Guaranteed standards for waterway maintenance Pre-condition for safe and cost-effective Danube navigation Alexandru Capatu A Prosperous Future For The Danube Navigation – 17.09.2013, Danube Commission Budapest What is Pro Danube International? Platform of private companies with strategic economic interest in better framework conditions and higher public investment in the Danube transport & logistics system Industry & Wholesale “Transport User” Logistics Service Providers Ports & Terminal Operators (Associations) Barge Operators (Associations) Shipyards & Suppliers & Others Established autumn 2011 by companies & associations Non-profit association based in Vienna Network of currently more than 120 companies More than a lobbying organisation as it initiates and executes projects which improve framework conditions resulting into a higher use of the Danube 2 Loading capacity depending on draft Convoy : pusher + 6 barges Europa II type Transport : Constanta - Hungary - Constanta Loading capacity / barge ( mts ) Loading capacity / convoy (mts ) 2,00 1.000 6.000 Draft (m ) 2,30 2,50 2,70 1.250 1.500 1.750 7.500 9.000 10.500 Convoy capacity 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2.00 3 2.30 2.50 2.70 Annual average revenues per convoy depending on draft Draft Upstream revenue for freight 13 Euro /mts ( Euro ) 50% Downstream revenue for freight 17 Euro /mts ( Euro ) 85% Total revenue ( Euro ) 2,00 39.000 86.700 125.700 2,30 48.750 108.375 157.125 2,50 58.500 130.050 188.550 2,70 68.250 151.725 219.975 Average total revenue per to.: 20,95€ 250,000 Upstream revenue for freight 13 Euro / mts ( Euro ) - 50 % 200,000 150,000 Downstream revenue for freight 17 Euro / mts ( Euro ) 85 % 100,000 Total revenue ( Euro ) 50,000 0 2.00 4 2.30 2.50 2.70 Total costs(€)/ton depending on draft Fix costs round trip Constanta - HU - Constanta Variable costs round trip Constanta - HU - Constanta General & administration costs Total costs Total costs / ton (up + down) Draft 49.500 49.500 49.500 salaries, maintenance, 49.500 depreciation a.o. 78.557 83.128 87.699 92.270 12.806 140.863 23,48 2,00 13.263 13.720 14.177 Diesel price : 850€/ to 145.891 150.919 155.947 19,45 16,77 14,85 2,30 2,50 2,70 diesel, port and channel fees a.o. Total costs / tonne ( up + down ) 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 5 2.00 2.30 2.50 2.70 Profit in Euro (%) depending on draft Draft 2,00 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 Profit % -12,06% 7,15% 19,96% 29,11% Profit per to -2,53 2,30 1,50 2,50 37.631 4,18 2,70 64.028 6,10 250,000 200,000 150,000 Total revenue ( Euro ) 100,000 Total Costs Profit 50,000 0 2.00 -50,000 6 2.30 2.50 2.70 Fairway depths during period 01.09 - 31.12.2012 Sector Requried gauge for Number of days at having min. depth depths below 250 of 250 cm cm Km Standard station Calculation Pfelling 2303-2306 Pfelling Depth = Gauge –140 cm 390 87 VilshofenHofkirchen 2249-2261 Hofkirchen Depth = Gauge – 40 cm 290 77 Kienstock 2013-2015 Kienstock Depth » Gauge 250 53 Wildungsmauer 1882-1897 Wildungsmauer Depth = Gauge+20 cm 230 52 GERMANY: AUSTRIA: 7 Fairway depths during period 01.09 - 31.12.2012 Sector 8 Km HUNGARY Szob upstream Dötös Nagymaros upstream Horany Ujpesti 1711,3-1710,7 1701,0-1700,0 1698,9-1697,8 1667,5-1666,8 1653,0-1651,8 Budapesta 1638,4-1637,4 Ercsi Kulcs Dunaujvaros Dunaegyhaza Dunaföldvar upstream Dunaföldvar Solt 1615,9-1615,1 1590,7-1590,1 1581,5-1580,5 1567,3-1566,4 1561,0-1560,0 1559,8-1559,7 1558,5-1557,5 Solt downstream 1555,8-1554,6 Standard station Calculation Depth=Gauge+70cm Depth=Gauge+75cm Depth=Gauge+60cm Depth=Gauge+70cm Depth=Gauge+90cm Depth=Gauge+110cm Depth=Gauge+120cm Depth=Gauge+110cm Dunaujvaros Depth=Gauge+210cm Depth=Gauge+230cm Depth=Gauge+230cm Dunaföldvar Depth=Gauge+320cm Depth=Gauge+350cm Depth=Gauge+355cm Depth=Gauge+385cm Depth=Gauge+315cm Depth=Gauge+365cm Depth=Gauge+355cm Budapest Requried Number of days gauge for min. at depths depth 250 cm below 250 cm 180 175 190 180 160 140 130 140 40 20 20 -70 -100 -105 -135 -65 -115 -105 47 46 55 47 28 11 4 11 58 23 23 42 13 11 42 1 11 Fairway depths during period 01.09 - 31.12.2012 Sector Km Standard station Calculation Requried Number of days gauge for min. at depths below depth 250 cm 250 cm BULGARIA / ROMANIA Băloiu Liuta-Milka Belene Vardin Gâsca upstream Batin Batin downstream Riahovo (Mishka) Olteniţa aval (Popina) Cernavodă upstream 629 568 563 543 538 528 523 455 420-424 345-305 Corabia Depth = Gauge + 225 cm Depth = Gauge + 150 cm Depth = Gauge + 120 cm Zimnicea Depth = Gauge + 190 cm Depth = Gauge + 190 cm Depth = Gauge + 210 cm Giurgiu Depth = Gauge + 265 cm Depth = Gauge + 300 cm Olteniţa Depth = Gauge +240 cm Cernavodă Depth = Gauge + 200 cm 25 100 130 60 60 40 -15 -50 10 50 21 68 80 30 30 58 17 6 8 78 CROATIA/SERBIA: During the investigated period, fairway depths were above 250 cm, but in several other periods, the sectors Apatin (km 1405-1401), Mohovo (km 1310-1308) and Novi Sad (km 12691268, km 1266-1265 and km 1248) caused restrictions 9 Draft of Navrom convoys which left Constanta Date 23.08.2012 04.09.2012 06.09.2012 07.09.2012 09.09.2012 10.09.2012 11.09.2012 22.09.2012 Cargo Coal Phosphate Coal Phosphate Phosphate Coal Coal Soybean meal Destination Hungary Austria Hungary Austria Austria Hungary Bulgaria (Russe) Bulgaria (Svistov) Draft 1,75 m 1,80 m 1,90 m 1,95 m 1,95 m 2,00 m 2,35 m 2,00 m Coal Coal Coal Coal Coal Hungary Hungary Bulgaria (Russe) Hungary Hungary 2,15 m 2,15 m 2,45 m 2,05 m 2,15 m Navrom lost more than 150.000€ in revenues when operating these convoys 10 Water Depth Situation August 2013 28.8.2013 11 Km 609.0 Km 608.3 Depth(dm)22 Width(m)>180 610.0 608.0 22 >180 590.0 589.5 24 140 591.0 589.0 24 140 586.0 584.0 23 >180 575.0 574.2 21 >180 568.0 567.8 18 60 571.0 567.0 18 60 562.5 562.0 20 100 563.0 560.0 20 100 542.2 541.2 22 >180 544.0 541.0 22 >180 538.0 537.0 22 130 541.0 537.0 22 130 534.5 534.0 23 >180 537.0 534.0 23 >180 524.0 523.0 24 60 528.0 523.0 24 60 77 vessels were stopped 4 vessels were grounded Conclusions • • • • • • • 12 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) PDI informed already in April/May the EC Commissioners, EC IWT Coordinator, Danube Commission, EUSDR PA 1A coordinators about the criticalness and intervened directly to the Bulgarian Transport Minister All the high-level interventions which followed did not lead to a sufficient response by the Bulgarian authorities and concrete measures yet Low water periods cannot be avoided but… … safe and cost-efficient transport can be ensured if all Danube States respect the existing international regulations PROPER FAIRWAY MAINTENANCE AND GUARANTED MINIMUM FAIRWAY DEPTHS OF AT LEAST 2.5 m MUST BE RESTORED IMMEDIATELY 13 Need to identify and to fight administrative barriers Some examples of unnecessary barriers: Romania: excessive formalities and fees for customs and other authorities causing additional costs and extra 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 Black-Sea Canal punishes operators when using additional barges for compensation low water conditions (charging system per ton capacity instead of cargo tons) Fees and procedures imposed for authority “services” like: traffic supervision & control of safety of navigation, allowance for ship repairs, for authorization/approval/supervision of vessels bunkering, for annual endorsement of operation permit Hungary: restrictions concerning the size of the ship convoy, fees for bigger convoys, excessive waiting times at border control Serbia: unplanned waiting times at border control Bulgaria: problems with custom clearance caused by restrictive opening hours and many more …… 14 Further information Alexandru Capatu Chairman Pro Danube International Email: capatu@prodanube.eu Mobil: +436643025874 Manfred Seitz General Secretary Pro Danube International Email: seitz@prodanube.eu Mobil: +436764067878 15