A Port-Focussed Strategy as a Contribution Towards the Development of the Lisbon Region Natércia Cabral Chairperson of the Board IPTM, I. P. [email protected].

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Natércia CabralChairperson of the Board IPTM, I. P.

[email protected]

OPEN DAYS workshop 07A07Trends in Maritime Transport Innovation: How can Regions take Advantage?

1 – The Importance of Maritime Regions The sea plays a crucial role in the EU’s development Policies, which focus on a maritime-based economy.

Forming multi-sector clusters;

Creating maritime centres of excellence;

Balancing different modes of transport (co-modality);

Reinforcing maritime transport (Motorways of the Sea) ;

Considering the multiple roles played by ports in the context of European logistics;

Creating a Maritime Space with no barriers.

Thus, today, maritime regions enjoy a wealth of opportunities widely recognised and valued.

2 – The Lisbon Region

2 – The Lisbon Region

Within this context of maritime valorisation, the Lisbon Region plays a most decisive role as it is the region in Portugal:

With the most advanced resources;

Which faces great challenges in terms of internal balance and external projection (national/ international);

That has a set of factors in its favour at a national level.

Key Factors

Maritime geographic position;

Important traffic-generating point;

Benefits from the best accessibility network in the country;

Transport infrastructures available integrated within the TEN-T (Trans-European Network -transport);

Benefits from an important port system – the Port of Lisbon and Setubal (Two of the five main Portuguese ports).

We aim to further strengthen this privileged position.

2.1 – The Lisbon Region’s Strategy for 2020 – The Importance of Ports

Looking ahead to 2020, the Lisbon Region’s Strategy is focussed on:

A territorial model emphasizing the metropolitan polarizing nature of the region;

Internationalization as one of its main objectives.

Supranational transport infrastructures play a key role in this model of development.

The development of ports is a key factor.

At a national and regional level the aim is to create favourable conditions to a new dynamic in the port’s sector.

It is necessary to overcome the existing obstacles.

Remnants conflicts with urban surroundings and local government management;

Weak connections and logistical development;

An unbalanced modal distribution in terms of the relation with ports;

Weak development of the potential of the River Tagus estuary for the river traffic of goods;

Weak connections and logistics development;

The development of both ports, with some overlapping.

2.2 – Obstacles to Port Development in the Lisbon Region

3 – Strategic Guidelines for the Maritime and Port Sector

The port development policy is:

Rooted in the strategy for the maritime and port sector defined by the Government in December 2006 (Strategic Guidelines);

In accordance with the Lisbon Region’s Strategy for 2020.

The guidelines of this policy have a particular impact on the ports in the Lisbon Region.

The Strategic Guidelines (2006-2015) set out priority intervention objectives and fields for the Maritime and Port Sector.

Some relevant guidelines to the Lisbon Region:

The growing of port system and cargo handling;

Improved port and coastal safety and inland navigation;

A Territorially Integrated Approach, Sustainability and Governable of port development;

Development of new maritime transport services (Motorways of the Sea).

3.1 – Growing Port System

In 2007, Portuguese ports handled approximately 64.4 million tons of cargo

Cargo handled in Ports of Lisbon and Setubal

MERCADORIAS (TONS)

CARGA GERAL  APL APSS

Fraccionada 489.435 1.739.552

Contentorizada 4.502.921 118.264

Ro-Ro 4.883 325.252

Sub-total 4.997.239 2.183.068

G. SÓLIDOS 5.605.937 3.695.708

G.LÍQUIDOS 1.346.199 955.209

TOTAL 11.949.375 6.833.985

MERCADORIAS (TONS) TOTAL

CARGA GERAL  

Fraccionada 5.299.423

Contentorizada 10.298.025

Ro-Ro 353.161

Sub-total 15.950.609

G. SÓLIDOS 18.589.679

G.LÍQUIDOS 29.888.217

TOTAL 64.428.505

Fonte: IPTM,IP

Fonte: IPTM,IP

3.1 – Growing Port System

Looking ahead to 2015, the aim is to reach + 59% in Lisbon and 45% in Setubal, respectively.

This increased capacity is a result of the combination of three lines of action:

3.1.1 – Expansion of terminals -“specialisation profile” ports of Lisbon and Setubal ;

3.1.2 – Greater connections and logistical integration – Janela Única Portuária (Sole Port Window)

3.1.3 –Increased efficiency in the running of ports

Fonte: OESMP

3.1.3 – Increased Efficiency in the Running of Ports

As waterfronts represent a scarce resource, especially in a densely urbanised region like Lisbon, the policies defined by the sector in 2006 approached this issue with three types of measures:

Institutional Reorganisation of the Port System;

Improved Regulation and Control Instruments;

Simplified Procedures and Electronic Integration of Information Flow in port operations.

3.2 – Improved Port and Coastal Safety and River Navigability – VTS/ISPS

3.3 – A more Territorially Integrated Approach to Port Development, Sustainability and Governable

A National Maritime and Port Plan - national scope planning instrument

Strategy and Port Running Plan - a new approach for each one of the commercial ports;

Sustainability Report for each port.

3.4 – Development of New Maritime Transport Services

Project PORTMOS – Motorways of the Sea

Pilot Initiatives for ports of the Lisbon Region

Conclusions

Within this context of maritime valorisation, the Lisbon Region plays a most decisive role as it is the region in Portugal:

We aim to further strengthen this privileged position.

The development of ports is a key factor.

Necessary to overcome existing obstacles.

The new Strategic Guidelines (2006-2015) for the Maritime and Port Sector have into account the obstacles and the objectives for the development for of the Lisbon Region’s:

A multi-sector perspective for modal transports – co-modality;

A sustainable integrated territorial approach;

A coordinated development for the two ports (Lisbon and Setubal)