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Energy Barge Final Conference
Development of the DanubeWaterwayIs it prepared for the challenges ahead?
Mag. Otto Schwetz, Port of ViennaVice-President Pro Danube Austria Budapest
23rd May 2019
BRINGING THE DANUBE INTO FLOW
Ecological and economic benefits
Our primary goal:to develop and promote as well as map out the conditions forwaterway transport
The waterway is a key transport channel of the future
The Danube has a competitive edge through its infrastructure
Platform Pro Danube INTERNATIONAL
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Pro Danube AustriaAssociation for enhancing the competitiveness of waterway transport
Pro Danube Austria
promotes the interests of the navigation industry supports and promotes
education and further training initiatives in inland waterway transport
recognizes andanalyses new developments and trends in the navigation industry promotes transboundary
collaborations and contactsas well as supports a strong international information networksupports its members through
qualified and practice-oriented information as well as fosters relationships and the exchange of experience among its members
Mission StatementPro Danube Austria
Strategy Pro Danube Austria
• via donau assists in the monitoring of weak spots and the implementation of related steps in the navigation industry
• Austria becomes "best practice"
DANUBE INFRASTRUCTURE
• Propulsion alternatives
• CO² issue in general
• Standardised use "River Information Services“ RIS
• Project derivation from strategic targets 1 and 2 at EU level
• Education and training of nautical staff
• Tapping of EU funds
• EU standards in case of legal certainty
"More cutting-edge FLEETS"
Platform Pro Danube INTERNATIONAL
1 2 3
Danube boasts highest transport capacity
Source: Statistics Austria, transport statistics, Eurostat
23.1%
26.6%
2.5%
55.6%
14.9 %
1.4 %
Transportcapacity
Transportvolume
Roadhaul
Railhaul
Danube
Transportcapacity Transportvolume
Best Practice at the Port of Vienna Heavy-duty handling at the port of Albern
Area: approx. 4.000 sqm
Loads of up to 450 tonnes may be handled at the heavy-duty centre during regular operations
Cutting-edge equipment -> allows handling of oversize loads
FACT BOXPipe-shaped desulfurisation unit
Length: 24 mWeight: 382 t
High-pressure tank of ACE bound for Russia
loaded onto specialised vessel
Duration: one hour
Another example:Transhipment of concrete segments for wind turbines
FACT BOXHigh-pressure container of ACE bound for Russia
Length: 50 mWidth: 5 mWeight: 190 t
Best Practice at the Port of Vienna Heavy-duty handling
15,651.16
10,097.01
11,771.63
FACT BOX
Best bulk category: scrap metals
Best Practice at the Port of ViennaBulk transshipment of scrap metals to vessels
2017
2016
2015
Scrap metal transhipments (tonnes)
Head office at Lobau
manufacture of lubricants; oils with different viscosity grades are delivered and blended with different types of motor oils
2018: 14 vessels with an aggregate weight of 11,859,007 kg to be unloaded at the Port of Vienna
FACT BOX
Vessels:14Weight ~ 11.9 t
Best Practice at the Port of Vienna Lukoil
Head office at the port of Lobau
Generation of biodiesel
More than 5 tonnes have been handled to date in 2018
FACT BOXPort handling2017:approx. 16,000 t
Best Practice at the Port of Vienna Münzer Bioindustrie
Location: port of Albern
Granary with 13,000 tonnes capacity
FACT BOXCapacity13,000 t
Best Practice at the Port of Vienna Bio-Pinczker
Passenger transportStatistics of WDE (subsidiary of Port of Vienna)
WDE 2014 2015 2016 2017
Cabin vesselmoorings 2,011 2,127 2,232 2,301
Cabin vessels passengers 297,957 319,305 323,287 345,254
Excursion boat / linerMoorings * 4,905 4,678 5,105 5,183
Excursion boats/liners passengers* 301,592 307,889 345,518 349,594
* DDSG BD and TCL figures included
FACT BOXTotal quayside area: 60,000 sqm
Total investments 2015 – 2017:
approx. 8.4 million euros
Investment Initiative Danube Region
Source: Port of Vienna statistics
PassengersCabin vessels
Totalinvestments
2017
2016
2015
345,254
323,287
319,305
1,982,780.90
846,297.73
5,528,108.34
Passenger transport:The Port of Vienna is used as a winter port for Viking Ships
Number of vessels moored at the Port of Vienna
2016
542014 2015
1 162017
95
The sum of external costsincurred by inland vessels is byfar the lowest (average valuesfor selected bulk goodstransports).
Source: Special Report on Inland Waterway Transport 2015, European Court of Auditors / PLANCO Consulting & Bundesanstalt fürGewässerkunde
Benefits of inland waterway transport Iin terms of external costs
2.01 0.80 0.27
Greenhouse gases
Air pollutants
Noise
Accidents
Cent per tonne kilometre
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Source: Special Report on Inland Waterway Transport 2015, European Court of Auditors / via donau
Benefits of inland waterway transport IIin terms of transport capacity
7,000net tonnes
1 convoy of 4 pusher barges
175 railway wagons, 40 net tonnes each
280 trucks, 25 net tonnes each
In terms of transport capacity, inland vessels are superior to trucks and railway wagons.
Benefits of inland waterway transport IIIin terms of transport ranges
370 km
300 km
100 km
6 kmA truck is able to carry one tonne of cargo over a distance of 100 km, while a ship consuming the same amount of energy will carry the same load over a distance of 370 km.
Source: IGÖD
Port of Vienna: waterborne transhipments2016 –2018, overall figures (tonnes)
Loading capacity depending on draft
0
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70
Convoy capacity
2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70Loading capacity / barge ( mts ) 1.000 1.250 1.500 1.750Loading capacity / convoy (mts ) 6.000 7.500 9.000 10.500
Convoy : pusher + 6 barges Europa II type Transport : Constanta - Hungary - Constanta
Draft (m )
Draft 2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70Upstream revenue for freight 13 Euro /mts ( Euro ) 50% 39.000 48.750 58.500 68.250Downstream revenue for freight 17 Euro /mts ( Euro ) 85% 86.700 108.375 130.050 151.725Total revenue ( Euro ) 125.700 157.125 188.550 219.975
Annual average revenues per convoydepending on draft
0
50.000
100.000
150.000
200.000
250.000
2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70
Upstream revenue for freight13 Euro / mts ( Euro ) - 50 %
Downstream revenue forfreight 17 Euro / mts ( Euro ) -85 %
Total revenue ( Euro )
Average total revenue per to.: 20,95€
Fix costs round tripConstanta - HU - Constanta 49.500 49.500 49.500 49.500Variable costs round trip Constanta - HU - Constanta
78.557 83.128 87.699 92.270
General & administration costs 12.806 13.263 13.720 14.177Total costs 140.863 145.891 150.919 155.947Total costs / ton (up + down) 23,48 19,45 16,77 14,85
salaries, maintenance, depreciation a.o.
diesel, port and channel fees a.o.
Draft 2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70
Total costs(€)/ton depending on draft
0,00
5,00
10,00
15,00
20,00
25,00
30,00
2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70
Total costs / tonne ( up + down )
Diesel price : 850€/ to
Draft 2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70
Total revenue ( Euro ) 125.700 157.125 188.550 219.975
Total Costs 140.863 145.891 150.919 155.947
Profit -15.163 11.234 37.631 64.028
Profit % -12,06% 7,15% 19,96% 29,11%
Profit per to -2,53 1,50 4,18 6,10
Profit in Euro (%) depending on draft
-50.000
0
50.000
100.000
150.000
200.000
250.000
2,00 2,30 2,50 2,70
Total revenue ( Euro )
Total Costs
Profit
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)
• Competitive and sustainable Danube transport requires:
PROPER FAIRWAY MAINTENANCE AND GUARANTED MINIMUM FAIRWAY DEPTHS OF AT LEAST 2.5 m which must be ensured IMMEDIATELY
1 = Vilshofen – Straubing2 = Cross border Wien – Bratislava3 = Palkovicovo – Mohacs4 = Bottlenecks in Bulgaria and Romania
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Main bottlenecks along the Danube
Stable faiwayconditions in theFlowing sections
Optimised capacityutilisation of barges
Reduced transportCosts (per tonne km)
Stable or increasemodal share of Danube navigation
Reduced pollutant andgreenhouse gas emissions (per tonne-km)
Removing bottlenecks means:
Basis for the strenghtening of Danube navigation is a reliable waterway. The clearance of nautical bottlenecks whilst improving the ecological status in thefree flowing sections is of high priority. The integrative planning of initiatives allows for environment and navigation to profit simultaneously.
And in addition…
… unnecessary administrative barriers for river shipping companies will be removed
Romania: excessive formalities and fees for customs and other authorities causing additional costs and 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 Canal Administration ACN punishes operators when using additional barges
for compensation of low water conditions (charging system per ton capacity instead of cargo tons)
• Unique fees and procedures in Europe imposed by RNA/Harbor masters “services” like: • traffic supervision and control of safety of navigation• to allow ship repairs• for arrival/departure in Romanian ports• for authorization/approval/supervision of vessels bunkering• for annual endorsement of operation permit
Hungary: restrictions concerning the size of the ship convoyBulgaria: problems with custom clearance caused by restrictive opening hours
Slide No. 27
Control procedures vary in terms ofprocess steps, control documents, involved control authorities etc.
Different procedures even in theEU member states
Harmonisation urgently required→ reduced waiting times→ reduced personnel efforts→ reduced costs→ benefit for shipping companies
and border control authorities
Challenges along the Danube corridor
And here is the answer:Concrete steps towards simplification, harmonisation and digitalisationof border controls by Simon Hartl
Slide No. 28
Rationale for a joint working group
SIMPLIFICATION
DIGITALISATION HARMONISATION
Control Authorities
Shipping Sector
Budapest, 23rd May 2019
Thank you for your attention!
Mag. Otto Schwetz, Pro Danube AustriaPort of Vienna