Maritime Security in the Supply Chain

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Maritime Security in the Supply Chain

• The New Research Agendas
• Valerio Recagno
• EIRAC Secretariat

14th AMRIE High Level Conference Gijon, 01/06/2006
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Summary

• EIRAC What is it?
• The Strategic Intermodal Research Agenda 2020
• The Pillars of Research
• Focus on the Security Pillar
• EIRAC is not alone
• Conclusions

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EIRAC What is it?

• EIRAC is an initiative of the European Intermodal
  industry, the European Commission and the EU
  member and associated states.
• Launched on May 3rd, 2005
• 50 keyplayers
• Contribute to a better repartition between the
  different modes of transportation to make Europe
  
• coping with growth
• lowering the burden on environment
• enhancing competitiveness

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EIRAC What is it?

• The business society takes the lead with
  different stakeholders such as

• Ambrogio Trasporti Procter Gamble Associated
  British Ports Holdings Rete Autostrade
  Mediterranee Grimaldi UPS Hesse Nord Natie
  (PSA) ECT DB Systems Inform SNCF Combipass
  Via Donau DHL Maersk Sealand Intermodal Kuhne
  Nagel Schenker

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Based on a vision at 2020...

• Off-shore port facilities
• Tri-modal land hubs
• Fast cranes and new transhipment techniques
• Automatic shuttles queuing under the quai cranes
• Networks of scheduled container services by water
• International air hubs connecting with regional
  road and rail network
• Horizontal transshipment for trains
• Dedicated railway network/ double-deck trains
• Large self-propelled barges
• River Information System
• see the SIRA brochure to get more elements

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EIRAC Delivered its

• Strategic Intermodal Research Agenda 2020

• An overview of innovation needed in Intermodal
  transport until 2020
• Forwarded to the European Commission (December
  2005)
• 5 main pillars of research have been defined

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5 Pillars of research

• The Pillars help to enhance the quality of
  Intermodal Transport
• Improved quality shall improve capability and
  attractiveness of Intermodal services
• More Intermodal volumes will sustain European
  growth

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Focus on the Security Pillar

• Security Research Themes
• IT Environment Supporting Security
• Physical Security of the Transport Chain
• Single Security Checkpoint
• Model to assess security measures

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EIRAC is not alone

• WATERBORNETP deals with security research

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EIRAC is not alone

• ERTRAC deals with security research

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WATERBORNETP

• Key Priority Enhance Waterborne Security
• Monitoring and Data Logging
• Simulation Support and Identification of
  Vulnerability issues
• Development of Efficient and Economically Viable
  Security Strategies Equipment and Specialised
  Vessels

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ERTRAC

• Road Transport System Security
• Emergency Management
• Personal and Vehicle Security
• Infrastructure Security
• Goods Security

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Potential topic of Research

• EIRAC has been invited by Mr Achilleas Mitsos (EC
  DG RTD) to call for a meeting between the
  Transport Research Advisory Councils
• Now, the opportunity of submitting cross-TP
  project proposals in FP7 is under investigation
• Candidate topic is
• The Integrity of the Intermodal Transport Chain

The Integrity of the Logistics Chain
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The 230 billion worth goods, contained in 402
million TEUs, handled in 2005 by the worlds
600 deep-sea and river ports need your
support to stay secure
SOURCE DREWRY SHIPPING REPORT 2006
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Your participation into Intermodal security
research activities is more than welcome
Thank you for your attention!
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Maritime Security in the Supply Chain

• Contacts
• Valerio Recagno
• EIRAC Secretariat
• www.eirac.net
• secretariat_at_eirac.net
• Tel [phone]
• Mobile [phone]

14th AMRIE High Level Conference Gijon, 01/06/2006