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National port policy and Motorways of the Sea Initiatives: The case of Spain

The First Mackay Hannah Scottish Maritime Transport Conference: Maritime Transport: Scotland’s Sustainable Economic Growth Opportunity Monday 5 October 2009, Edinburgh. National port policy and Motorways of the Sea Initiatives: The case of Spain. Xavier Gesé Deputy Director of Planning

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National port policy and Motorways of the Sea Initiatives: The case of Spain

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  1. The First Mackay Hannah Scottish Maritime Transport Conference: Maritime Transport: Scotland’s Sustainable Economic Growth Opportunity Monday 5 October 2009, Edinburgh National port policy and Motorways of the Sea Initiatives: The case of Spain Xavier Gesé Deputy Director of Planning Puertos del Estado

  2. The Spanish Port System • Ports of general interest Classification of ports in Spain • (Any of these attributes) • Hinterland includes more than one Autonomous Community • Strategic importance or essential for national economy • International maritime trade • Special attributes for safety of navigation • Rest of the ports

  3. Spanish Port System of General Interest 4

  4. The Spanish Port System • Puertos del Estado (Public Body) Spanish port system of general interest • Legal entity with net worth • Coordination of Investments and Services’ providing policy • Supervision of the port system efficiency • 28 Port Authorities (Public Bodies) • 46 commercial ports • Legal entity with net worth • Landlord of the port space • Administrator of port services provision

  5. The Spanish Port System • President, Secretary and 15-22 members • 5 of the Central Government • un 14% of the Municipalities included. • un 24% of Chambers of Commerce, Companies org., Unions and economic sectors • The remainder of the Autonomous Community (Regional Government) Council of Navigation and Port Consultative Body Port Authority Administration Council President of the PA Director

  6. The Spanish Port System • President (President of PdE) • 12-15 members • Appointed by Mº de Fomento Advisory Body President of PdE 1 representative of each PA (the President) Consultative Council of Puertos del Estado Puertos del Estado Governing Council President

  7. The Spanish Port System

  8. 10,8 Bunkering 3,7 Local traffic 0,2 Fishing 459 Commercial traffic 2008 Total 473,7 Mio. tonnes. 13,5 Mio TEU 7 Mio vehicles 26,6 Mio passengers (6 Mill. cruise passengers) 2,2 Mio Ro-Ro Units

  9. The Spanish Port System 2008 Total Net Income 1045 Mill.€ EBT Earnings before taxes 300 Mill.€ Total Dues 974 Mio € 93% (Settlement) Land rent 244 “ 23% 25% Ships dues 199 “ 19% 20% Cargo dues 283 “ 27% 29% Com. Activit 102 “ 10% 10% Other dues … 146 “ 14% 9% Other Income … 71 “ 7% 7%

  10. The Spanish Port System

  11. The Spanish Port System

  12. Periode 2000-2008 Investment 7.342 Mill.€ Cash Flow 3987 “ 54% Subsidies 1601 “ 22% Leverage 30% Debt ratio 23% 2008 Total Assets 12264 Mill.€ Equity ….... 9408 Liabilities .. 2856

  13. The Spanish Port System

  14. PORT POLICY: PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE • Economic Management Autonomy of Ports Authorities (P.A.). • P.A. are legal entities • Self-financing (economic self-sufficiency). • The port system and of each Public Body • Optimization of economic management. • Effectiveness and efficiency in a sustainable way. • Solidarity among port public bodies. • Port compensation Fund.

  15. PORT POLICY: PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE (Cont.) • Free and fair competition: • Port Authority. • Companies • Free tariff settlement: • P.A. in commercial services. • Max. tariffs in basic port services. • Improvement of competitiveness.

  16. PORT POLICY: PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE (Cont.) • Promotion of Private involvement in Financing and Management of port facilities • Free access for provision of port services. • Planning of the Port System integrated in the framework of Ministry of Development Planning (PEIT).

  17. Motorway of the Sea Initiatives

  18. TOTAL 242,5 Mio tonnes MARITIME 128,7 Mt. LAND 113,8 Mt. ROAD 109,3 Mt. RAIL 4,5 Mt. TRAFFIC THROUGH THE PYRENEES Circunstances of the Iberian Peninsula TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND THE REST OF EUROPE YEAR 2006

  19. MoS Initiatives Working Groups Development through Transport Planning Policy Defining concepts and initiatives to develop SSS/ MoS Action Plan to promote Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and Motorways of the Sea (MoS) Medium and Long term planning of infrastructure and transport

  20. MoS Initiatives Development through Transport Planning Policy MoS are integrated in the Strategic Infrastructures and Transport Plan ( PEIT) PEIT Specific guidelines for the development of sector policies “To develop ports as key element of intemodality, favouring the integration of the main ports into the large international transport chains and the new motorways of the sea” “Development of short sea shipping, at national and European levels, by developing specific infrastructures and management systems”

  21. MoS Initiatives Atlantic Region Acciona Trasmediterranea Nantes-Saint Nazaire Vigo 28h Le Havre Vigo Algeciras 36h 4 dept/week 7 dept/week Unaccompanied(Ro-Ro) 120-260 loads 20 kn Grimaldi-Louis Dreyfus Nantes-Saint Nazaire Gijón 14h 4 dept/week 7 dept/week Accompanied (Ro-Pax) and Unaccompanied(Ro-Ro) 150 loads 23 kn

  22. MoS Initiatives 1st year 25.000 …. 4th year 100.000 …Total 850.000 Atlantic Region Evaluation of projects Traffic shifted from the road 30% Project quality 35% Business Plan 35% • Traffic shifted from the road • Tonnes-Km • Lorries and semitrailers

  23. MoS Initiatives 1st year 4 calls/ week …. 3th year 7calls/ wee Atlantic Region • Project quality • Number of ports in Spain • Calls per week • Quality of land access • Telematic systems • Quality of port facilities

  24. MoS Initiatives Equity  6% (ships costs + port faciiities built by the Company) Atlantic Region • Business Plan • Subsidy needed • Commiment of costumers • Economic strengh • Feasibility of the service • Quality of port facilities

  25. LE HAVRE NANTES-SAINT NAZAIRE GIJON VIGO ALGECIRAS

  26. MoS Initiatives Working Groups Mediterranean Region West-Med Corridors: Italy (leader), Spain, France, Malta Develop a master plan for the definition and implementation of MoS in the West-Mediterranean region Intergovernmental Agreement between Italy and Spain Purpose: Actions to promote SSS/MoS between Italy and Spain

  27. MoS Initiatives Working Groups Mediterranean Region Supply : Recognition of existing high quality shipping services as Motorways of the Sea. Promote new services between Italian and Spanish regions which are not connected today (ex. South Italy – South Spain) Demand: Study the promotion of the use of the maritime way with ecobonus (subsidy for houliers)

  28. Thank you for your attention Xavier Gesé Puertos del Estado. Spain jgese@puertos.es

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