PROMOTION OF "PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM"
IN MEDITERRANEAN TRAFFIC
Adriatic MoS
The MED-PCS project
July 15, 2014 - Rome
Vittorio Marzano
Assistant professor
Transport group - DICEA
University of Napoli “Federico II”
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INDEX
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- MAIN ASPECTS MED-PCS PROJECT
- MED PROGRAMME
- MED-PCS PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES
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MAIN ASPECTS MED-PCS PROJECT
o MED Programme 2007-2013.
o Priority AXIS 3, Objective 3.1: Improvement of maritime accessibility
and transit capacities through multi-modality and inter-modality.
o Total budget: 1.901.670€.
o Funding: 75%
o Duration: 30 months. From January 2013 until June 2015.
o Leader partner: Tarragona Port Authority.
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MAIN ASPECTS MED-PCS PROJECT II
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MED PROGRAMME
o The MED programme is a transnational programme of European territorial
cooperation financed by the European Union.
o The transnational setup allows the programme to tackle territorial challenges
beyond national boundaries, such as environmental risk management,
international business or transport corridors.
o 144 projects have been programmed, co-funded by the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF).
o With a budget of more than 250M€ (193M€ of ERDF), the Programme will
launch, until exhaustion of its ERDF envelope, calls for projects to build
transnational partnerships aiming at meeting the priority objectives of the
Programme in the Mediterranean space.
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MED PROGRAMME II
Programme objectives:
o To improve the area's competitiveness in a way that guarantees growth and
employment for the next generations.
o To promote territorial cohesion and environmental protection, according to the
logic of sustainable development.
Major stakes and programme priority axes:
Axis 1: Strengthening Innovation Capacities.
Axis 2: Environmental protection and promotion of a sustainable territorial
development.
Axis 3: Improvement of mobility and of territorial accessibility.
Axis 4: Promotion of a polycentric and integrated development of the MED space.
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MED-PCS PROJECT OBJECTIVES
o Achieve effective implementation of the new services in the PCS in the four
Mediterranean Ports, partners of this Project.
o Achieve effective communication between such PCS’s .
o Benchmarking of the best practices.
o Training for potential users.
o Communication and dissemination activities for stakeholders.
o Capitalisation strategies.
o Best services to the customers.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES I
WP1: ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE
PROJECT AND COORDINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP:
Phase 1.1 Technical Management:
o Project Charter.
o Project Management Plan.
o Work Breakdown Structure.
o Quality Management Plan.
o Start report.
o Progress report of the work of each Certification.
o External evaluation.
o Steering Committees and Technical Meetings: Five since April 2013.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES II
WP1: ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT
AND COORDINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP:
Phase 1.2 Financial Management:
o Validation of the First Level Control of each partner.
o Certification Guide.
o Financial reports of each Certification.
o Payment claim of each Certification.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES III
WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING:
Phase 2.1. Design of the general communication activities for
the Project:
o Information, communication and Publicity Plan.
o Corporate Image of the Project.
o Contacts Database of the Project
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES IV
WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING:
Phase 2.2. Implementation of the general communication activities of
the Project:
o Website: www.med-pcs.eu
 Forum
 Newsletters
 News
 Events
 E-learning Platform
 Multimedia Area: Documents, videos and pictures.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES V
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MED-PCS
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES IV
WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING:
Phase 2.2. Implementation of the general communication
activities of the Project:
o Brochures.
o Dissemination events.
o MED-PCS Project Conferences:
 June 2014
 June 2015
o Twitter and Linkedin
o Articles in newspapers and magazines.
o Participating as speakers at conferences and events.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES VI
WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING:
Phase 2.3.Training:
o Training Methodology.
o E-learning Platform.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES VII
WP2: INFORMATION AND AWARENESS RAISING:
Phase 2.4 Effects Capitalization and assurance in the long term:
Capitalisation strategies:
Cross fertilization with other Projects. The partners of the MED-PCS Project
are interacting with other Projects where common aspects prevail, in order
to take advantage of the knowledge and experience gained. Some of these
Projects are:
oIFREIGHTMED
oMEDNET
oFUTUREMED
oAPC (The Adriatic Port Community)
oGAIA
oARGES
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES VIII
Cross fertilization with other Projects
ARGES
IFREIGHTMED
FUTUREMED
MED-PCS
MEDNET
APC
GAIA
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES IX
WP4: TO IMPROVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS:
Phase 4.1 Setting the minimum requirements to be covered by every
implemented PCS and intra-port communication system:
o General Study “Implementation of the PCS in Europe”.
o General Study “Integration of logistics players in the PCS”.
o Study “E-services in the Port partners of the Med-PCS Project”.
o Minimum specific requirements of each PCS.
o Minimum specific requirements for communication system
between PCS.
o Implementation Plan for each PCS.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES X
WP4: TO IMPROVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS:
Phase 4.2 Implementation of PCS in each Port:
o Development of the Implementation Plan: distinct new services at each Port
according to the needs of each Port’s clients.
o User Manual.
Phase 4.3 Development of the communication system between each PCS:
o Development of the Implementation Plan: services common to each Port.
o User Manual.
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MED-PCS PROJECT ACTIVITIES XI
WP4: TO IMPROVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS:
Phase 4.4 Pilot tests:
o Five pilot tests: One at each Port and one for communication system
between each PCS.
o Guidelines for the development of the pilot tests.
o Implementation report.
o Evaluation of implementations.
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You are encouraged to stay informed with
developments of the activities of MED-PCS Project at:
o Web: www.med-pcs.eu
 Newsletters.
 Forum.
o Twitter: @MEDPCSProject
o Linkedin: Group: The MED-PCS Project
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Main contact:
Carme Tarragó
Project Cordinator
Head of Studies and Innovation Department
Tarragona Port Authority
carme.tarrago@porttarragona.cat
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