COLLECTING MARITIME DATA IN FINLAND Hannu Kuikka Researcher Marine Statistics FMA presentation to the IMSF Annual Maritime Seminar Gdansk 2008

CONTENT OF THE PRESENTATION 1. Finnish Maritime figures 2. Introducing the PortNet portal 3. Special features of the PortNet 4. The main benefit of the system 5. Summary

Seaborne transports between Finland and foreign countries in Total Import Export Mill. tons

Seaborne trade between Finland and foreign countries by area in 2007 EU countries 75,5 % Australia 0,5 % Asia 0,7 % South America 0,8 % Africa 1,5 % North America 4,1 % Other European countries 16,9 %

Passenger traffic between Finland and foreign countries in Mill. passengers Total Sweden Estonia 2007

2. Introduction to the PortNet Organizations Background Implementation Access to the PortNet

PortNet organizations The PortNet community - Finnish Maritime Administration - The Customs - 20 biggest ports The PortNet users - FMA - Port Authorities - The Customs - Vessel Traffic Operators - Frontier Guard - Shipowners - Ship Agents - Stevedoring Companies

Background The idea was to create a comprehensive national Single Window Application for all authority notices required at ship departures and arrivals to/from all Finnish ports Customs helped FMA to set such legislation in place that made reporting mandatory The most important and sought after pieces of information are: Ship time tables (ETA, ATA, ETD, ATD) Cargo (including hazardous cargo) ISPS data

Implementation of PortNet The first version of PortNet was built in 1994 for reporting dangerous goods only In 2000 a web based system was introduced The number of registered users has increased to about and daily users around In 2007 nearly ships arrived to Finnish ports and 99 % of all the traffic was electronically reported into the PortNet

Implementation of PortNet 2 PortNet 2 is in the works and it will be introduced in 2009 and FMA will be solely responsible for it PortNet 2 also accommodates what is coming out of the new EU Customs directive In the future there are plans to enlarge PortNet to Pilot services Vessel positioning by linking Port Net-system to the National AIS-Network Vessel Traffic System by linking Port Net- system to the National VTS-system

Access to the PortNet Access to the PortNet is restricted However, timetable information is open for use by anybody but cargo information is restricted to authorities, the concerned ship agents and the port in question

3. Special features of the PortNet Data could be input using the Web interface XML file transfer XML file transfer became quickly the standard for bigger firms. The web interface is normal among smaller operators.

The system of the Finnish Official Maritime Statistics PortNetFMAEuroStat Shipowners Ship Agents Official Finnish port statistics are directly produced from the PortNet With a lead time of only one month after the month is closed Shipowners Ship Agents Stevedoring Companies Port Authorities The Customs Vessel Traffic Operators Frontier Guard

The system of the Finnish Maritime Administration PortNet FMA database EuroStat Traffic data Ships’ data Ports database Quality control Lloyd’s Classification societies Ship’s data Shipping statistics Shipping between Finland and Foreign Countries Domestic Waterborne Traffic Canal Traffic Merchant Fleet Other statistical publications

4. The main benefit of the Finnish system Quality of the maritime statistics Electronic notices Quality checking of the PortNet by using the Ports database Close co-operation with the original source of the information FMA’s wide expertise of the maritime environment

5. Summary The PortNet is a prime example of both a single window application as well as authority co-operation If the departure notice from a Finnish port could be automatically and directly converted into an arrival notice in another port, there would great benefits for all involved actors Eurostat’s initiative in creating an European-wide e-Maritime system resembles the PortNet