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Administration of Finnish maritime affairs. Niklas Rönnberg Finnish Shipowners’ Association VI International Maritime Conference 24.9.2010, Tallinn. BACKGROUND. Kungliga Lotsverket 1696, sjökarteverket 1737 Luotsi ja majakkalaitos 1812 - 1917 Merenkulkuhallitus 1917 – 1989/90(1997)
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Administration of Finnish maritime affairs Niklas Rönnberg Finnish Shipowners’ Association VI International Maritime Conference 24.9.2010, Tallinn
BACKGROUND • Kungliga Lotsverket 1696, sjökarteverket 1737 • Luotsi ja majakkalaitos 1812 - 1917 • Merenkulkuhallitus 1917 – 1989/90(1997) • FMA (Finnish Maritime Administration) 1997-2010 • Trafi, Transport Safety Agency 2010 -
Administration reform project • Resources for internal changes in the organisation and building of a new organisation structure? • How to rapidly adapt into a new situation? • How to secure customer service and support in a changing organisation? • Same experts in the organisation as before? • How about recruitments?
Customer’s(Shipowners’) view Before • One ”desk” • One authority • All functions at one place • All maritime knowledge in one organisation
Customer’s(Shipowners’) view Current situation • Four different authorities • Relocation of functions? (Helsinki,Lappeenranta,Rovaniemi) • Experts from all modes of transport available?
Four authorities • TraFi, Finnish Transport Safety Agency • Finnish Transport Agency • Meritaito(Fairways and maintenance) • Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (Archipelago ferries)
Finnish Transport Safety Agency, TraFi • Transport safety, maritime safety • Authority role • Strong connection to other modes of transport • International activities • Similar structure in other countries • ”Expert” organisation
Finnish Transport Agency • Fairways and canals • Winter navigation • Vessel Traffic Services, VTS • Overall view of all modes of transport • Co-operation between different modes of transport
Meritaito • Fairways • Oil-spill response • Marine construction • Hydrographic surveys • Competition with other suppliers on the market
Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment • Road maintenance • Road projects • Permissions concerning traffic • Public transport • Archipelago ferries • Traffic safety
Summary • Conditions for a working concept exists. • Possibilities to create something new? • Will maritime ”drown” into other modes of transport, e.g. Aviation, road, rail.? • Do relocation cause problems or will it open new opportunities? • International activities? • Co-operation with other authorities/ministries? • Recruitments?