EUROPEAN COMMISSION European Inland Waterway Transport Policy NAIADES

EUROPEAN COMMISSION European Inland Waterway Transport Policy - NAIADES – UNECE Inland Transport Committee, Working Party on Inland Water Transport, 53 Session 4 November 2009, Geneva Pawel Stelmaszczyk, Ho. U, DG TREN

Agenda . . Facts & Figures EU Common Transport Policy Inland Waterway Transport Policy – NAIADES Excursus “Technical Requirements” and “Boatmasters’ certificates” 2

20 out of 27 Member States have inland waterways >37. 000 km of waterways connect 100 s of cities and industrial regions Facts and figures (1)

. . Facts and figures (2) 20/27 Member States have inland waterways 12 are connected Modal share of IWT: ca. 6% of total inland transport Modal share in NW Europe: up to 43% 500 million tons of freight p. a. 140 billion ton-kilometres p. a. 12. 000 vessels = 480. 000 trucks ca. 8. 000 enterprises ca. 30. 000 employees 4

EU Common Transport Policy (1) . . . White Paper: European transport policy for 2010: time to decide (COM (2001) 370, 12/09/2001) Mid-term Review of the 2001 White Paper (COM (2006) 314, 22/06/2006) Future of Transport » » Ongoing revision of the European transport policy Communication “A sustainable future for transport” (COM (2009) 279, 17/06/2009) » » Public Consultation closed 30 September 2009 2 nd High-Level Conference 20 November 2009 5

EU Common Transport Policy (2) . TEN-T policy revision » » Green paper on the future of the TEN-T network and policy (COM (2009) 44, 4/2/2009) Public consultations, TEN-T days Naples in October 2009 Process is supported by expert groups Possible legislative action foreseen for late 2010 6

EU Common Transport Policy (3) - Objectives for Inland Waterway Transport - . . to promote and strengthen the competitive position of inland waterway transport in the transport system to facilitate its integration into the intermodal logistic chain to create favourable conditions for the further development and innovation of the sector to encourage companies to use this mode of transport 7

EU Inland Waterway Transport Policy (1) . . - NAIADES - Beginning of 2006 the EC launched for the first time a comprehensive inland waterway transport policy and a a multi-annual action programme for the promotion of inland waterway transport – NAIADES Instruments ? » Legislative measures, policy measures, financial support Who ? » European Union, Member States, industry, social partners, river commissions, European Commission When ? » 2006 - 2013 8

NAIADES – Five areas (2) 1. MARKET » Create favourable conditions for services 2. FLEET » Stimulate fleet modernisation and innovation 3. JOBS AND SKILLS » Promote jobs and skills 4. IMAGE AND AWARENESS » Improve image and knowledge of IWT 5. INFRASTRUCTURE » Provide adequate infrastructure 9

NAIADES - PLATINA (3) . . . . In order to support the EC in the implementation of NAIADES, a platform for the implementation of NAIADES was launched – PLATINA is a project within the 7 th Framework Programme for Research, Technology Development and Demonstration PLATINA is aimed at coordinating and supporting research activities and policies PLATINA runs from 06/2008 to 05/2012 PLATINA is organised around the five NAIADES action areas (markets, fleet, jobs & skills, image, infrastructure) PLATINA is strategically guided by key industrial stakeholders, associations and Member States administrations www. naiades. info/platina 10

1. NAIADES – Five areas (4) MARKETS – Create favourable conditions for services . Attract new markets » » . . » Investigate and implement new logistics concepts Services for intermodal transport Improve co-operation between modes and within the sector Encourage entrepreneurship » » Attract newcomers Facilitate access to finance for SMEs Improve administrative and regulatory framework » » » 2. FLEET – Stimulate fleet modernisations and innovation . Improve logistics efficiency, safety and environmental performance of IWT » » Develop and facilitate use of innovative vessel concepts and technologies Encourage use of safety-enhancing technologies Encourage use of eco-efficient engines and renewable energy sources Develop refit concepts for existing vessels 3. . JOBS & SKILLS – Promote Jobs and skills Attract workforce » » » . » Improve working and social conditions Stimulate labour mobility Create awareness and improve career Enhance cooperation regarding mutual recognition of qualifications Invest in human capital » » Preserve education and training Stimulate life-long learning Abolish administrative barriers to IWT development Ensure a level playing field Improve co-ordination between relevant public services 11

NAIADES – Five areas (5) 4. IMAGE – Improve image and knowledge of IWT . Promote inland navigation as a successful partner in business » . » 5. . Support and coordinate promotion activities Influence logistics decision-making by public relations » » . » Set up national promotion and development structures Provide political, practical and financial support for promotion centres Appoint national focal points within administrations Integrate national promotion structures and focal points into a European network Improve multi-modal network » » » Set up and expand EU IWT promotion and development network » INFRASTRUCTURE – Provide adequate infrastructure . » Maintain and improve the European IWT network Foster the mutual understanding of multi-purpose use of waterways Encourage the development of port and transhipment facilities – also in candidate and associated countries (Re)develop industrial sites nearby waterways Implement River Information Services » Support and co-ordinate development and implementation of RIS in Europe Monitor trends and developments within the IWT market » » Harmonise collection of data at all levels Ensure availability of compatible source data 12

NAIADES – Examples of achievements and work . on-going and in preparation (6) Legislative measures Achievements: » Directive on technical requirements » Directive on statistics of good transport by inland waterways » De-minimis rules » Directive on the transport of dangerous goods » Directive on fuel quality On-going/in preparation: » Manning requirements » Boatmasters’ certificates » Education and training 13

NAIADES – Examples of achievements and work . on-going and in preparation (7) Policy measures Achievements: » Funding handbook » Screening of administrative and regulatory barriers On-going/in preparation: » Market observation » Social dialogue (working time, professional profiles etc) » Infrastructure Development Plan 14

. NAIADES – Examples of achievements and work on-going and in preparation (8) Support measures Achievements: » . » Simplified access to the Marco Polo II programme for the IWT sector and doubling of actual funding per tkm shifted from road First successful TEN-T call for proposals in the area of River Information Services On-going: » Support to promotion structures under the DG TREN grant programme 15

Excursus (1): Technical requirements - state of play . . . DIRECTIVE 2006/87 EC, as AMENDED RHINE VESSEL INSPECTION REGULATIONS (RVIR) UN-ECE RESOLUTION 61 Annex II from the Directive and RVIR are made equivalent Resolution 61 has been reformed into the same structure as RVIR and Annex II 16

Excursus (2): Harmonisation of boatmasters’ certificates – . . state of play Directive 96/50 EC of 23 July 1996 Collection of external expertise completed » the final report of the external study available on http: //ec. europa. eu/transport/inland/studies/inland_waterways_en. htm Impact assessment by the Commission services ongoing Subject to the result of the impact assessment the Commission may possibly come forward with a legislative proposal in 2010 17

Thank you for your attention Pawel STELMASZCZYK pawel. stelmaszczyk@ec. europa. eu European Commission, DG Energy and Transport Unit B 3 - Logistics, co-modality, inland waterways, motorways of the sea & Marco Polo http: //ec. europa. eu/transport/iw/index_en. htm 18