Freight flows and infrastructure in the Baltic Sea Region

Presentation by

Magnus Sundström, Swedish Maritime AdministrationWorkshop on Strategy for sustainability in the Baltic Sea Area – Maritime safety

Karlskrona, 1 June 2006

Commissioners:

Sweden

Denmark

Norway

Poland

Lithuania

Estonia

Finland

Contractor:

SAI

BMT-TS

Centre for Maritime Studies

Co-financing from EU and the TEN-T programme

Share of intra-BSR trade of total foreign trade per country

Development of trade volumes, 2003-2020

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

East-West trade corridors 2003-2020

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

Development of BSR Transport 2003-2020

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

Development of maritime transport 2003-2020

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

Maritime Transport in the Baltic Sea region 2003

Net total BSR Maritime Transports, by Commodity group731 M tonnes

Intra-BSR Maritime Transports, by commodity Group178 M tonnes

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

Roro and ropax lines in northern Europe.

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

Sea Routes, all cargoes, TEN-A Ports 2003

Source: Baltic Maritime Outlook 2006

Maritime traffic in the Baltic Sea 30 May 2006

Liquid bulk traffic 2003

109 M tonnes of oil were shipped from ports in the BSR in 2003

Oil throughput development in some East and South Baltic Sea Ports

Source: Muuga Port Consortium/SAI

TEN-T priority projects

Source: Van Miert report, 2003

Development of Master Plan Studies for the Motorways of the Baltic Sea

Work Package 1 – Study on goods flows and maritime infrastructure

Work Package 2 – Baltic Sea Winter Motorways

Work Package 3 – Safe major routes in the Baltic Sea Motorways

Work Package 4 – North Sea Baltic Hub

Master plan

for the development

of the

Motorways

of the

Baltic Sea

Project Management and Coordination

Further development of the Motorways of the Baltic Sea

• Further Development of Horizontal Projects of Wider Benifit

– Icebreaking / Winter navigation

– Quality assurance of the main fairways

– Information systems

• Development of transnational intermodal transport corridors

Conclusion

• We face an interesting and challanging development of trade and transport in the Baltic Sea region

• Maritime traffic is forecasted to increase strongly

• The regulatory framework and infrastructure are to be able to cope with this development

• The Motorways of the Sea concept has a role to play

• Cooperation between the Baltic Sea countries, between national and regional authorities and between the public sector and the industry is of utmost importance

Thanks for your attention!

Magnus Sundström

Swedish Maritime Administration

Maritime Policy and Public Affairs

Phone: +46 11 19 12 71, +46 708 46 48 59

E-mail: magnus.sundstrom@sjofartsverket.se

www.sjofartsverket.se