Adriatic MoS The MED-PCS project July 15, Rome PROMOTION OF "PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM" IN MEDITERRANEAN TRAFFIC Vittorio Marzano Assistant professor Transport group - DICEA University of Napoli “Federico II” 1

INDEX TABLE OF CONTENTS: - MAIN ASPECTS MED-PCS PROJECT - MED PROGRAMME - MED-PCS PROJECT OBJECTIVES - MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES 2

MAIN ASPECTS MED-PCS PROJECT o MED Programme o Priority AXIS 3, Objective 3.1: Improvement of maritime accessibility and transit capacities through multi-modality and inter-modality. o Total budget: €. o Funding: 75% o Duration: 30 months. From January 2013 until June o Leader partner: Tarragona Port Authority. 3

MAIN ASPECTS MED-PCS PROJECT II 4

MED PROGRAMME o The MED programme is a transnational programme of European territorial cooperation financed by the European Union. o The transnational setup allows the programme to tackle territorial challenges beyond national boundaries, such as environmental risk management, international business or transport corridors. o 144 projects have been programmed, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). o With a budget of more than 250M€ (193M€ of ERDF), the Programme will launch, until exhaustion of its ERDF envelope, calls for projects to build transnational partnerships aiming at meeting the priority objectives of the Programme in the Mediterranean space. 5

MED PROGRAMME II Programme objectives: o To improve the area's competitiveness in a way that guarantees growth and employment for the next generations. o To promote territorial cohesion and environmental protection, according to the logic of sustainable development. Major stakes and programme priority axes:  Axis 1: Strengthening Innovation Capacities.  Axis 2: Environmental protection and promotion of a sustainable territorial development.  Axis 3: Improvement of mobility and of territorial accessibility.  Axis 4: Promotion of a polycentric and integrated development of the MED space. 6

MED-PCS PROJECT OBJECTIVES o Achieve effective implementation of the new services in the PCS in the four Mediterranean Ports, partners of this Project. o Achieve effective communication between such PCS’s. o Benchmarking of the best practices. o Training for potential users. o Communication and dissemination activities for stakeholders. o Capitalisation strategies. o Best services to the customers. 7

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES I WP1: ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT AND COORDINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP: Phase 1.1 Technical Management: o Project Charter. o Project Management Plan. o Work Breakdown Structure. o Quality Management Plan. o Start report. o Progress report of the work of each Certification. o External evaluation. o Steering Committees and Technical Meetings: Five since April

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES II WP1: ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT AND COORDINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP: Phase 1.2 Financial Management: o Validation of the First Level Control of each partner. o Certification Guide. o Financial reports of each Certification. o Payment claim of each Certification. 9

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES III WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING: Phase 2.1. Design of the general communication activities for the Project: o Information, communication and Publicity Plan. o Corporate Image of the Project. o Contacts Database of the Project 10

WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING: Phase 2.2. Implementation of the general communication activities of the Project: o Website:  Forum  Newsletters  News  Events  E-learning Platform  Multimedia Area: Documents, videos and pictures. MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES IV 11

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES V MED-PCS PROJECT CONFERENCE 19 June 2014, Port of Tarragona 12

WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING: Phase 2.2. Implementation of the general communication activities of the Project: o Brochures. o Dissemination events. o MED-PCS Project Conferences:  June 2014  June 2015 o Twitter and Linkedin o Articles in newspapers and magazines. o Participating as speakers at conferences and events. MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES IV 13

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES VI WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING: Phase 2.3.Training: o Training Methodology. o E-learning Platform. 14

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES VII WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING: Phase 2.4 Effects Capitalization and assurance in the long term: Capitalisation strategies: Cross fertilization with other Projects. The partners of the MED-PCS Project are interacting with other Projects where common aspects prevail, in order to take advantage of the knowledge and experience gained. Some of these Projects are: o IFREIGHTMED o MEDNET o FUTUREMED o APC (The Adriatic Port Community) o GAIA o ARGES 15

ARGES IFREIGHTMED FUTUREMED MEDNET APC GAIA MED-PCS MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES VIII Cross fertilization with other Projects 16

WP4: TO IMPROVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Phase 4.1 Setting the minimum requirements to be covered by every implemented PCS and intra-port communication system: o General Study “Implementation of the PCS in Europe”. o General Study “Integration of logistics players in the PCS”. o Study “E-services in the Port partners of the Med-PCS Project”. o Minimum specific requirements of each PCS. o Minimum specific requirements for communication system between PCS. o Implementation Plan for each PCS. MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES IX 17

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES X WP4: TO IMPROVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Phase 4.2 Implementation of PCS in each Port: o Development of the Implementation Plan: distinct new services at each Port according to the needs of each Port’s clients. o User Manual. Phase 4.3 Development of the communication system between each PCS: o Development of the Implementation Plan: services common to each Port. o User Manual. 18

MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES XI WP4: TO IMPROVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Phase 4.4 Pilot tests: o Five pilot tests: One at each Port and one for communication system between each PCS. o Guidelines for the development of the pilot tests. o Implementation report. o Evaluation of implementations. 19

You are encouraged to stay informed with the developments of the activities of MED-PCS Project at: o Web:  Newsletters.  Forum. o o Linkedin: Group: The MED-PCS Project 20

Main contact: Carme Tarragó Project Cordinator Head of Studies and Innovation Department Tarragona Port Authority 21