Upgrading of Inland Waterway and Sea Ports

Programme 2007 - 2013 Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The central Europe area disposes of extensive inland waterways which in all cases underperform in terms of utilisation of their capacities for freight transport and the transport performance of these waterways is usually very low. Major reason for the unsatisfactory role inland navigation plays in coping with the ever growing freight volumes in central Europe is the lack of functional integration of the ports with their potential hinterland as well as with other ports. Also function of tri-modal transport infrastructures is rather limited. Main aim of INWAPO project is to activate this unexploited potential of waterborne transport in the central Europe and also the role of the river and sea ports to achieve better inter-modality of inland and sea ports. To do so the project will focus on 3 main systems of waterways: the Northern Adriatic ports (Venice, Trieste and Koper), the Danube river ports (Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Komarno and Sturovo) and the Czech and Polish inland waterways (Elbe, Vistula and Oder systems), with an extension towards Baltic ports.

Achievements (EN):

There is a significant demand for sea and river freight transport services in Central Europe. The potential waterborne transport generated by the hinterlands clearly shows concrete opportunities in terms of port capacity and demand for new freight transport services. INWAPO investigated 3 main waterways systems: Northen Adriatic Ports, Danube Ports and Elbe-Oder-Wisla Ports. The research produced 12 studies setting up an updated picture of the potential market of waterways services and infrastructures in Central Europe. Being all the surveys market based, they were implemented with the direct involvement of logistics operators and clients. The results are going to be presented not only to the Port communities involved, but also to most of the companies that represent the potential market of the waterways investigated. Starting from a comprehensive knowledge management analysis, INWAPO then defined a common set of indicators for inland and sea ports benchmark, as to assess the needs of the involved ports in terms of infrastructures and links/services to improve tri-modality. The definition of common benchmarks will allow to make proposals to logistics operators in terms of investment plans. Relevant inputs for the definition of benchmarks for tri-modality were given by the river port visit that took place on 30th October 2013 in Duisport, that was participated by Mr. Bernhard Hintzen, representative of the Ministry of Regional Development and Transport of Magdeburg. Besides the definition of the waterborne potential, INWAPO is leading 2 concrete activities supporting the replacement of waterborne transport to mitigate the environmental impact of transport as a whole: an environmental analysis showing how to mitigate the impact of increased transport volumes and a definition of one set of environmental sustainability benchmark, as to integrate environmental assessment in partner-ports investments plans. In November 2013 INWAPO was presented at the EU Parliament. The event was promoted by the Polish Regions of Pomorskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie and Mazovia to start a dialogue on the revitalization of European inland waterways. The core issue of the event was strictly connected with the White Paper on Single European Transport Area, placing significant emphasis on the role of inland water connections for an intermodal transport system in Europe. During the Seminar a relevant principle was shared: projects as INWAPO give clear support also to the implementation of concrete infrastructures and new services/routes along the axis BAC Baltic Adriatic Corridor. The project also took part to the National Conference on Sustainable Transport and Demographic Change promoted by the Central Europe Programme Italian National Contact Point.

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Logistics and freight transport Waterways, lakes and rivers

Partners (13)

Lead Partner: Autorità Portuale di Venezia

Address: FABB. 13 ZP S. Marta, 30123 Venice, Italy

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Ministerstvo dopravy ČR

Name: Ministerstvo dopravy ČR

Address: Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 12, 110 15 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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Vízügyi és Környezetvédelmi Központi Igazgatóság

Name: Vízügyi és Környezetvédelmi Központi Igazgatóság

Address: Márvány u. 1/C, 1012 Budapest, Hungary

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Budapesti Szabadkikötő Logisztikai Zrt.

Name: Budapesti Szabadkikötő Logisztikai Zrt.

Address: Weiss Manfréd út 5-7, 1211 Budapest, Hungary

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via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

Name: via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

Address: Donau-City-Straße 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria

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Wiener Hafen und Lager Ausbau- und Vermögensverwaltung, GmbH & Co KG

Name: Wiener Hafen und Lager Ausbau- und Vermögensverwaltung, GmbH & Co KG

Address: Seitenhafenstrasse 15, 1023 Vienna, Austria

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Mazovia Development Agency Plc (ARMSA)

Name: Mazovia Development Agency Plc (ARMSA)

Address: 12 SMOLNA STR., 375 Warsaw, Poland

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Autorità Portuale di Trieste

Name: Autorità Portuale di Trieste

Address: Via Karl Ludwig von Bruck, 3, 34143 Trieste, Italy

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SLOVENSKÁ PLAVBA A PRÍSTAVY a.s.

Name: SLOVENSKÁ PLAVBA A PRÍSTAVY a.s.

Address: Horárska 12, 81524 Bratislava, Slovakia

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Verejné prístavy, a.s.

Name: Verejné prístavy, a.s.

Address: Pristavnà 10, 821 09 Bratislava, Slovakia

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Luka Koper, pristaniški in logistični sistem, delniška družba

Name: Luka Koper, pristaniški in logistični sistem, delniška družba

Address: Vojkovo nabrežje 38, 6501 Koper, Slovenia

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Regionální rozvojová agentura Ústeckého kraje, a.s

Name: Regionální rozvojová agentura Ústeckého kraje, a.s

Address: Velká Hradební 3118/48, 400 02 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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E.I.N.E. Enti Industrializzazione Nord Est

Name: E.I.N.E. Enti Industrializzazione Nord Est

Address: Galleria Spagna, 35, 35127 Padova, Italy

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Project name (EN): Upgrading of Inland Waterway and Sea Ports

Project acronym: INWAPO

Project start date: 2011-10-01

Project end date: 2014-09-01

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 808 299.40

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 047 282.08

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2007 - 2013 Central Europe

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2014-10-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

124 / 124 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 331 / 1 331 (100%)

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Upgrading of Inland Waterway and Sea Ports

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