WATERBORNE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Republic of Serbia Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

1.INTRODUCTION ( New EU transport Infrastructure Policy, EU Strategy for the Danube Region – Priority Area 1а, Process of Harmonization of National Legislation with the EU Legislation, EU Projects Relevant for Further Strategic Planning) 2.MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL FLEET (SWOT) 3.DEVELOPING ECONOMIC POTENTIALS OF SERBIAN PORTS (SWOT) 4.DEVELOPOMENT OF SERBIAN INLAND WATERWAYS (SWOT) 5.PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELD OF IWT (SWOT) 6.DEVELOPMENT OF MARITIME ECONOMY (SWOT) 7.FINAL CONSIDERATIONS (Measures and Instruments for Strategy implementation, Promotion of the Strategy) Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Content

8. APPENDICES Appendix 1: - INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR INLAND NAVIGATION - INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR MARITIME NAVIGATION - THE EUROPEAN REGULATIONS ON WATERBORNE TRANSPORT (IWT+Maritime) - EXISTING AND PROJECTED LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Content

8. APPENDICES Appendix 2 PROMOTING THE POTENTIALS OF IWT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND FREIGHT TRANSPORT FORECASTS UP TO 2025 Appendix 3 AVAILABLE FLEET AS PER THE NUMBER OF VESSELS AND CARRYING CAPACITY TONNES, YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLEET AND MAIN DRIVE ENGINES Appendix 4 ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORT IN PORTS AND THE FORECAST FOR PASSENGER RIVER TRANSPORT FOR THE PERIOD Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Content

Comparative bar chart showing the quantity of goods transported, tonne-kilometers performed and the number of employees in the period from 1990 to 2012 on inland waterways of the Republic of Serbia Statistic / potentials of the IWT in Serbia Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Legend: Blue bar – transported goods (in total); pink bar – tonne-kilometers; green bar –employees

The number of vessel calls at the passenger terminal in Belgrade from 2001 to 2013 Statistic / Transport of passengers Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

Number of passengers in Belgrade terminal from 2001 to 2013 Statistic / Transport of passengers Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

The share of the cargo transported by the national fleet in the total cargo transport by rail, road and inland waterways Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Statistic / potentials of the IWT in Serbia

Cargo transport by inland waterways (in thousands of tonnes) Statistic / potentials of the IWT in Serbia Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

Transport of goods performed through ports of the Republic of Serbia in 2010 according to the type of transport (in tonnes) Statistic / Ports 2010 Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

Methodology The scenario is based on the key macroeconomic indicator of economic activity – the percentage growth rate of the real gross domestic product (GDP) of the Republic of Serbia (Source: MMF October 2014) …and results of the earlier studies:  Master plan and feasibility study for the inland waterway transport in Serbia (2006)  General transport master plan in Serbia (GTMP) (2006)  PLATINA The forecast for the European inland waterway transport (2011)  Project: „Preparation of the documentation for river training and dredging works on the critical sectors of the Danube River” (2012). Freight transport forecasts up to 2025 Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

The forecast in thousands of tonnes, by national-flag and foreign-flag ships (inland transport. import and export) Freight transport forecasts up to 2025 Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 The growth rate of the volume of transport on inland waterways

The forecast for the number of passenger ships in Belgrade / Based on the announcements of shipping companies and tour operators and indicators of increase during the last 12 years Passenger transport forecasts up to 2025 Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

Increase by 35% in traffic (transit, import and export) on inland waterways of the Republic of Serbia in comparison to 2012, achieved via domestic and foreign ships by 2025 Strategic Objectives – general Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Annual growth of passenger ships and their passengers of 9% until 2020 to the annual growth of 7% in the period between 2021 and 2025 in Serbia (not only Belgrade)

Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Strategic Objectives – general  Full supervision of the waterway network of the Republic of Serbia (1600 km)  Safe navigation with full acceptance of ecological corridors of international importance in the Republic of Serbia  Safety of dangerous goods transport in Serbia waterway network in accordance with the rules of ADN  Harmonized international and national regulations and simplified administrative procedures / border procedures

Modern national fleet and profitable domestic shipping companies  Younger fleet / average age of cargo vessels now is more than 35 years  Tanker fleet with the technical standards in accordance with the АDN rules / need to provide the investments  The development of container transport / regular container service on the Danube – Black Sea  Strategic concept of the companies / specialization Strategic Objectives / Fleet Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

 High quality port infrastructure and superstructure, new port investments  Include at least three national ports in the Core Network Ports on 2025  Modern container terminals and connectivity with correspondent railway and adequate road infrastructure  Integration of ports in a multimodal logistic chain Strategic Objectives / Ports Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

Ecologically needs (extremely important) on the waterway network of the Republic of Serbia :  Defining the terminals with the infrastructure for collecting, disposing and treatment of waste produced during the exploitation of vessels  necessary to plan at least 4 terminals (station), two on the Danube, one on the Sava and one on the Tisa river  Protection of favourable condition of ecologically important areas, ecological corridors of international importance and protection zones in the Republic of Serbia. Strategic Objectives / Ports Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

 Improved waterways in accordance with requirements of AGN, with full protection of the environmental requirements  Respect of the recommendations from the Declaration on Effective Waterway Infrastructure Maintenance on the Danube and its Navigable Tributaries - Luxemburg Declaration  Advanced services provided by the RIS  Network of roads and railways on a national level would be efficiently connected by the ports Novi Sad and Belgrade to the TEN-T Corridor Rhines-Danube  Promotion of nautical potentials of waterways in the Republic of Serbia, nautical tourism, establishing of waterway classification for sports and recreation vessels Strategic Objectives/ Inland Waterways Development Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

 Full realization of the project for 6 critical sectors on the national part of the Danube from Backa Palanka to Belgrade/ hydro- technical work - the end of 2017  Preparation of the project documentation for the removal of the bottlenecks for navigation on the Sava River from Belgrade (rkm 0) to Brcko (rkm 231) Inland Waterways Development / Priority projects Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

 Highly professional ship crews under the Serbia flag  Young personnel who will be the crew of modern fleet on European inland waterways  Highly professional personnel of the Serbian ports and navigation administration  Establishing a full network of ADN safety advisers  Establishing of an accredited institution for education and training of seafarers in accordance with STCW Convention /Making the well- educated seafarers Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015 Strategic Objectives / Education and Training

 By the end of April 2015, the Government shall adopt an Action Plan  The Action Plan shall regulate the implementation of each measure and instruments of Strategy implementation, including Preliminary Estimate of the Necessary Financial Resources in the Period  The Ministry shall report on the implementation of the Strategy and the Action Plan to the Government every 2 years  Establishment a cross-sector body to monitor implementation, evaluation and upgrading of the Strategy – The Strategy Implementation and Evaluation Board  Identification of leading organisations/persons within the key institutions Action Plan for Implementation and Development of the Strategy Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April 2015

Thank you for Your attention! Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Republic of Serbia Danube Commission, Technical Working Group, April