IMSF Annual meeting Eurostat contribution New Orleans 4
IMSF - Annual meeting Eurostat contribution New Orleans, 4 -6 May 2009
Some selected issues • Report from last 2008 Eurostat Task Force • Eurostat publications • Recent political initiatives
Task Force maritime transport statistics – 23 Oct 2008 • Geographical information on ports • Development of an integrated socio-economic database to support the EU maritime policy • Integration of trade and transport statistics • Cooperation with others institutions and organisations • Work achieved by the Task Force so far • Statistics on Ro-Ro and containers • Centralised vessel database
Geographical information on ports • Development of a port model (representation on local map, establishment of hinterland connections…) • Need of precise and accurate information regarding the ports and their coordinates • The geographical coordinates will be added to the list of ports • Eurostat could provide Member States with map and spatial analysis indicators
Development of an integrated socioeconomic database to support the EU maritime policy • Improvement of a socio-economic database useful for EU maritime policy – Review of relevant data already available at Eurostat – Deeper investigation into data needs and potential data sources for future further developments • Priority to the use of existing data
Integration of international trade and transport statistics • Presentation from Statistics Netherlands of an interesting study on the integration of international trade and transport statistics • Good example of making better use of statistics already available without adding any extra burden on respondents
Cooperation with other institutions and organisations • Eurostat considers that it is very important to continue cooperating with other organisations (ESPO, EMSA, ECSA, UNECE, …) • Eurostat will continue following the developments by ESPO regarding the Ro-Ro unit • Cooperation with EMSA will go on on various statistical matters
Work achieved by the Task Force • Some decisions have been taken by technical committees ( TF / WG / CCST ) concerning changes in data collection: – Some imply changes in legal acts – Some only imply methodological clarification
Statistics on Ro-Ro and containers • Proposal to harmonise the data collection of “Ro-Ro containers” • Collection of limited additional information on the number and the size of Ro-Ro containers when relevant/significant ( voluntary basis)
Centralised vessel database • Results on tests made on the use of a centralised vessel database • The creation of a centralised vessel database is an important objective: work and reflections should continue • Necessary to put together information from several sources
Some selected issues • Report from last 2008 Eurostat Task Force • Eurostat publications • Recent political initiatives
Eurostat publications • Statistics in focus “Maritime transport of goods and passengers 1997 -2007” (published 30 January 2009) “Maritime transport of goods and passengers 1997 -2008” (planned for December 2009) • Data in focus “Maritime transport of goods 1 st quarter 2007” (published 13 June 2008) “Maritime transport of goods 1 st quarter 2008” (published 19 February 2009) “Maritime transport of goods 2 nd quarter 2008” (incl. est. Q 3) (published 28 April 2009) “Maritime transport of goods 3 rd quarter 2008” (incl. est. Q 4) (planned for June-July 2009) • Impact of crisis “Flash Estimates” ? • Eurostat web site just re-structured
Some selected issues • Report from last 2008 Eurostat Task Force • Eurostat publications • Recent political initiatives
Recent political initiatives • January 2009: The European Commission: - adopted an action plan aimed at creating a maritime transport space without barriers in Europe. This plan includes several legislative measures, including a proposal aimed at simplifying administrative formalities based on Community regulations and recommendations to Member States for reducing the administrative burden imposed on shipping companies. - presented a Communication on Strategic goals and recommendations for the European Union’s maritime transport policy 2009 -2018. • To be developed during 2009: “e-maritime” initiative. The need to facilitate transport by sea by reaching a level of fully IT-based communications, including to enhance electronic data transmission, on the basis of existing or established systems, through the development of e-Maritime systems and single electronic window solutions. • April 2009: The Council of the EU supported all these initiatives of the European Commission.
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