Overview of the DaHar project 2nd DaHar PCT Meeting 8th March 2012 Ennshafen, Austria

Core Partnership Lead Partner: Municipality of Dunaújváros (HU) Partners: National Company Administration of Danube River Ports J.S.Co. Giurgiu (RO) Municipality of Galati (RO) Maritime Danube Ports Administration SA Galati (RO) Ennshafen OÖ GmbH (AT) Municipality of Silistra (BG) Municipality of Vidin (BG) Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research, Institute of Logistics and Production Systems (HU) Public Ports, Plc, (SK) University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences (SRB) Port of Novi Sad (SRB)

Associated Strategic Partners Associated Strategic Partners: via donau (AT) Municipality of Giurgiu (RO) City of Vukovar (HR)

Observer Partners Observer partners: Danube Commission (HU) Ministry for Regional Development and Economy (HU) ISD Dunaferr Kft. (HU) MAHOSZ (HU) Regional Governor of Vidin Region (BG) Port of Vukovar Ltd. (HR) European Federation of Inland Ports (BE) Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (SRB) Ministry for Transport, Posts and Telecommunication (SK)

Organizations to follow project evolution PIANC (World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure) ICPDR (International Commission for the Protection of Danube River) River Administration of Lower Danube Galati (RO) District administration Silistra (BG) Executive Agency Marine Administration (BG) Port of Izmail (UA) Port of Reni (UA) Giurgiulesti International Free Port (MD)

Overall project aim and objectives The overall aim of DaHar is to contribute to the better integration of inland navigation within the transport logistical chain by focussing on the multi-modal and logistical development of ports and port areas in small and medium-sized South East European (SEE) cities along the Danube. This contributes to these cities taking their appropriate share of the SEE economic development and playing a pivotal role in “priority networks” envisaged by the Green Paper on TEN-T (COM 2009) 44.

Specifically: Create an efficient transnational working platform for joint thinking and cooperation Position the ports in the logistical chain and embed the professional work in a wider SEE and European policy context Set the ground for future development plans for the ports with respect to their diversification and specification in the transport logistical chain Overall project aim and objectives

Sub-objectives = Technical work-packages 1) Exploit the development and cooperation potentials of participating ports through transfer of knowledge 2) Develop an integrated strategy for the establishment of a logistical network of Danube ports 3) Ensure stakeholder support and enhance the consensus building process

Thematic areas and Thematic Groups TGsLeaderParticipants TG 1: Logistical infrastructure of ports, port opreation models Bay-Logi Dunaújváros Vidin Vukovar Ennshafen TG 2: Hinterland connections - transport linkages with road and rail Mun. Galati APDF Mun. Giurgiu Silistra Bay-Logi TG 3: Integration of ports in the development of container and RoRo liner services (feeder services) Ennshafen APDM via donau Vukovar Vidin TG 4: RIS related to cargo transport management University of Novi Sad Port NS, via donau, APDF, Dunaújváros, Public Ports TG 5: Navigability and environmental protection Dunaújváros Public Ports, Silistra

Main activities Flowchart Analysis of the State of the Art (multi-modal cargo transport development) Exchange of expertise in formulating development potentials of ports (deep dive process) Synthetising the accumulated knowledge (Master Class) Drawing up Integrated Strategy for the functional specialisation of ports in the logistic chain Local Action Plans for the individual ports Consensus building

Main outcomes Port cities with improved capacity and improved policies related to multi- modal port development >>l Contribution to the functional specialisation of ports of small and medium sized cities in the transport logistical chain >> filling the gap between functions and roles of these cities and those of large multi-modal hubs

Main outcomes Integrated Strategy focusing on the 5 topics Local Action Plans of each Partner

Where are we know? Purpose of the TG meeting

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