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  1. CPMRBaltic Sea CommissionTransport Working Group www.balticseacommission.org/ www.cpmr.org/ Pan-Baltic visions of transport developmentSebastian Schröder, State Secretary Ministry for Transport, Building and Regional Development Mecklenburg-VorpommernChairman of CPMR-BSC Transport Working GroupTransBaltic Conference 2010, Malmö, 17.03.2010„The New Geography of Freight Flows in the Baltic Sea Region“ Transpolar Railway between Salekhard and Nadym (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salekhard%E2%80%93Igarka_Railway

  2. Background for transport visions: Features of the Baltic Sea Region • “Northern Dimension“ • Harsh climate (may change slowly with global warming) • Low population density / long average distances • High average wages (at least in the North) •  Higher costs, need for efficiency; special role of air transport • Raw materials (ores, wood & pulp) in the North •  High-volume freight transport flows in parts of the region Icebreaker "Arkona" and freighter "SOSNOGORSK" on 03.03.2010 near Stralsund. Source: http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-52557-2.html

  3. Background for transport visions: Features of the Baltic Sea Region • “Eastern Dimension“ • High growth rates in Eastern parts (PL, LT, LV, EE, RU) • Important current and future role of Russia • „Administrative bottlenecks“ at EU external borders • Potential as gateway to Asia •  High potential, but several uncertainties Trucks waiting at the Finnish-Russian border. Source: http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=4&photo_id=8280

  4. Background for transport visions: Features of the Baltic Sea Region • “Maritime dimension“ • Importance of maritime transport • Environmental issues (CO2, SOx, …) • Safety issues (ISPS code, maritime safety, …) •  Efficient and competitive maritime transport is a pure necessity for several national economies in the Baltic Sea Region – this should be reflected in transport strategies Port of Sassnitz. Source:Nordlicht / Thomas Häntzschel

  5. Background: EU Transport Policy

  6. Background:Transport market realities Source: OPTIMAR - Benchmarking strategic options for European shipping and for the European maritime transport system in the horizon 2008-2018. FINAL REPORT, p. 45. Download at http://ec.europa.eu/transport/maritime/studies/index_en.htm

  7. Selected transport visionsfor the Baltic Sea Region • National ministries for transport • No visible „transport master plan“ • However: Involved e.g. in launching calls for the EU „Motorways of the Sea“ programme, in the TEDIM initiative (Telematics in Foreign Trade Logistics and Delivery Management), ... • New Northern Dimension Transport and Logistics Partnership (NDPTL); will be fully operational from 2011 on, starting with an action plan focused on major transnational transport infrastructure •  So far concentrated on few strategic issues; NDPTL could be starting point for broader cooperation

  8. Selected transport visionsfor the Baltic Sea Region • Some VASAB key messages • Cross-border deficits in road + rail infrastructure – should be tackled during TEN-T revision process • More frequent air (passenger) transport is crucial for cohesion • Continue and enhance Motorways of the Sea, include Russian ports • More traffic separation schemes •  Highly relevant issues

  9. Selected transport visionsfor the Baltic Sea Region • Baltic Development Forum (BDF) • BDF established Nov 1998 to represent private sector interests, BDF Round Table (on transport) established Oct 2002 • Mandate: „Discuss the private sector priorities for development of the transport sector and infrastructure in the Baltic Sea Region“ • Final report and recommendations: Oct 2005 („Intelligent Transport and Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea Region – An innovative key to future growth and prosperity“) •  No individual infrastructure projects, rather strategic issues from business point of view

  10. Selected transport visionsfor the Baltic Sea Region • Baltic Development Forum (BDF) key messages • Starting point: Neither transport infrastructure nor institutional framework in the Baltic Sea region can meet today‘s or future expectations. • Five priority areas for action: • Promote new ways of financing transport infrastructure => user charging • Develop multimodal transport system based on unitised cargo • Strenghten further Motorways of the Sea • Develop highly frequent, cheap and flexible air passenger transport • Harmonise legal and administrative conditions

  11. Selected transport visionsfor the Baltic Sea Region • Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, Baltic Sea Commission (CPMR-BSC) • Network of ~160 European regions representing ~200 mill. People; Baltic Sea Commission: ~30 regions • 2003, 2009: Major contributions to Trans-European Transport Network policy (TEN-T) • Currently: Follows closely process of TEN-T revision and – in general – EU transport policies •  „Antenna“ of regions in Brussels

  12. Selected transport visionsfor the Baltic Sea Region • CPMR-BSC key messages • 2003: Take Baltic perspective into account in TEN-T revision process; implement Nordic Triangle, MoS, Bothnian Corridor • 2009: • Cost-benefit approach in defining TEN-T core network will not be enough • Take maritime dimension into account: Taking a ferry must be as easy as to use a bridge • Funding schemes must be less bureaucratic • More attention for „administrative bottlenecks“ • More attention for Northern Transport Axis • Baltic Sea Region as gateway for global freight transport •  Integrate infrastructure and service perspective 2003

  13. Selected transport visionsfor the Baltic Sea Region • EU Baltic Sea Strategy – „Strategic“ and „cooperative“ actions • Coordinate national transport policies and infrastructure investments • Improve the connections with Russia and other neighbouring countries • Facilitate efficient overall Baltic freight transport and logistics solutions • Increase the role of the Baltic Sea in the transport systems of the region • Promote sustainable passenger and freight transport and facilitate the shift to intermodality •  No surprise, takes up stakeholders‘ views – but huge tasks

  14. Conclusions I • Several “visions” and “strategies” for transport development in the Baltic Sea Region have been developed, by administration / business, on regional / national / EU level • Most strategies have only self-binding character, exception: EU Baltic Sea Strategy • Even more cooperation fora, even more strategies:Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics  Do we need yet more strategies?

  15. Conclusions II • No need for new strategies. Time to act is now. • Anyway: EU policies will continue to develop, EU-Russia cooperation will hopefully be boosted by Northern Dimension. • More cooperation between public and private sector is needed. • Implementation: “Pick low-hanging fruits”

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