Ports and European policies in the Adriatic and Ionian Basin Neum, 21 April 2004 Observatory of the Port of Ancona Chamber of Commerce Craft and Industry of Ancona

1 Intervention Objectives Ancona Ravenna Venice TriesteKoper Rieka Zara Split Ploce Dubrovnik Bar Durazzo Igoumenitsa Patras Bari Brindisi Initial outline on the traffic characteristics in the main ports of the Adriatic and Ionian basin. The European policies on transport in the Adriatic and Ionian basin. PORTS UNDER SURVEY Taranto**

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3 Ports: Overall freight traffic 2003 Source: Istao Data, 2004 Igoumentitsa nd About 160 million tons freighted in Trieste is the leader with 29% of the total freight traffic + Taranto: 35 million tons in 2002

4 Ports: Container traffic 2003 Source: 2004 Istao survey on Port authority data There were about 909 thousand TEUS transported in % pass through the Northern Adriatic ports (Venice, Trieste, Koper, Rijeka). The annual growth rate over the last two years was 5-6% (higher than other types of commodities). CONTAINER TRAFFIC 2003 in Teus + Taranto: teus in 2002

5 Ports: Passenger traffic *estimated data Source: 2004 Istao survey on port authority data About 9 million international movements to which local stages need to be added. Ancona is the leader with 17% of the total traffic

6 International links between Italy and Greece BARI pax tir 2.5 million pax transits from and to Greece. Substantial stability over the last two years. Ancona is the leader with a market share of 40% both in pax traffic as well as Articulated Lorries. ANCONA pax tir/tr IGOUMENITSA* PATRAS About 2,5 million pax TRIESTE pax tir BRINDISI pax tir VENICE pax tir

7 65% 13% 5% 3% 4% 2% 1% he origins Origins of truck traffic from and to Greece via Ancona A sample of about articulated lorries, equal to 6,4% of the annual total Ancona as a segment of an intermodal corridor linking the Central North with South East Europe Statistical survey ISTAO 2002

8 International links between Italy and Croatia BARI pax ANCONA pax tir/trailer VENICE hydrofoil SPLIT pax ZADAR pax DUBROVNIK pax In 2003 there were transits from and towards Croatia, to which the hydrofoil traffic from Venice, Civitanova Marche, and Pescara should be added. Only articulated lorries in transit towards Italy Ancona is the absolute leader with a strong growth trend (+15% in 2002)

9 Domestic traffic within Croatia Domestic traffic in Croatian ports, often related to tourism towards the islands, is particularly high. There were 4,8 million domestic movements registered in 2003 and the data represents a strong growth rate (+11% in 2003, +12% in 2002). DUBROVNIK pax SPLIT pax ZADAR pax RIJEKA pax PLOCE pax

10 Articulated Lorry traffic between Ancona and Croazia Departure from Ancona Arrival at Ancona 50% of Croatian origin 30% Bosnian 10% Italianan 8-10% Slovenian 50% of Croatian origin 30% Bosnian 10% Italianan 8-10% Slovenian Building materials Furniture Semi-finished goods (shoes, clothing) Earth moving machinary General foodstuffs Marble Silicon Finished goods (Shoes, clothing) Timber Ancona to service the import-export between the two coasts Statistical survey Istao 2002

11 International links with Albania BARI tir There are about pax transits from and towards Albania. The leader in traffic with Albania is the Puglia pole (84% of pax transport and almost all the articulated lorry transits). BAR ANCONA pax tir/tr KOPER DURAZZO* and VALONA* about pax TRIESTE pax tir BRINDISI pax tir

12 International links with Serbia and Montenegro BARI pax BAR pax ANCONA pax 387 tir/tr KOPER n.a. DURAZZO n.a. There are about pax transits towards Bar from Italy. There is no data available from Koper and Durazzo, which also have operating lines linking Bar.

13 Cruise traffic 2003 VENICE about % BARI ,6% CORFU’ n.a. DUBROVNIK % SPLIT % Cruise traffic is also starting to show significant volumes along both the shores of the Adriatic and Ionian basin. There is a strong growth rate in passengers, particularly at the port of Dubrovnik, which has become a reference stage in the Central Adriatic

14 Conclusions Two big poles of goods traffic concentration (bulk cargos and containers): in the North, the Northern Adriatic pole (Venice, Trieste, Koper, Rijeka); and in the South, the transhipment port of Taranto. FERRY AND RO- RO TRAFFIC The ports of the Central and Southern areas (apart from Ravenna) represent more specialised ferry traffic: Ancona is the leader for its links to Croatia and Greece Bari and Brindisi lead in the links to Albania and Serbia- Montenegro. Traffic with Greece remains considerable. Traffic with Igoumenitsa and Patras is determined by two large and complimentary components: The Central Northern European touristic demand for Greece The demand for import-export transport from Greece to the rest of the Union. Other significant short sea shipping routes include the ro-ro lines between Trieste and Turkey and Ravenna and Catania. GOODS TRAFFIC TRAFFICO FERRY e RO-RO SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURES NECESSARY: Dedicated structures in the ports Rapid links to the main road arterials

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16 EU policies in the ‘ nineties Completion and modernisation of the transport network in EU Countries 14 ESSEN Projects(1994) + the Adriatic Corridor included in the following years Set up of the programme ‘Pan-European Corridors’ : creating a single European geo-economic and geo- political area. 10 Pan-European Corridors Defined during the Conferences of the Ministries of Transport in Crete (1994) and Helsinki (1997)

17 Corridors of the area ADRIATIC CORRIDOR +

18 Recent revisions The first revision project proposed by the Commission. June Report by a top-level group (Van Miert Report) on new priority projects and new ways of financing of projects. Ottober New proposal for the revision of priority projects (raised to 29) acknowledging for the most part both the suggestions of the Van Miert Group as well as the amendments proposed in The initial amendments to the Commission’s proposal. Final approval by the Council and Parliament is foreseen for June The European guidelines on transport policies are currently under revision. The primary objective is to accelerate the integration process for the Countries of East Europe, through a targeted transport policy.

19 Progect 6: Railway axis on corridor 5: - Venice-Trieste/Koper-Divaca ( 2015) - Ljubljana – Budapest (2019) + junction Ronchi Sud – Trieste Divaga Progect 7 – Completion of via Egnatia – Pathe ( Essen 1994). Enlargement of motorway sections towards Bulgaria and Romania(2010) Progect 21 - Motorway of the Sea of South East Europe (2010) Progect 29 – railway axis Adriatic – Ionian in Greek territory (Kozani-Kalambaka- Igoumenitsa – Ioannina-Antirrio-Rio- Kalamata (2014). + resume Corridor 8 with an extension to Bari and Brindisi 29 New priority projects in the Adriatic and Ionian area

20 Progect 21: The Motorway of the Sea It could grant financing for :  The set up of new navigation services  Interventions designed to modernise port services reserved for short and medium range traffic: ro-ro terminals, logistics equipment, parking areas, installations for truckers.  Infrastructural interventions for port access.  Operations for simplifying customs procedures and electronic systems for Port Authority declarations. It requires:  The interested states to select a limited number of ports which could access this type aid;  Two Member States to present a joint presentation of projects.

21 Conclusions The new European transport policies constitute a grand opportunity for development, thanks to infrastructural development in the Northern Adriatic, Southern Adriatic and Greece. The Central Area however remains substantially bare: there are currently no priority projects regarding Croatia and as regarding Italy, the Adriatic Corridor has dissappeared from the list of EU Priority projects. The Motorways of the Sea can offer an opportunity to redress UE aids in favour of the central area (Italy).