info@waterborne.be Web: www.waterborne.be