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What is Pro Danube International?

Guaranteed standards for waterway maintenance - Pre-condition for safe and cost-effective Danube navigation. What is Pro Danube International?.

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What is Pro Danube International?

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  1. Guaranteed standards for waterway maintenance - Pre-condition for safe and cost-effective Danube navigation

  2. What is Pro Danube International? Platform of private companies with strategic economic interest in better framework conditions and higher public investment in the Danube transport & logistics system Established autumn 2011 by companies & associations Non-profit association based in Vienna Network of currently more than 120 companies More than a lobbying organisation as it initiates and executes projects which improve framework conditions resulting into a higher use of the Danube

  3. Loading capacity depending on draft

  4. Annual average revenues per convoy depending on draft Average total revenue per to.: 20,95€

  5. Total costs(€)/ton depending on draft Diesel price : 850€/ to

  6. Profit in Euro (%) depending on draft

  7. Fairway depths during period 01.09 - 31.12.2012

  8. Fairway depths during period 01.09 - 31.12.2012

  9. Fairway depths during period 01.09 - 31.12.2012 CROATIA/SERBIA: During the investigated period, fairway depths were above 250 cm, but in several other periods, the sectors Apatin (km 1405-1401), Mohovo (km 1310-1308) and Novi Sad (km 1269-1268, km 1266-1265 and km 1248) caused restrictions

  10. Draft of Navrom convoys which left Constanta Navrom lost more than 150.000€ in revenues when operating these convoys

  11. Water Depth Situation August 2013 77 vessels were stopped 4 vessels were grounded

  12. Conclusions There was a high number of days with a fairway depth below 250cm despite favourable water conditions in the investigated period This clearly shows significant shortcomings in waterway maintenance on several sections of the Danube The failure in waterway maintenance results into direct financial losses for the barge operators or reduce significantly their earnings The transport users become deprived of the cost advantages of barge operations, are effected by delays in the supply and consequently have to pay higher transport costs which reduces their own competitiveness Without proper maintenance barge operators cannot earn depreciation of modern equipment consequently there is only maintenance investment (hardly any room for innovation except cost advantages of LNG can be exploited) PDI informed already in April/May the EC Commissioners, EC IWT Coordinator, Danube Commission, EUSDR PA 1A coordinators about the criticalness and intervened directly to the Bulgarian Transport Minister All the high-level interventions which followed did not lead to a sufficient response by the Bulgarian authorities and concrete measures yet

  13. Low water periods cannot be avoided but… … safe and cost-efficient transport can be ensured if all Danube States respect the existing international regulations PROPER FAIRWAY MAINTENANCE AND GUARANTED MINIMUM FAIRWAY DEPTHS OF AT LEAST 2.5 m MUST BE RESTORED IMMEDIATELY

  14. Need to identify and to fight administrative barriers • Some examples of unnecessary barriers: • Romania: excessive formalities and fees for customs and other authorities causing additional costs and extra waiting times, e.g. • Obligation to use T2L document for national cargo transport • Restrictive opening hours of custom offices in several important ports(e.g. Cernavoda) • Tariff scheme of Black-Sea Canal punishes operators when using additional barges for compensation low water conditions (charging system per ton capacity instead of cargo tons) • Fees and procedures imposed for authority “services” like: traffic supervision & control of safety of navigation, allowance for ship repairs, for authorization/approval/supervision of vessels bunkering, for annual endorsement of operation permit • Hungary: restrictions concerning the size of the ship convoy, fees for bigger convoys, excessive waiting times at border control • Serbia: unplanned waiting times at border control • Bulgaria: problems with custom clearance caused by restrictive opening hours • and many more ……

  15. Further information Alexandru Capatu Chairman Pro Danube International Email: capatu@prodanube.eu Mobil: +436643025874 Manfred Seitz General Secretary Pro Danube International Email: seitz@prodanube.eu Mobil: +436764067878

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