Selected Activities of the Sava Commission DANUBE INFORMATION SERVICES CONFERENCE – DISC, Belgrade, 3rd-4th December, 2013

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Overview Introduction Rehabilitation of the Navigation Follow up of the Project Detailed Design and Prototype Instalation for the RIS on the Sava River Other administrative RIS Activities Web application for Marking Plan on the Sava River and its navigable tributaries

594 rkm of the waterway from Belgrad up to Sisak Serbia & Montenegro DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December,

In the middle of the XVIII century almost 50 ships operated on the Sava river First passenger line Sisak – Zemun started in 1844 About 9 mil. T in 1982; Activities were stopped during the war By 1991 national river in SFRJ - navigation just under the flag of SFRJ Since 2005 (FASRB) free navigation for merchant ships of all flags Introduction – History of Navigation DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December,

5 Rehabilitation of the Navigation – Current State of the Fairway The parameters of the fairway cause unfavorable conditions for navigation, mainly due to: −Limited draught over long periods, −Limited width and sharp river bends that restrict the size of vessels and convoys, −Limited height to pass under some bridges. The current poor condition caused by long periods of very deficient maintenance.

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Rehabilitation of the Navigation -Measures Identified need for improvements (Conceptual Design): -Training works and dredging (19 locations); -River bend improvements (20 locations); -Bridges (3 locations); -River Information Services. Estimated construction costs (rkm 0-rkm 594) -Class IV: 80,7 mil. EUR; and -Class Va: 86,4 mil. EUR.

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Rehabilitation of the Navigation -Activities in Progress Detailed Design sector Brčko (rkm 234) – Sisak (rkm 594) −Contract signed in April 2013 and inception phase finished, −Duration 20 months, −Financing IPA Croatia. Detailed Design and EIA sector Belgrade (rkm 0) – Brčko (rkm 234) −Contract signed in the September 2013, −Duration 18 months, −Financing IPA B&H.

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Follow up to the RIS Project 1 Final Report adopted Main outcomes: −Detailed Design of the RIS System; −Prototype Installation; −Technical Specification; −Tender Documentation. Final Report presented and deliverd to the Sava Countries for implementation.

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Follow up of the RIS Project 2 Implementation: −Finished in Serbia (cca. 220 rkm); −Croatia: tender procedure in the final phase (contract will be signed in the first quarter of the 2014); −Preparatory activities in B&H (financing negotiations underway). Prototypes are still in operation in Croatia and B&H.

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Follow up of the RIS Project 3 Cooperation with RIS Authorities in Serbia and Croatia (access to the AIS data)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Other activities 1 DECISION – 15/12 on RULES ON HARMONISED RIVER INFORMATION SERVICES (RIS) ON THE SAVA RIVER BASIN was adopted, 2012 DECISION – 16/12 on PRODUCTION AND UPDATE OF THE INLAND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS (IENC) FOR THE SAVA RIVER BASIN was adopted, 2012 Concept for the production of the paper IENC was also adopted – next step: exploration of the possibilities for production of the paper IENC for the one test sector of the Sava River “Rules on Cross Border Data Exchange in the Framework of the RIS in the Sava River Basin” are still under discussion in the framework of the Ah RIS Expert Group (close cooperation with ERI Expert Group)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 1 Marking Plan on the Sava River and its navigable tributaries Adoption and publication of the Marking Plan at the beginning of the year Web application is used for Danube in Croatia also SC offered cooperation to the NEWADA Duo Project – answer????????

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 2 (Home Page)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 3 (Current marking plan)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 4 (River sectors)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 5 (Section’s status report)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 6 (Summary of marks)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 7 (Expansion of the application) Inclusion of the Album of bridges; Inclusion of the Indicator of river kilometers Also possible cooperation with NEWADA Duo Project????

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 8 (Album of bridges)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Web application 9 (Indicator of river kilometers)

DISC, Belgrade, 3rd -4th December, Thank you for your attention!!! Željko Milković