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EURO-MEDITERRANEAN TRANSPORT FORUM MARITIME
TRANSPORT WORKING GROUP Maritime Policy, Ports
and Short-Sea Shipping MEDA Motorways of the Sea
Sub-Group 4th Meeting Brussels, 19 December 2006
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STATE OF PLAY

• General presentation
• Markets / Demand
• Infrastructures Equipments
• Operations and services
• Regulation Procedures
• I.T. Solutions

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1. GENERAL PRESENTATION (1/2)
I PROJECT FRAMEWORK II ONWARDS PILOT PROJECTS
WORKING PLAN (Dec 06)
REVIEW OF EXISTING SITUATION - EUROMED TRANSPORT
PROGRAMS - NATIONAL CONTACTS - NATIONAL SOURCES /
UPDATE
DATA BASES
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1. GENERAL PRESENTATION (2/2)
COUNTRY ROUND TABLES / WORKING GROUPS
- OVERVIEW PRESENTATIONS - QUESTIONS
ANSWERS - SYNTHETIC SWOT
NATIONAL GROUPS
FROM CONDITIONS TO CRITERIA
COUNTRY / MoS REVIEW
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND (1/7)

• Reference data
• Forecasts
• Interim Conclusions

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2. MARKETS / DEMAND (2/7)

• EU MEDA MoS traffic 2004
• Overall Traffic (1000 tons, transshipment
  included/ inward outward)

Source Eurostat
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND (3/7)
Geographical distribution of Ro-Ro Traffic flows
MEDA EU countries
Volume 2004, in 000 tons, both directions
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND (4/7)

• Geographical distribution of CONTAINER Traffic
  flows MEDA EU countries

Volume 2004, in 000 tons, both direction
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND (5/7)
CURRENT SITUATION (2004) Containers in 000 TEU
by Ports
Total 10,9 millions TEU
Source OSC
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND (6/7)

• PAST TRENDS MEDA Total port demand throughput
  in 000 TEU

Source OSC
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND / FORECASTS (7/7)
Forecast Non-Transshipment Containers
Source OSC MEDA-MoS
Base Case Non-Transshipment (mTEU )
Low Case Non-Transshipment (mTEU )
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND INTERIM CONCLUSIONS (1/3)

• Limited / in both terms of
• - Market trades
• - connections

MODAL SHIFT POTENTIALS

• West Morocco
• East Turkey and land transit
• Coastal / Short sea ?

FROM ROAD TO SEA
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND INTERIM CONCLUSIONS (2/3)
CONCENTRATION OF TRADE FLOWS

• Low concentration potentials
• - Intra-Med only, with low feasibility markets
  are not really fragmented (parallel lanes)
• The Turkish case
• Possibilities of combined/alternate services
  (flexibility), including passengers (Ro-Pax /
  ferries / Short sea distribution)

Ro-Ro

• Real potentialities
• Economies of scale vessels capacities, port
  operations
• Economies of scope network
• Freight costs opportunities large vessels,
  handling, empty movements of boxes

Lo-Lo / containers
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2. MARKETS / DEMAND INTERIM CONCLUSIONS (3/3)
CONTAINERS DIRECT TRADES AND TRANSHIMENT
T/S supporting sea-leg of MoS ? A frequent
question, particularly in East Med -
increased volume bases / flow concentration
- routes, frequencies, capacities

• Direct trades are priorities
• MoS not dedicated to T/S

• T/S necessary for
• - smaller market trades
• - particularly intra MEDA

T /S as best practices - operations -
procedures, I.T. - economic conditions

• Conditions
• - reliability / transit time
• - Commercial benefits
• - not only maritime transport

KEY QUESTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT TRADES ?
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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS (1/11)

• MoS Ports
• Land / Intermodal
• Logistics

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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS MoS Ports (2/11)
HLG AND MEDA COUNTRIES SELECTED / POSSIBLE MoS
PORTS
Casablanca Tanger MED
Morocco
Algeria
Djen -Djen
Rades Enfidha
Tunisia
Damietta and East Port Said Alexandria / El
Dekhela
Egypt
Lebanon
Beirut
Israel
Haifa
Jordan
Aqaba
Also in the scope of project - Malta -
Cyprus - Palestinian Authority
Syria
Tartus
Turkey
Mersin (and Samsun)
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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS MoS Ports (3/11)
PILOT PROJECT PORTS

• Possible port operations
• Port / Terminal requirements
• Containers Terminal
• Ro Ro Terminal

Container Terminal infrastructures To be
adapted to traffics / services Transhipments
Hub Spokes Interlining or relaying /
feedering Gateway ports (direct
trade) Import and Export traffic
flows National and hinterland / transit flows
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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS MoS Ports (4/11)
CONTAINERS State of - art port in All Meda
Countries in short / medium term

• Container Terminals

Gateway ports feeder vessels 200 - 500 units
(TEU) draft 9 -11 m. Cranes outreach 12 to 16
rows, handling capacity 15 Moves / hour
Reachstackers and forklifts Terminal surface
10.000 14.000 TEUs/Ha Transhipment ports
Super Post Panamax vessels, up to 400 metres
length, draft 15 m Cranes outreach 22 rows,
handling capacity 30 moves / hour Terminal
surface 14.000 40.000 TEUs/Ha
Dedicated terminal / One stop shop
Operations of large vessels VS intra Med
vessels
MoS infrastructure
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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS MoS Ports (5/11)
RO-RO Ro-Ro / ferries ports in All Meda
Countries in short / medium term

• Ro-Ro Terminals

Port terminal able to accommodate Ro-Ro vessels
up to 200 units, draft 7 meters Ro-Ro ramps
and tractors with handling capacity of 30
moves/hour Terminal surface 100 120 units /
Ha Circulation lanes
MoS infrastructure
Dedicated terminals
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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS Land /
Intermodal links (6/11)

• Access to port
• Rail Availability of ways and areas
• Handling equipments railway / container yard
• Road connections to Motorways / Highways
• Problem Urban congestion
• Availability of lanes / parking areas
• Inland waterways
• Inland terminals / and logistic platforms
• Free zones, dry ports, container yards
• Consolidating facilities ( Freight stations)
• Telcom systems (see also IC technologies)
• RF terminals ( progressing )
• Advance information / Custom clearance...
• Security and other inspections

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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS Land /
Intermodal links (7/11)
MoS AXES door to door connections between
ports and main industrial distribution regions

• ROAD
• Short Road links with Motorways / Highways
• International Standards roads
• Safe and secure Road parking areas
• RAIL
• Rail network connected to port container
  terminals / yards
• UIC gauge and capacities in line with flows and
  logistics
• Other international standards
• Adequate equipments for an efficient intermodal
  transfer
• WATERWAY
• Develop of waterways opportunities (Egypt)

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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS Land /
Intermodal links (8/11)
ROAD EFFICIENCY AND MoS

• Most Countries investment plans designed to
  upgrade road connections between ports and main
  industrial nodes with highways / motorways.
• Improvements and rehabilitation of road networks
  prioritized (short term) vs railway network
  (medium term).
• Some Countries initiating policies for the
  renewal of trucks fleets and road transport
  sector
• West Med medium / long term investments for
  regional roads
• East Med developments and projects for both road
  and rail networks between neighboring countries.

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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS Land /
Intermodal links (9/11)
RAILWAY POLICIES AND INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Rail network to be adapted to international
  standards
• Expansion and rehabilitation plans for freight
  railway networks in medium term
• Some Countries have already split rail management
  / infrastructure and services operator
• Almost all new ports / Terminals, especially MoS
  selected, are foreseeing to rely upon efficient
  rail connections
• Inland Waterways / Egypt
• Arteries Already maintained at 3m.depth

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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS Logistics
(10/11)
Weakness on several markets countries Key
element for an efficient and value added
freight transport system
Logistics supply

• High logistic costs as an obstacle for market
  growth, - particularly exports
• High hidden and security costs particularly
  imports
• Limited logistic infrastructures and common
  users facilities (particularly for SMEs )
• Road transport sector lacking organisation,
  qualification and financial capacity
• Implementation of transport regulations not
  fulfilled
• Transport services companies needing Know how
  and training in logistics

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3. INFRASTRUCTURES EQUIPMENTS Logistics
(11/11)

• Competitive logistics conditions, to be
  integrated into MoS projects
• Logistic Costs are or may be obstacles /
  critical factor for gaining customers (exports
  mainly)
• Transit and delivery time part of added value
  added for several categories of products
• Frequency not necessarily high, but adapted and
  reliable continuity in fulfillment of schedules,
  reduction of the uncertainty, adaptation to
  incidents
• Capacities demand coverage and potential peaks
  with reasonable margin.

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4. OPERATIONS AND SERVICES (1/2)
- Adequate, including in medium / long
terms - Question mark for future Ro-Ro ships
Vessels / Services capacities

• - Problem with fixed day calls (containers)
• Port delays
• Operation schedules

Frequency / Reliability
- Costs and prices - competition
Economic / Marketing conditions
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4. OPERATIONS AND SERVICES (2/2)

• - Lo-Lo vs Ro-Ro
• Shortest vs longer distances
• Intra-Med vs Med / North Europe
• Also with land port modes in Europe

Technical / logistic service type competition
- All port interface intervention - Intermodal
operations
Intermodal conditions
Maritime Container lines are the decision makers
- Vessels / fleet investment - Port /
schedule options - Direct trade / transhipments
mix
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5. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES (1/6)
Overview of regulations and procedures in the
main transport modes Compliance analysis with the
MoS conditions and criteria
- Identification of the different bodies and
authorities in charge of transport modes, -
Roles, relationships and competences of
Ministries, Directorates, Port authorities
Institutional framework
- More trade and transport cross-relations -
Develop coordinated intermodal approach
MoS perspective
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
5. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES (2/6)

• Differences between countries concerning the
  competences in transport sector
• One Ministry for all the transport issues
• Two different Ministries responsible separately
  for infrastructures and transport
  regulations/procedures
• Standard organisation

Transport modes A,B,
Agencies
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CARGO / VESSELS
5. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES (3/6)
Regulatory framework of - Port
regulations - Port workers regulations - Int
ernational maritime agreements /
regulations Port administration and
procedures
Port / Maritime Regulations
Adaptation required for port operational
procedures and port work regulations Procedu
res and regulations of other transport modes
MoS Perspective
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RULES AND PRACTICES
5. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES (4/6)

• International level most ports / maritime
  regulations and procedures are derived from
  multilateral conventions (IMO), with the adhesion
  of MEDA - countries
• Regulations are setting port rules e.g.
• - Procedures of loading and unloading ships
• - Security and safety
• - Port Authorities activities
• By contrast operational procedures are designed
  and implemented locally, and may take into
  account business practices.

• These organisations should not hinder MoS
  projects in the analysed countries.
• Improvements of coordination between Ministries /
  Directorate / Ports must be lead in a MoS
  perspective

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MAIN FINDINGS
5. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES (5/6)

• Study of Customs Codes
• - Procedures are improving and considered as
  more market minded
• - Impact of next progresses to be assessed
• Organisation and role of customs administration
  Prepared to specific MoS operations status?

• The Customs administration approach is basically
  the same for all the analysed countries
• Customs Administration or Directorate depending
  on the Ministry of Finance
• Customs Transport related comparable regulations
  / Customs Codes

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MAIN FINDINGS CUSTOMS
5. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES (6/6)

• Customs Code
• Definition Customs territory
• Importation procedures, declaration of the goods
• Customs regimes and destinations
• Free trade areas
• Customs warehouses
• Exportation procedures
• Prevention of smuggling
• Duties and tariffs
• Main differences between MEDA Countries duties
  and tariffs scopes and levels

• Customs Administration should not hinder MoS
  project, thanks to several similarities between
  MEDA and EU countries.
• International cooperation to be explored further,
  both sides of the seas

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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (1/12)

• ICT INFRASTRUCTURES
• SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• SECURITY SYSTEMS
• COMBINED INFORMATION AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
• MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (2/12)
ICT INFRASTRUCTURES
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS Vessel Traffic Services
(VTS) / Vessel Traffic Management and Information
Systems (VTMIS) are well developed.
Countries with responsibilities of vessel
traffic in Canal and Straits have a consistent
network of VTS Ships are automatically
acquired and tracked by the system. For safety
purposes, systems could also provide
information services, Navigational Assistance and
Traffic Organisation.
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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (3/12)
ICT INFRASTRUCTURES
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS (AIS) BASE
STATIONS Precise information on ships and
their movements in large areas, based on ship
born automatic identification system (required
by IMO for all ships gt 300 gross tonnage)
Base stations are available in some countries,
with wide coverage Development projects to
extend coverage to sub-regional coasts (Turkey
ect / and to the whole Mediterranean?)
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS) Satellite
coverage more than satisfactory in the area,
including for civil applications. Most
Countries already use satellite technologies and
are prepared to use those systems for MoS
implementations. Galileo Positioning system
an opportunity as from 2010.
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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (4/12)
SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• Service information systems widely used for
  specific purposes , example Port/Port
  Community information systems
• MoS requirements
• - Enlarge scope and users of systems
• - Concentrate enlarge and / or adapt
  information to trade and transport requirements
• - Harmonize and standardize tools and
  procedures
• - Develop common Interfaces for both local
  (national) and external (international) uses

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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (5/12)
SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• ONE STOP SHOP / PAPERLESS SYSTEMS
• Door to door freight transport, with maritime
  leg requiring too many documents and
  interventions, with repeated information
• Feasible improvements
• - Electronic paperless cargo and vessel
  documents process of administrative procedures
• - Harmonise and concentrate tasks and
  responsibility
• - Update procedures (lighter and slimmer)
• Progresses are being made, with best practices
  in MEDA Countries.

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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (6/12)
SECURITY SYSTEMS

• Security regulations and standards are still
  raising.
• - Technologies for information systems and
  tools are key factors for efficiency, cost
  limitation and facilitation of those rules.
• - Certain security procedure for the
  transport chain have been identified, example for
  imports
• - Borders outward by working jointly
  between both Country counterparts
• - partner with carriers, importers, shippers
  and terminal operators for container
  shipment / deliveries during the supply
  process
• - anticipate security inspections as early
  as possible in the supply chain

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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (7/12)
SECURITY SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF
CARGO Securing ports requires efficient
systems combining detection, control, assessment,
localisation, and identification. Available
technologies X-Ray / gamma-ray (imaging
technologies) Neutron Inspections (explosives
and Chemicals) Personal Radiation Detectors
(PRDs) by radiation isotope identifiers or CO2
probe sensors for people detection inside cargo
units. Several technologies are already used in
MEDA Countries.
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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (8/12)
SECURITY SYSTEMS
DRIVER / PERSONNEL ID TECHNOLOGIES AND
PROCEDURES Best practices - computerised
process inside ports and authentication nearby
passages (e.g. biometric). These new
technologies are not usual practices yet.
- A Pilot application could be developed,
where computerised / electronic gate processes
are already working for the identification of
trucks and drivers.
ELECTRONIC SEALS (ES) Container seals have
long been used as a loss prevention tool but
high-tech alternatives are being developed,
with the increasing focus on security.
Electronic Seals could be used for improving
security of supply chain, either by land and
by sea following the upstream approach of
security procedures.
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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (9/12)
COMBINED INFORMATION AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
Main Challenge involving all stakeholders
(ports / terminals, shipping companies,
truckers, railways etc.), and Customs / Public
Authorities New specific procedures
reinforcing fast line security Customs operations
and border crossing through ports. This may be
worked.
ELECTRONIC SEAL, CARGO ID AND TRACKING
SYSTEMS Combination of systems may provide
tracking and tracing and also instant
notification of container incidents and
security failures. Progresses of satellite
technology for monitoring hazardous or
temperature sensitive cargoes.
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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (10/12)
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MoS could
provide for a unique management system or proper
interfaces linking the different managements
systems. Several tools are available to
manage intermodal door to door freight transport
chain which main function comprises organise
and initiate transport, monitor and control
operations, visualise the transport status,
exchange product and transport documentation.
In the MoS perspective
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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (11/12)
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• Modern and efficient Port Terminal management
  systems in use in most MEDA Countries are
  those of the global container transport players
  (NAVIS, COSMOS, etc.), those are more or less
  equivalent in terms of performance and
  functionalities, and provide for
• - efficient cargo processing, improving the
  Terminal throughput.
• - comprehensive and flexible reporting,
  including an extensive range of standard reports.
  
• - integration with third party systems and
  advanced gate technologies
• - Import Processing, Export Processing,
  Transhipment Processing, Gate Operations, Yard
  Management, Vessel Operations, Rail
  Operations and Statistical Reporting.

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6. I.T. SOLUTIONS (12/12)
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
MOST MEDA COUNTRIES ARE POTENTIALLY READY FOR AN
EXTENSIVE USE OF ICT TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE
FREQUENT, RELIABLE AND COMPETITIVE DOOR TO DOOR
FREIGHT TRANSPORT OPERATIONS INCLUDING MARITIME
SERVICES
COVERING ALL MAIN REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT
PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING ICT SYSTEMS EVEN
THOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE LEVEL OF
PROGRESS AND IN THE FIELDS OF APPLICATION.
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