Safe and Reliable Transport of Dangerous Goods in the Baltic Sea Region (DaGoB) Introduction

DaGoB Challenge www.dagob.info Over 300 million tons of Dangerous Goods (DG) transported annually in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). A small number of DG specialists work in each BSR country, and the administrative capacity is often extremely limited.

A very high share of DG transported by road in the EU A very high share of DG transported by road in the EU* Modal Split for Chemicals (2001) (excluding pipelines and short-sea shipping) *) EU 15 countries Source: CEFIC/EPCA 2004, based on Eurostat data

Share of Dangerous Goods of Total Goods Transported in the EU 15 by Mode Source: DaGoB Publication 1:2006

Conflicting Cost Pressure for Chemical Industry and Logistics firms Source: CEFIC/EPCA 2004

Levels of Logistics and Supply Chain Improvement in Chemical Industry Source: CEFIC/EPCA 2004

DaGoB Strategic Focus DaGoB strengthens the competence of DG professionals in the BSR. Improves the efficiency and safety of transport chains involving DG. DaGoB diffuses good practices across authorities and industries in line with - Safety and Security policies, and - Competitiveness of Transport Chains of DG.

DaGoB Geographical Coverage

DaGoB Management Structure DaGoB Steering Committee DaGoB Lead Partner Turku School of Economics (TSE) Project Manager Lauri Ojala Project Coordinator Sirpa Nummila Financial Manager Heljä Kajander WP1 Leader TSE Flows, transport chains and risks related to dangerous goods (WP1) WP2 Leader Swedish Rescue Services Agency Co-operation between authorities in dangerous goods transport (WP2) WP3 Leader TuTech Innovation DaGoB Toolkit (WP3) WP4 Leader University College of Borås Dissemination and Transfer (WP4) DaGoB Partners Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein BSR INTERREG III B Joint Secretariat DaGoB Management Structure Safe and Reliable Transport Chains of Dangerous Goods in the Baltic Sea Region September, 2005

Lead Partner: TSE, Ms. Sirpa Nummila WP1 TSE, Finland Mr. Mikko Suominen WP2 Swedish Rescue Services Agency, Sweden Mr. Bo Zetterström WP3 TuTech Innovation GmbH, Germany, Mr. Jan Prahm WP4 University College of Borås, Sweden, Prof. Håkan Torstensson

WP Structure, deliverables and methodology

DaGoB Dissemination Channels

DaGoB Events Overview DaGoB Kickoff Meeting: 9-10 Feb 2006 Roslagan exercise: 17-18 May 06 Karlstad partner meeting: 8-9 June 06 Aura Exercise: 4-5 October 06 Hamburg seminar and exercise: 30 November - 1 December 06 Riga seminar: 20-21 February 07 Malmö partner meeting: 25-27 April 07 Hamburg IT-seminar : 15 May 07 Brussels dissemination seminar : 13 June 07 Helsinki IT-seminar : 13-14 August 07 Riga partner meeting : 6-7 September 07 Tallinn DaGoB final conference: 29-30 November 07

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References CEFIC/EPCA (2004) Supply Chain Excellence in the European Chemical Industry http://www.cefic.be/files/Publications/supply_chain_excellence.pdf DaGoB (1:2006) Summary of Evaluation of EU Policy on the Transport of Dangerous Goods since 1994. Available at: www.dagob.info -> Publications DaGoB (2:2006) TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN FINLAND IN 2002. Available at: www.dagob.info -> Publications