Title: Intermodality and Interoperability around the Baltic Sea
1Intermodality and Interoperability around the
Baltic Sea
InterBaltic Final Conference A future transport
Policy for the Baltic Sea region Klaipéda, 20
21 November 2007
Presentation of Guidelines for Planning of Dry
Ports Work Package 3 LAKES - Lahti Regional
Development Company, Ramboll
2Agenda
- Objectives of InterBaltic WP3
- Dry Port Planning needs
- Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
3Agenda (1)
- Objectives of InterBaltic WP3
- Dry Port Planning needs
- Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
4Objectives of InterBaltic WP3
- The main objectives
- to interlink regions and actors of BSR into
collaborative networks - to support logistics infrastructure investment
decisions at country/region/hub level (based on
analysis of accumulated cargo flow data) - to improve and to optimize planning of transport
corridors and intermodal supply chains
Objectives have arisen from the growth in
container throughput
5Agenda (2)
- Objectives of InterBaltic WP3
- Dry Port Planning needs
- Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
6What is a Dry Port?
- Dry Port Extended gate (yard) for a sea port,
with operational connection to a sea port
terminal. A Part of the sea ports yard lifted
30-200 km towards hinterland. Business Driven,
not only a good location. - Dry Port ? Hinterland terminal with two or three
transport modes - Inland port (in EU) e.g. river port (port next
to inland waterway) - Inland port (in US) quite near our Dry Port
definition - Dry Port ? Freight Village (Logistics centre,
GVZ)
7Current Dry Ports of the BSR
- Swedish situation
- and experiences
- maybe most relevant
- for the BSR
- German GVZs do
- not see themselves
- as Dry Ports at
- the moment willing
- to be in the future.
- Several Dry Ports
- under development
- in Finland
8Future Transport Policy and Dry Ports
- The role of BSR has changed during the last
years. The area is not anymore only serving its
own transport needs but it has increasing role in
international transport flows.
9Future Transport Policy and Dry Ports
- East West flows are expected to increase ...
Source Ministry of Transport and Communications,
Finland
10Future Transport Policy and Dry Ports
- even now there are huge queues when ports
unload the vessels to the road network but the
border crossing is not able to serve the volumes
increasing every year. For example the volume of
transit containers to Russia via the Port of
Hamina has grown over 23 percent
(January-September 2007 vs. January-September
2007 ...
11Future Transport Policy and Dry Ports
- many of the major container ports of the BSR
have problems with lack of space, dwell times,
road access, low usage of rail transport
12Future Transport Policy and Dry Ports
- Dry Ports with strategic location in relation
to Trans European Network could have significant
contribution to EUs objectives, for example
cohesion and modal shift.
13Agenda (3)
- Objectives of InterBaltic WP3
- Dry Port Planning needs
- Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
14Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
- Decision tool for Dry Port development in the
Baltic Sea Region
- Examples of key messages related to different
planning phases given in next slides
15Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
- Preparation
- Future transport policy stakeholders (EU,
Ministries) - Implement production scale Dry Port pilot in the
BSR area - Measure the affections of the pilot to key
indicators modal shift etc. - Regional public organisations (municipalities,
regional councils, regional developing
companies) - Take Dry Port account in your land use planning
if your region is located in TEN corridor - Market possibilities of your region to chosen
ports and port terminal operators - Maritime industry (ports, terminal operators,
shipping lines) - Be open with your Dry Port strategy, authorities
from EU to local level need information
concerning your future plans
16Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
- Establishment
- Future transport policy stakeholders (EU,
Ministries) - Take Dry Ports account while updating the Master
Plan of the BSR Transport Network, propose
locations for Dry Ports - Consider applicable funding instruments for Dry
Ports, could Dry Ports have TEN status, could
Dry Ports be a part of Sea Motorway Concept? -
- Regional public organisations (municipalities,
regional councils, regional developing
companies) - Do not start construction works before you have
partners to share the risks of investments - Try to make long term alliance with chosen ports
- Maritime industry (ports, terminal operators,
shipping lines) - The services of the Dry Port can not be provided
without your cooperation, there must be
operational connection between a sea port and dry
port. The operators of the sea port and dry port
must have deep integration (processes, IT,
working hours, etc.). However, start with simple
procedures, do not try to get full integration
immediately.
17Dry Port Toolbox - Process for planning Dry Ports
- Expansion
- Future transport policy stakeholders (EU,
Ministries) - Define locations for Dry Ports in the BSR, define
public EU and national processes of Dry Port
implementation public financing, Dry Port status
certification etc. - Implement defined public procedures
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- Regional public organisations (municipalities,
regional councils, regional developing
companies) - Apply for Dry Port status (national or EU level)
- Maritime industry (ports, terminal operators,
shipping lines) - Deepen the integration (processes, IT, working
hours, etc.). Utilise rail transport between sea
port and dry port if not yet existing.
18Intermodality and Interoperability around the
Baltic Sea
InterBaltic Final Conference A future transport
Policy for the Baltic Sea region Klaipéda, 20
21 November 2007
Presentation of Guidelines for Planning of Dry
Ports Work Package 3 LAKES - Lahti Regional
Development Company, Ramboll