Save the Date! Danube Ports Day organised on the 4th of October
Co-organised by MPAC and PDM and supported by the DPN, the event will touch upon relevant topics impacting the IWT industry.
The present EU modal shift and emission reduction targets (deriving from policy initiatives such as the European Green Deal, A Clean Planet for All, A Europe that protects: Clean air for all, A Europe fit for the Digital Age) contribute to improving the competitive position of the inland waterway transport sector in the overall transport modal split. An efficient infrastructure, environmentally friendly and modern inland waterway vessels, an optimum integration of inland waterway transport (IWT) and inland ports into the multimodal logistics chains, qualified staff as well as the use of digital services are basic prerequisites for a competitive and smart waterway mode.
Danube Ports Days (DPD) provides a transnational platform to present, discuss and collect feedback on the challenges faced by the port sector. The annual Danube Ports Days events promote IWT and Danube Ports towards logistics stakeholders in order to use inland waterway transport as part of their logistics chains. The proposed event continues the series of successful events organised in 2020 and in 2021. The Danube Ports Day 2022, organised online, is dedicated to the following main topics: i) the Ukrainian goods exported from Danube ports and the new logistics chains, ii) transport of goods on the Lower Danube – reflecting on infrastructure conditions, opportunities and challenges, iii) digitalisation trends and intermodal logistics in the Danube Region.
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Save the Date! 3rd Workshop River Cruise Industry in the Danube Region on 17 November
The Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRCCI) will host the third workshop: River Cruise Industry in the Danube Region - Past, Present & Future [RO/BG/MD/UA], which aims to provide a structured dialogue with the stakeholders from the Lower Danube region. The third stakeholder workshop will also provide examples of good practices from other European regions with significant river cruise activities and thus will foster an interregional exchange of experiences. The event is planned to be organised physically bringing together representatives of the stakeholders, local authorities, IWT related institutions and partners involved in the DIONYSUS project from Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. The Draft Agenda and the registration form will be available soon.
Save the Date! International conference: Agricultural Products Traffic in the Danube Region
Hosted by the Hungarian Federation of Danube Ports (HFIP), the international conference on Agricultural Products in the Danube Region which will take place on 3 November 3 2022 in Szekszárd, Hungary.
The aim of this event - among other things – is to put the crown on the three regional workshops which were organised for the Lower-, Middle- and Upper-Danube Region countries on the topic of “Ports and Agricultural Traffic” in the frame of the DIONYSUS project. The main conclusion of the workshops will be presented, whereas relevant regional case studies will be discussed by keynote speakers.
The event is targeting the Danube Region’s port administrations, port operators and service providers (storage operators), agricultural producers and traders as well as logistics service providers.
The 2022 CEF Transport Call is now open!
The 2022 CEF Transport call for proposals makes EUR 5.12 billion available for projects targeting new upgraded and improved European transport infrastructure.
Projects funded under this call will help to increase the sustainability of the transport network, putting the EU on track to meet the European Green Deal objective of cutting transport emissions by 90% by 2050.
The indicative total budget of the call is available to support infrastructure projects on the Core and Comprehensive TEN-T networks in the following areas:
- railways
- inland waterways
- maritime and inland ports
- road safety
- rail-road terminals
- multimodal logistics platforms
- multimodal passenger hubs
- smart and interoperable applications for transport
- safe and secure mobility
- infrastructure resilience
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Croatia: Presentation of the Strategic Framework guiding the Development of IWT
The most significant current investments in increasing navigation safety and the renovation and construction of infrastructure in international ports are the bulk cargo terminals in the ports of Slavonski Brod and Osijek, designing the vertical quay in the Port of Vukovar, construction of the international ship winter shelter on the Danube in Opatovac, development of the waterway marking system, revitalisation of the Kupa river Eko ReKupa and others. Construction of three municipal berths for the reception of waste from vessels in Vukovar, Slavonski Brod and Osijek and the new cable ferry ‘Križnica’ in the Municipality of Pitomača will receive financial support through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
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The Integrated Plan for the Development of Port of Bulmarket was presented to stakeholders
Port Bulmarket conducted an online work meeting-discussion with its stakeholders on September 29th. This is the second round table that the Port organizes, this time for the purpose of presenting the final draft of its Integrated Port Development Plan. Present at the meeting were representatives of the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry as the second DIONYSUS project partner from Bulgaria, as well as clients and employees of Port Bulmarket. During the presentation and the discussion afterwards, emphasis was put on identifying and developing new opportunities for using the port, taking into account the impact of climate change and improving the security measures at the port. The participants shared their positive feedback regarding the economic development of Ruse and the region, which is one of the goals set in the plan.
Wien Holding/Port of Vienna: Port of Albern is flood-proof
Hafen Albern is one of a total of three freight ports operated by Hafen Wien, a Wien Holding company. After the groundbreaking a good two years ago, the next milestone follows: the 30 meter long, 14.25 meter high and approx. 250 tonne harbor gate is put into operation. The flood protection gate makes the grain and building material port safe from flooding, and this will enable undisturbed goods handling in the port of Albern even in the event of a flood.
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