The Baltic Sea Region as a pilot region for innovative, clean and safe maritime projects

  

By Bjarke Wiehe Bøtcher, Chief Advisor Priority Area Coordinator Danish Maritime Authority

The 4 EU macro-regional strategies so far:- EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (since 2009)

- EU Strategy for the Danube Region (since 2011)

- EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (from 2014)

- Potential future EU Strategy for the Alpine Region

- More regions have expressed interest.

Why Baltic Sea Region cooperation

Similarities

Differences

Common Challenges

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Save the Sea

Connect the Region

Increase prosperity

e-Navigation

Transport of dangerous goods

Safety in fisheriesRe-surveying of shipping routes

Winter navigation in icy waters

Priority Area on Maritime Safety and Security

Become a leading region in maritime safety and security

Priority Area on Clean Shipping

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Creating a model region for clean shipping

More challenges to overcome..

• Official recognition in the EU Strategy

• Political attention

• Access to exhibit results & meet people

• Assistance to convey project results to policy level

• Access to seed-money facility

• Networking with other projects

• Expected in the future: facilitated application

Why do the projects get involved?

Identified topics of key importance in the Baltic Sea Region:

• Creating an LNG infrastructure in the Baltic Sea Region and retrofitting/building

vessels for LNG

• Better Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring of SECA-regulations

• Finalising the development and early deployment of e-Navigation in the Baltic Sea

• Completing resurveying of shipping routes, ports and other sea areas of the Baltic

Sea

Future investment priorities – food for thought

EU macro-regional cooperation can help boost

the interest for developing and prioritising projects

on clean shipping and maritime safety in the

respective macro-regions.

• Some issues are better handled at global or

all-European level.

• In case of joint challenges across the

macro-regions – let´s cooperate.

Thank you for your attention & have a nice day!

Further information:

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region http://www.balticsea-region-strategy.eu

Priority Area on Maritime Safety and Security http://pa-safe.dma.dk

Priority Area on Clean Shippinghttp://pa-ship.dma.dk