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LOGISTICS - “Challenges of offer and demand in logistics” INTRODUCTION ECSA LOGISTICS AND MARITIME SERVICES IMPROVING THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

AUSTRIALATVIA BULGARIALITHUANIA BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG CYPRUS MALTA DENMARK NETHERLANDS ESTONIA NORWAY FINLAND POLAND FRANCE PORTUGAL GERMANY SLOVENIA GREECE SPAIN IRELAND SWEDEN ITALY UK ECSA MEMBERS

EUROPEAN SHIPPING (EEA) EEA FLAGS: 23.6 % OF WORLD FLEET CONTROLLED FLEET 41% OF WORLD FLEET INTRA EU + EU GLOBAL TRADE KEY PLAYER IN CROSS TRADES BETWEEN DIFFERENT CONTINENTS EUROPEAN SHIPPING

UP TO 90% OF WORLD TRADE TRANSPORTED BY SEA GLOBAL EXTERNAL TRADE: 90 % TRANSPORTED BY SEA INTRA EUROPEAN TRADE: UP TO 42 % TRANSPORTED BY SEA EUROPE

MARITIME SERVICES AND LOGISTICS NOT NEW: ALREADY IN THE 60/70ties IN THE BREAK-BULK DAYS MARITIME DOOR TO DOOR SERVICES (CDA/CDR) ENHANCED WITH THE CONTAINERISATION OF MARITIME SERVICES: 15 MILLION INTERMODAL TEU MOVES IN THE EU LARGE RANGE OF LOGISTIC SERVICES CONTAINERS, RO RO SERVICES, ETC KEY ELEMENT IN THE PROMOTION OF SHORT SEA SERVICES

SHORT SEA SHIPPING High investments in vessels and logistic intermodal systems. Improvements in efficiency taking into account the overall supply chain. Selling logistics/intermodal. The ongoing work on the bottlenecks particularly on port services. The establishment and practical work of short sea promotion centres all over Europe. Co-operation between the industry and the EU Institutions. 1992: 35 % 41 plus % Progress stimulated by:

DISCUSSION WITH THE EU INSTITUTIONS ON LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT OF INTERMODAL LOGISTICS TO BE LEFT TO THE MARKET OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO BE IMPROVED EXERCISE ON PROMOTING SHORT SEA SHIPPING HELPFUL IN IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL LOGISTICS

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER DISCUSSION WITHIN EU HANDOVER POINTS : PORTS AND PORT SERVICES URGENT NEED FOR EXPANSION OF PORT CAPACITY AND HINTERLAND CONNECTIONS: ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS AND ALLEVIATING PROCEDURES OF APPROVEMENT RELEVANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF EFFIECIENCY OF PORT SERVICES INCLUDING TECHNICAL NAUTICAL SERVICES: PORT SERVICES TO REALISE THAT THEY ARE A KEY PART OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN MODERNISATION AND LIBERALISATION OF PORT SERVICES 24 H AVAILABILITY WHERE APPROPRIATE

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER DISCUSSION WITHIN EU HANDOVER POINTS : PORTS AND PORT SERVICES COMMISSION GUARDIAN OF THE APPLICATION OF THE TREATY IN PARTICULAR: FREE PROVISION OF SERVICES RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENTS OF GOODS APPLICATION OF EU COMPETITION RULES EU PORTS POLICY CONTAINS THE PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD BE APPLIED (Communication October 2007)

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER DISCUSSION WITHIN EU ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: CUSTOMS PROCEDURES, DANGEROUS GOODS, VETERINARY AND SANITARY CONTROLS NEED FOR A SINGLE AMINISTRATIVE WINDOW CUSTOMS PROCEDURES MAIN PROBLEM

 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR AUTHORISED REGULAR SHIPPING SERVICE: NOT GOOD ENOUGH  SIMPLE SOLUTION BASED ON INTRA EU STATUS OF CARGO (NOT THE SHIP) AND THE SHIPPING COMPANY  POLITICAL WILL ESSENTIAL FOR NEW APPROACH EUROPEAN MARITIME TRANSPORT SPACE WITHOUT BARRIERS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

SIMPLE SOLUTION  INTRA EU MANIFESTED CARGOES = SAME AS TRUCK  NON EU MANIFESTED CARGOES = NORMAL CUSTOMS PROCEDURES EUROPEAN MARITIME TRANSPORT SPACE WITHOUT BARRIERS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER DISCUSSION WITHIN EU EQUIPMENT INTERMODAL LOADING UNIT DO NOT LOOK AT EU IN INSOLATION GLOBAL FRAMEWORK TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNTPALLET WIDE ISO ACCEPTED UNITS EXIST E.G. 45 FT CONTAINERS

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER DISCUSSION WITHIN EU QUALITY INDICATORS (KPI’S) QUALITY LABELS ??? KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ??? WHO WILL BE THE JUDGE ??? ANOTHER BUREAUCRATIC LAYER ???

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER DISCUSSION WITHIN EU QUALITY INDICATORS (KPI’S) QUALITY: RELATION BETWEEN SERVICE SUPPLIER AND CUSTOMER ONE SIZE FITS ALL DOES NOT EXIST QUID ISO ??? VOLUNTARY SELF ASSESSMENT ??? THE MARKET DECIDES ON QUALITY

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS UNDER DISCUSSION WITHIN EU QUALITY INDICATORS (KPI’S) FREQUENCY SERVICE FITTING IN PRODUCTION PROCESS LOGISTIC PACKAGE/CO-MODALITY OPTIMAL ADMINSTRATIVE PROCEDURES E-LOGISTICS EFFICIENT PORTS/PORT SERVICES AND HINTERLAND CONNECTIONS ETC.

SUMMARY (1) MARITIME LOGISTIC SERVICES ALREADY EXIST AND ARE FURTHER ENHANCED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN PHILOSPHY. KEY ACTION POINTS: ALLEVIATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IN PARTICULAR CUSTOMS PROCEDURES. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE DETAIL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BOTTLENECK EXERCISE ON SHORT SEA SHIPPING. ENHANCED USE OF IT IN DOCUMENTARY PROCEDURES.

SUMMARY (2) FOCUSSING ON IMPROVING GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTICULAR PORTS AND HINTERLAND CONNECTIONS. ENHANCED LIBERALISATION OF SERVICES INVOLVED IN THE LOGISTIC CHAIN PARTICULARLY FOR HANDOVER POINTS E.G. PORT SERVICES AND FOR RAIL TRANSPORT. EQUIPMENT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. GLOBAL APPROACH ALSO VALID IN OTHER AREAS A MODAL SHIFT IN THE CONTEXT OF CO-MODALITY