Planning ports in TEN-T Victor Schoenmakers TEN-T Days – Zaragoza, 8-9 June 2010

Summary 1.Introduction 2.Steps towards the core network 3.Role of the comprehensive network 4.Financing

1. Introduction Seaports are at the service of Europes competitiveness Seaports have been largely ignored in the past priorities of TEN-T policy The TEN-T network so far mainly consists of national priorities Also ports were hesitant about a more pan-European approach It is time for a change of attitude, identifying genuine European priorities ESPO supports the dual core + comprehensive network

2. Steps toward the core network 1.Identification of current main port regions in Europe: 2.Identification of future trend scenarios + implications for core network 3.Policy guiding principles: sustainability, market- based, efficiency and flexibility & responsiveness 4.Listing common infrastructure and other bottlenecks

Identifying ports in the core network Focus on freight: container, bulk, roro and general cargo Multi-port gateways, stand-alone gateways, transhipment hubs Balance between concentration and flexibility Main criteria (work in progress): Gateway function linking main EU markets with the rest of the world Connection to maritime and land-based networks Market responsiveness and reliability (quality services) Potential for decarbonisation and limitation of external costs: Volume concentration (critical mass) Limit total transportation time and cost to main markets Modal split in favour of co-modality Network with inland ports and dry ports (decongestion) Innovative use of existing infrastructure

3. Role of the comprehensive network Support and complement the core network: Connect regions with the core network Serve regional or national priorities (e.g. connect peripheral areas, optimise local situations) Need to identify operational criteria: Current TEN-T criteria for ports could be basis Probably no need for categories A,B,C

4. Financing Core network: Developed in top-down, pan-European manner Multi-annual TEN-T budget reserved to resolve main bottlenecks and missing links Comprehensive network: Developed in bottom-up manner by Member States proposing concrete projects Uses annual TEN-T budget

Thank you for your attention Victor Schoenmakers – Chairman European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Treurenberg 6 – B-1000 Brussel / Bruxelles Tel – Fax –