1. National port policy and Motorways of the Sea Initiatives: The case of Spain Xavier Gesé Deputy Director of Planning Puertos del Estado The First Mackay Hannah Scottish Maritime Transport Conference: Maritime Transport: Scotland’s Sustainable Economic Growth Opportunity Monday 5 October 2009, Edinburgh

2. The Spanish Port System Classification of ports in Spain (Any of these attributes) Hinterland includes more than one Autonomous Community Strategic importance or essential for national economy International maritime trade Special attributes for safety of navigation Rest of the ports Ports of general interest

3. 4 Spanish Port System of General Interest

4. Spanish port system of general interest Legal entity with net worth Coordination of Investments and Services’ providing policy Supervision of the port system efficiency 28 Port Authorities (Public Bodies) 46 commercial ports Puertos del Estado (Public Body) Legal entity with net worth Landlord of the port space Administrator of port services provision The Spanish Port System

5. Port Authority Administration Council President of the PA Director Council of Navigation and PortPresident, Secretary and 15-22 members *5 of the Central Government *un 14% of the Municipalities included. *un 24% of Chambers of Commerce, Companies org., Unions and economic sectors *The remainder of the Autonomous Community (Regional Government) Consultative Body The Spanish Port System

6. Puertos del Estado Governing Council President President (President of PdE) 12-15 members *Appointed by Mº de Fomento Consultative Council of Puertos del Estado Advisory Body President of PdE 1 representative of each PA (the President) The Spanish Port System

8. 2008 Total 473,7 Mio. tonnes. 10,8 Bunkering 3,7 Local traffic 0,2 Fishing 459 Commercial traffic 13,5 Mio TEU 7 Mio vehicles 26,6 Mio passengers (6 Mill. cruise passengers) 2,2 Mio Ro-Ro Units

9. 2008 Total Net Income1045 Mill.€ EBT Earnings before taxes 300 Mill.€ Total Dues 974 Mio €93% ( Settlement) Land rent 244“23%25% Ships dues 199“19%20% Cargo dues283“27%29% Com. Activit 102“10%10% Other dues …146“14% 9% Other Income … 71“ 7% 7% The Spanish Port System

13. 2008 Total Assets 12264 Mill.€ Equity ….... 9408 Liabilities.. 2856 Leverage 30%Debt ratio 23% Periode 2000-2008 Investment 7.342 Mill.€ Cash Flow 3987 “54% Subsidies 1601 “22%

14. The Spanish Port System

16. PORT POLICY: PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE Economic Management Autonomy of Ports Authorities (P.A.). P.A. are legal entities Self-financing (economic self-sufficiency). The port system and of each Public Body Optimization of economic management. Effectiveness and efficiency in a sustainable way. Solidarity among port public bodies. Port compensation Fund.

17. Free and fair competition: Port Authority. Companies PORT POLICY: PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE (Cont.) Free tariff settlement: P.A. in commercial services. Max. tariffs in basic port services. Improvement of competitiveness.

18. Promotion of Private involvement in Financing and Management of port facilities PORT POLICY: PRINCIPLES OF GUIDANCE (Cont.) Free access for provision of port services. Planning of the Port System integrated in the framework of Ministry of Development Planning (PEIT).

19. Motorway of the Sea Initiatives

20. TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND THE REST OF EUROPE TOTAL 242,5 Mio tonnes MARITIME 128,7 Mt. LAND 113,8 Mt. ROAD 109,3 Mt. RAIL 4,5 Mt. TRAFFIC THROUGH THE PYRENEES YEAR 2006 Circunstances of the Iberian Peninsula

21. Action Plan to promote Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and Motorways of the Sea (MoS) Working Groups Development through Transport Planning Policy Defining concepts and initiatives to develop SSS/ MoS Medium and Long term planning of infrastructure and transport MoS Initiatives

22. Development through Transport Planning Policy MoS are integrated in the Strategic Infrastructures and Transport Plan ( PEIT) PEIT Specific guidelines for the development of sector policies “To develop ports as key element of intemodality, favouring the integration of the main ports into the large international transport chains and the new motorways of the sea” “Development of short sea shipping, at national and European levels, by developing specific infrastructures and management systems” MoS Initiatives

23. Acciona Trasmediterranea Nantes-Saint Nazaire Vigo28h Le Havre Vigo Algeciras36h 4 dept/week 7 dept/week Unaccompanied(Ro-Ro)120-260 loads 20 kn MoS Initiatives Atlantic Region Grimaldi-Louis Dreyfus Nantes-Saint Nazaire Gijón14h 4 dept/week 7 dept/week Accompanied (Ro-Pax) and Unaccompanied(Ro-Ro) 150 loads 23 kn

24. Evaluation of projects Traffic shifted from the road30% Project quality35% Business Plan35% MoS Initiatives Atlantic Region Traffic shifted from the road Tonnes-Km Lorries and semitrailers 1st year 25.000 …. 4th year 100.000 …Total 850.000

25. MoS Initiatives Atlantic Region Project quality Number of ports in Spain Calls per week Quality of land access Telematic systems Quality of port facilities 1st year 4 calls/ week …. 3th year 7calls/ wee

26. MoS Initiatives Atlantic Region Business Plan Subsidy needed Commiment of costumers Economic strengh Feasibility of the service Quality of port facilities Equity ships costs + port faciiities built by the Company)

27. ALGECIRAS LE HAVRE GIJON NANTES-SAINT NAZAIRE VIGO

28. Working Groups West-Med Corridors: Italy (leader), Spain, France, Malta Develop a master plan for the definition and implementation of MoS in the West-Mediterranean region Intergovernmental Agreement between Italy and Spain Purpose: Actions to promote SSS/MoS between Italy and Spain Mediterranean Region MoS Initiatives

30. Working Groups Supply : Recognition of existing high quality shipping services as Motorways of the Sea. Promote new services between Italian and Spanish regions which are not connected today (ex. South Italy – South Spain) Demand: Study the promotion of the use of the maritime way with ecobonus (subsidy for houliers) Mediterranean Region MoS Initiatives

31. Thank you for your attention Xavier Gesé Puertos del Estado. Spain jgese@puertos.es