European level activities: SPC Bulgaria is forming it’s
policy, plans for development and activities in accordance
with directives, programs and concepts of European
Commission - above all with the guidelines for extending
activities of SPCs toward Co-modality promotion. SPC
Bulgaria participates actively in discussions and meetings
with the Commission – FOP s / ESN meetings, as well as in
Internet consultations with the Commission on important
transport programs and concepts.
EU Partnership: SPC Bulgaria interacts with leading
European Associations- ECSA, UIC, UIRR, INE, CER- in its
activities to promote short sea shipping, inland waterway and
railway for implementation of the European co-modality
concept.
National level activities: SPC Bulgaria informs online its
members and partners weekly on Commission activities,
European transport programs and action plans. SPC Bulgaria
is working in close cooperation with main branch associations
(shipowners, shipbrokers, freight forwarders ) and with main
Bulgarian companies with “Green transport” potential for
extension and implementation of Co-modality concept. More
than 50 very important companies from BG transport
community are involved in this promotional campaign. SPC
Bulgaria stimulates establishment of Bulgarian Combined
Transport Council to the Ministry of Transport (EA Railway
Administration ) as well as of Danube Transport and Logistics
Council. SPC Bulgaria cooperates with the Ministry in the
outlining of National Integrated Maritime Policy.
Shotrsea Shipping: SPC Bulgaria supported by IMO, IMRF
DG TREN and EMSA organized the first Bulgarian Maritime
Day 2008 - The Maritime Safety and Maritime SAR
Conference on the improvement of the Short Sea Safety,
Maritime Safety organizations and Maritime SAR operations
in the Black Sea. The conclusion and recommendations were
submitted to the main European/ International organisations.
The second Bulgarian Maritime Day will be held in October,
2009 in Varna.
Black Sea: SPC Bulgaria cooperates in the organizing of the
new ferryboat link between port Varna, Bulgaria and port
Kavkaz, Russia and its connecting with port Zonguldak, Turkey.
SPC Bulgaria initiated and continues working on the
establishing of new SPC’s in Russia, Ukraine and Georgia.
Motorway of The Sea: SPC Bulgaria proposed to DG TREN
the formation of a separate 6th Black Sea MoS Region.
Arguments were accepted and since the middle of 2008 a 6th
European MoS region -Black Sea Region figures in DG TREN
Directorate B’s documents. SPC Bulgaria contributed to
arranging the Black Sea MoS Working Group and during the
Balkan Co-Modality Conference 2008, conducted a special
meeting with the East Mediterranean MoS Working Group.
Co-modality: SPC Bulgaria supported by DG TREN, EACI,
as well as by UIC, FIATA, UIRR, EIA, ECSA, ESN, EFIP,
organized for a third time in succession Balkan Co-modality
Conference 2008 in Sofia. More than 30 prominent speakers
and 150 companies’ representatives participated in the
conference.
Marco Polo II: SPC Bulgaria organized together with EACIthe
Marco Polo Program Team- a special workshop and
meetings for the promotion of the MP Program in
Southeastern Europe during the Balkan Co-modality 2008.
Three projects of Bulgarian companies INTERSHIPPING Ltd.
a COMAT company, FANTI G and BDZ Cargo were
approved by the Marco Polo II call 2008.
European Shortsea Network: SPC Bulgaria has also as a
priority in its activities the improvement of European Shortsea
Network functioning as well as cooperation between different
SPCs in the fulfillment of their work on a European level.
PROPS Project: SPC Bulgaria participates in PROPS Project
-Promotional Platform for Shortsea Shipping and
Intermodality. The realization of the PROPS Project will
reinforce the role of Short Sea Shipping and SPCs in
accordance with European Maritime Strategy until 2018.
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