Status quo of FAIRway Danube

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1 Status quo of FAIRway Danube Review of Activities since , Gert-Jan Muilerman / viadonau Agenda Rehabilitation and Maintenance Masterplan of the Danube and its navigable tributaries Status of FAIRway Danube Related projects Agenda 1

2 Agenda Rehabilitation and Maintenance Masterplan of the Danube and its navigable tributaries Status of FAIRway Danube Related projects Agenda Danube Fairway Master Plan - Content Lists critical locations as regards fairway rehabilitation and maintenance below 2.5m fairway depth (ENR) and specified fairway widths Identified by waterway administrations and Danube users Specifies the required national measures and additional investments needed to reach recommended minimum Levels of Service Masterplan of the Danube and its navigable tributaries 2

3 Re-affirmed political commitment (06/2016) Masterplan of the Danube and its navigable tributaries Agenda Rehabilitation and Maintenance Masterplan of the Danube and its navigable tributaries Status of FAIRway Danube Related projects Agenda 3

4 Coordinated approach give insight on national circumstances and coordinate planned actions Expected impact of FAIRway Danube: improved fairway conditions Collect, analyze and publish basic data Use available depths: relocate the fairway Test innovative approaches, Preparatory studies for Váh and Gabčíkovo Updated national action plans twice a year 5 surveying vessels and 39 gauges, 3 years pilot operation, improved water level forecasts 4 marking vessels, 3 years pilot operation no dredging AIS AtoNs, drones for monitoring, etc. Studies on the navigability of the Váh and the upgrade of Gabčíkovo Expected impact National action plans and definition of pilots National Action Plans inform on status of waterway and measures to realize the objectives of the Master Plan: 1 st version approved in December nd update formed basis for ministerial meeting in June rd update discussed today Pilot implementation concept discussed today Joint evaluation framework scheduled for spring 2017 Activity breakdown and expected results 4

5 Procurement of equipment for hydrological services Data gathering Data processing and analysis Respond to data 5 Surveying vessels & 39 gauging stations 1 transnational and 5 national Waterway management systems Water level forecast in HU, HR, BG, RO 4 Marking vessels Activity breakdown and expected results Procurement of equipment for hydrological services Specifications for vessels and gauging stations Provision of reference specification 5 workshops with ship-building experts Comparing different measurement technologies Development of operational concept in parallel Quality assurance measures Start of Procurement surveying vessels marking vessels gauging stations Activity breakdown and expected results 5

6 Procurement of equipment for hydrological services Specifications for transnational waterway asset management system Selection of contractor for specification after joint cross-border procurement in December 2016 Water-level forecast Status information and concept prepared Activity breakdown and expected results Pilot operation over 3 years Systematic decision support through improved data analysis. Exploit full potential of navigation conditions through dynamic marking Optimized surveys & denser intervals at critical locations. Strategically placed water level gauges deliver basic data. Matchable water level forecasts displayed in a harmonized way. to gain experience for the full deployment of the Master Plan Activity breakdown and expected results 6

7 Documentation for selected future measures Address other issues that hamper navigation at the Danube and its navigable tributaries. Pre-feasibility study to upgrade the Gabčíkovo lock Feasibility study to upgrade the Lower Váh Activity breakdown and expected results Stakeholder involvement Advisory Committee once per year National User Fora once per year in each country, first half of the year Reflect recent trends Discuss planned activities Contribute to technical specifications and operational concepts Stakeholder involvement 7

8 Stakeholder involvement in 2016 Advisory Committee and Steering Committee on and in Brussels User Fora: SK: in Bratislava HR: 9.6. in Vukovar BG: in Sofia/ in Rousse RO: in Galati Stakeholder involvement Agenda Rehabilitation and Maintenance Masterplan of the Danube and its navigable tributaries Status of FAIRway Danube Related projects Agenda 8

9 Related projects Germany: Upgrade of the Danube Straubing-Vilshofen subsection 1 (Straubing-Deggendorf), design and approval planning and public consultation within the frame of the planning approval procedure Austria (in cooperation with DE, SK, HU, HR, RS, RO, BG): River Information Services Corridor Management Execution (RIS COMEX) Slovakia: Upgrade of Gabčíkovo locks Hungary: Improving navigability on the Hungarian section of the Danube: extended study to prepare implementation Improving fairway marking system on the Hungarian Danube section of the Rhine - Danube corridor Enhance the efficiency of Hungarian RIS operation Serbia: River Training and Dredging Works on Critical Sectors on the Danube River Supervision and Environmental Monitoring of River Training and Dredging Works on Critical Sectors on The Danube River Related projects Related projects Romania: SMART Waterway Integrated Management (SWIM) Rehabilitation and extension of the hydrometric station network on the Romanian Danube stretch (i-hyq) Technical Assistance for Revising and Complementing the Feasibility Study regarding the Improvement of the Navigation Conditions on the Romanian- Bulgarian Common Sector of the Danube and Complementary Studies (FAST DANUBE) Bulgaria: Improvement of the navigational systems and topohydrographic measurements on the Danube River Phase 2 Further project information is available on the website of Priority Area 1A To improve mobility and multimodality: inland waterways of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region ( Related projects 9

10 Summary and conclusions National Action Plans are a tool for monitoring the realization of the Master Plan FAIRway Danube focused on preparation and procurement of equipment for pilots FAIRway Danube prepared the pre-feasibility study on lock of Gabčíkovo basis for CEF-financed investment project EU Co-funding is a crucial enabler for realizing the Master Plan and FAIRway Danube Summary and Conclusions Thank you for your attention. Gert-Jan Muilerman via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbh T M gert-jan.muilerman@viadonau.org 10

11 National Action Plans Activity , Gert-Jan Muilerman / viadonau National Action Plans EUSDR PA1a developed national roadmaps in July 2015 based on the Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan as asked for in the Ministerial Conclusions (Dec 2014) Further development within FAIRway Danube: 1 st version of National Action Plans developed Update twice per year (May and October) for FAIRway partners, (yearly update for remaining riparian countries (DE, RS, BiH, UA) coordinated by the EUSDR PA1a) Status and outlook on: situation at critical locations hydrological conditions and water levels rehabilitation/maintenance activities performed and planned activities regarding key issues environmental impacts budget needs National Action Plans allow us to keep fairway rehabilitation and maintenance on the political agenda Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 2 1

12 Status report on main critical locations and hydrological conditions Number of days with fairway depths 2.5m on main critical locations (Romania) Critical location Jan-Sept 2016 Bechet Corabia Turcescu Cochirleni Seimeni Prut (depth > 7.32m) Tulcea (depth > 7.32m) Hydrological conditions on main critical locations (Romania) Critical location Reference gauges No. of days multiannual average flow discharge (m 3 /s) Jan-Sept 2016 Critical location Reference gauges No. of days LNWL Jan-Sept 2016 Bechet Bechet Corabia Corabia Turcescu Calarasi Cochirleni Cernavoda Seimeni Cernavoda Bechet Bechet Corabia Corabia Turcescu Calarasi Cochirleni Cernavoda Seimeni Cernavoda Prut Galati Tulcea Tulcea Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 3 Rehabilitation and maintenance activities Riverbed surveying activities (Slovakia) River-km (from-to) Frequency of surveying Type of survey (single/multibeam) 1880,2 1872,5 1x per year (done in 5/2016) Single beam 1872,5 1853,0 1x per year (done in 6/2016) Single beam 1750,0 1708,0 1x per year (done in 7-8/2016) Single beam Outflow canal Gabcikovo 8,3 1811,0 1x per year (done in 6-7/2016) Single beam Fairway relocation activities (Romania) River-km (from-to) Frequency of relocation interventions Comments 0, ,00 1 per month Monthly field inspections are performed with specialized vessels and depending on the situation, recourse to the fairway buoying works. Dredging activities (Slovakia) and description of referenced and relevant permits Dredging site Dumping or placement site Designation of assignment from river-km to river-km from riverkm to river-km Beginning of service End of service Material Utilisation m³ Referenced and relevant permits (see next table) Regulation dredging of Danube on national stretch 1865, ,50 Pool Gravel December 2016 gravel-sand Storage (1-9/2016) n/a, see below Regulation dredging Cunette of the reservoir Cunette of the reservoir - January 2016 August 2016 gravel-sand storage n/a Regulation dredging 1792, ,55 - September 2016 December 2016 gravel-sand Storage - n/a Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 4 2

13 HR 09 HR 07 HR 06 HR 03 HR Key issues: performed and planned activities Key issues and related activities Jan Sept 2016 (Croatia) Key issues Need for action Activities performed Jan Sept 2016 Outlook: planned actions, milestones and funding sources (Croatia) HR 01: Old monitoring fleet and equipment Old monitoring fleet and Support retrofit and Start of the FAIRway Danube project purchase of equipment acquisition of up-to-date one marking vessel and one surveying vessel with single-beam sounding single and multi-beam equipment equipment, software and vessels The number and the Support increasing the DHMZ performed regular maintaining of existed accuracy of gauging stations number and quality of gauging gauging stations. should be raised stations Start of FAIRway Danube project purchase of 4 new gauging stations and modernisation of 5 existing ones on the Danube Cumbersome procurement Start improved and more Concessions procedure started in 2016 for Drava - procedures for dredging efficient concessions Port activities procedures for Sava, drava and Danube Not enough vessels Support acquisition of modern Start of the FAIRway Danube project purchase of available with AVP to maintenance and marking one marking vessel and one surveying vessel with provide quick reaction on vessels single and multi-beam equipment needed marking interventions; equipment and vessel malfunctions The low number and the Support cooperation between The hydrological forecasts modelling project accuracy of gauging actors involved in water level started in year 2014, using MIKE 11 software stations; non-existence of information and increase the tools, and in cooperation with Croatian Waters water level forecasts number of additional gauging (Sava river). stations Established great communication between AVP and DHMZ start of FAIRway Danube project where the installation of (4) new gauging stations is planned together with water level forecast until 2020 on the Danube river Planned activities: Preparation of projects for purchasing needed equipment and vessels (financed from EU funds) Current shortcomings: Lack of qualified staff needed for project implementation, not enough budget Environmental relevance of planned What are the main expected environmental No activities: impacts? environmen tal impacts Which measures are taken to mitigate these Not impacts? applicable Is water status still expected to deteriorate? Not applicable Possible funding: Budget availability 2016/2017: EU funds/national budget Next steps: Application for EU co-financing Until 2020 HR 02: Insufficient number of skilled staff Planned activities: We are planning to have additional education of our staff in future, but still do not know exact start time Current shortcomings: National restrictions of hiring new staff doe to a lack of national funds/budget for additional staff Environmental relevance of planned What are the main expected environmental No activities: impacts? environmen tal impacts Which measures are taken to mitigate these Not impacts? applicable Is water status still expected to deteriorate? Not applicable Possible funding: Budget availability 2016/2017: National budget Next steps: We hope that the purchase of new equipment/vessels will open the possibility tbd of hiring new workers and additional education Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 5 Ecological status and environmental impacts Ecological status and ecological potential of surface water bodies (Austria) Measures to improve environmental conditions qualitative descriptions Navigation maintenance measures and environmental impacts qualitative descriptions Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 6 3

14 Budget status Investments taken for FRMMP implementation 2014 September 2016 (Slovakia) Operational expenditures for current activity 2016 and budget needs 2017 (Slovakia) Need areas Required additional investment according to FRMMP Investment cost secured by state or other cofinancing (% thereof EU cofinanced) Remaining financing gap - Investments according to FRMMP Need areas Estimated operational expenditures 2016 Required operational budget 2017 Secured operational budget 2017 Remaining estimated financing gap 2017 Minimum fairway parameters (dredging) Minimum fairway parameters (width/depth) Surveying of the riverbed Surveying of the riverbed Water level gauges Water level gauges Marking of the fairway Availability of locks / lock chambers Information on water levels and forecasts Information on fairwaydepths Information on markingplans Meteorological information Other needs Sum (Euro) Marking of the fairway Availability of locks / lock chambers Information on water levels and forecasts Information on fairway depths Information on marking plans Meteorological information Other needs Sum (Euro) Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 7 National Action Plans Update October 2016 Fairway conditions January September 2016 January was critical due to the difficult situation in winter 2015 Good navigation conditions based on good hydrological conditions from February August Severe drop of water levels as of September, mostly on Lower Danube (according to reports from the sector, October was also critical) Critical navigation conditions as of September, most critical sections 2016: Cochirleni, Belene/Milka/Coundur area Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 8 4

15 National Action Plans Update October 2016 Expenditures and budgets for maintenance and rehabilitation Operational cost ( ) budget negotiations are still ongoing in most countries operational budget needs are not secured yet (HU, HR, RO, BG) Investment cost ( ) at least a third of the national needs declared in 2014 have been satisfied in most of the FAIRway Danube countries most of the available budget is based on EU co-financing Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 9 Status and next steps Current version: October 2016 Update validated by users on 15th of November 2016 (Working Group Meeting of PA1a of the EUSDR) sent on 1st of December 2016 as input for today s meeting to be formally adopted by FAIRway Danube Steering Committee today Next update: May 2016 yearly values for critical sections budget updates renewed analysis of location of critical sections Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 5

16 Feedback from the participants a) Do the biannual updates serve steering purposes and support national decision-making? b) Does the timing of the updates (May and October) correlate with your national scheduling? c) Are the contents suitable for monitoring the implementation progress of the Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan? d) Is the structure of the updates and the form of data presentation suitable for your information requirements? e) Are there remarks on the contents of the National Action Plans? Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 11 Thank you for your attention. Gert-Jan MUILERMAN via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbh T M gert-jan.muilerman@viadonau.org 6

17 Procurement of equipment for hydrological services Activity , Bozhidar Yankov Executive Agency Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River - Bulgaria Activity 3 time-frame Sub-activities: Start date: End date: Status: 3.1 State of the art analysis Finished 3.2 Procurement of monitoring equipment 3.3 Procurement of waterway management/monitoring systems On-going On-going 3.4 Harmonized water levels forecast On-going 3.5 Procurement of marking vessels On-going Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 2 1

18 Sub-activity 3.1 State of the art analysis State of the art analysis Finished in February 2016 Main findings: There are sufficient enough providers on the market in order to guarantee that the requested equipment could be delivered in terms of specifications, timing and prices, established by the project consortium Based on these project partners begun to develop public procurement documents for delivery of equipment and vessels needed Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 3 Sub-activity 3.2 Procurement of monitoring equipment to implement pilot activities Objective: To prepare the technical specifications, to elaborate public procurement documentation and execute procurement procedures for the foreseen deliveries Time frame: Coordinator: IAPPD (BG) Deliverables: 1 surveying vessel with single- and multi-beam devices (HR) 4 surveying vessels with multi-beam devices (HU, SK, RO, BG) Upgrade of existing surveying vessel (RO-ACN) 23 new and 13 rehabilitated gauging stations Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 4 2

19 Sub-activity 3.2 Procurement of monitoring equipment to implement pilot activities Project partner Estimated dimensions of the surveying vessels Tender publication Contract Delivery ARVD (SK) L= 7-11 m, B= depends on lenght, draught: max 1 m AVP (HR) L= 7-10 m, B= 2.6 m, draught: max 0.8 m (vessel only) AFDJ (RO) L= 7-10 m, B= 2.5 m, draught: max 0.8 m IAPPD (BG) OVF (NIF) (HU) L= 8-12 m, B= 4 m, draught: max 0.6 m L= 7-10 m, B= 2.6 m, draught: max 0.8 m Due to legal reasons, detailed planning of future tenders cannot be disclosed Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 5 Sub-activity 3.2 Procurement of monitoring equipment to implement pilot activities Project partner AVP (HR) New and rehabilitated gauging stations 4 new and 5 rehabilitated gauging stations Tender publication Contract Delivery AFDJ (RO) IAPPD (BG) 6 new and 4 rehabilitated gauging stations 9 new gauging stations Due to legal reasons, detailed planning of future tenders cannot be disclosed ACN (RO) 4 new and 4 rehabilitated gauging stations Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 6 3

20 Steps for harmonization of monitoring equipment Common and bilateral meetings between project partners for discussion of technical specifications and different measurement methods February, 2016, Vienna; February, 2016, Ruse; Activity coordination meetings; video and phone conferences Meetings for company presentations and tests of different equipment (multi-beam, single-beam) - April 2016, Constanta; May 2016, Vienna; November 2016, Giurgiu Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 7 General plan of Croatian surveying vessel - Length 8,61m - Width 2.5 m - Weight of the vessel (without engines) 2000 kg. - Construction material aluminum Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 8 4

21 3.3 Procurement of waterway management/ monitoring systems WAMS & WAMOS rationale Waterway Management and Monitoring Systems Procurement of waterway management/ monitoring systems WAMOS functionalities Compile & display basic fairway information Analyse and evaluate basic data Extract relevant information Waterway Management and Monitoring Systems 10 5

22 3.3 Procurement of waterway management/ monitoring systems Coordination & Preparatory steps Progress 11/ / m Key features ongoing legal consultancy 06/2016 Agreement on joint procurement except signature From HU Procurement: technical specification 6 m 07/2016 Publication 09/ candidates invited to submit an offer 12/2016 Award of contract Waterway Management and Monitoring Systems Procurement of waterway management/ monitoring systems Outlook 12/2016 Award of contract Detailed specification & supervision: Software development WAMOS Detailed Specification national WAMS 08/ / m ~ 2 years supervision, tests, change requests 03/ / m 1 year procurement software development 03/ / m 6 m procurement detailed specification ~ 1 year changes Software 01/ /2018 development 3 m 6 m national WAMS procurement software development Pilot operation 01/2019 ~ 1 year 02/2020 Waterway Management and Monitoring Systems 12 6

23 Sub-activity 3.4 Establishment of harmonized water level forecast Objective: To establish a harmonized water level forecast system for selected reference gauges in HU, HR, RO and BG, available for 3 to 5 days, with high accuracy of 2 days Time frame: Coordinator: OVF (HU), SK - observer Deliverables: Upgraded water level forecast for HU and BG New water level forecast for HR, RO (AFDJ, ACN) and BG Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 13 Sub-activity 3.4 Establishment of harmonized water level forecast Collection of current national water level forecast techniques (where available) Define quantitative criteria (error statistics and/or skill scores) that the forecasts should comply with Define the gauging stations, where the forecasts will be available Investigate how to use meteorological forecasts Establish harmonized concept and methodology for water level forecast, which is applicable for the entire Danube Tender documentations water level forecast system on-going Delivery of water level forecast systems Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 14 7

24 Sub-activity 3.5 Procurement of marking vessels Objective: To deliver 4 new marking vessels and to upgrade 3 existing ones in order to implement pilot operations, namely Sub-activity 4.4 In the context of the FAIRway Danube project the timely relocation of the fairway trajectory (incl. marking it with floating signs) is very important for ensuring it s good utilization, as well the safety of the navigation. Additionally, the pilot implementation will test the whole concept of the fairway survey and marking Time frame: Coordinator: IAPPD (BG) Provision of information Surveying Dredging Marking Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 15 Sub-activity 3.5 Procurement of marking vessels Project partner ARVD (SK) Deliverables: Estimated dimensions of the marking vessels L= m, B= depends on length, draught: max 0,8 m; to hold 6 persons on board AVP (HR) L= m, B= 4-6 m, draught: max 1.0 m; to hold 4 persons on board Tender publication Contract Delivery AFDJ (RO) L= m, B= 7-9 m, draught: max 1.4 m; to hold 6 persons on board. IAPPD (BG) L= m, B= 7-9 m, draught: max 1.4 m; to hold 6 persons on board; Due to legal reasons, detailed planning of future tenders cannot be disclosed NIF (HU) Upgrade of 3 existing marking vessels Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 16 8

25 Steps for harmonization of marking vessels technical specifications Meetings between project partners for discussion of technical specifications November 2015, Vienna; January 2016, Vienna; March 2016, Vienna; April 2016, Vienna; activity coordination meetings External experts involvement during the preparation of the technical specifications Activity 3: Procurement of equipment for hydrological services 17 Thank you for your attention. Bozhidar Yankov Executive Agency Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River - Bulgaria p f m yankov@appd-bg.org 9

26 Pilot operation Activity , Adrian MAIZEL / AFDJ AGENDA Purpose of the pilot operation; Expected results from pilots; Where and who; Follow up of the results; Agenda 2 1

27 Pilot activities implementation Sub-Activity 4.1 Pilot operation: monitoring equipment Sub-Activity 4.2 Pilot operation: waterway management system Sub-Activity 4.3 Pilot operation: water level forecast Sub-Activity 4.4 Pilot operation: fairway marking Sub-Activity 4.5 Pilot evaluation Overview 3 Purpose of the pilot operations The pilot operations will: Develop, Improve and Adapt new technologies, as well new solutions; Test their feasibility / suitability and added value Provide actual data to the fairway users and waterway administrations Framework for pilot operations: Monitoring equipment (hydrology, hydrography); Waterway management system; Water level forecast; Fairway marking; Overview 4 2

28 No. of gauges New Upgraded HR Pilot operation: monitoring equipmenthydrology BG RO- AFDJ RO- ACN Start: ; Monitoring water level in more location; Automatically data received; Pilot operation: monitoring equipment - hydrology 5 Pilot operation: monitoring equipment hydrography Critical locations entire Danube stretch/ once per year Critical location Additional activities no. km no/year sediment discharge SK HU HR RO BG Start: ; User involvement: Expected results kick-off; Stepwise-improvement user fora; Pilot operation: monitoring equipment - hydrography 6 3

29 Pilot operation: monitoring equipment Operational plan for the measurement equipment final version available It will give us a comparation between technologies used before and the new technologies procured in Fairway It will give us new parameters to monitor and for quality assurance of surveys All this will be centralized in excel matrix - Inventory_critical_locations Pilot operation: monitoring equipment 7 Pilot operation: waterway management system Key objective: Set-up a harmonized tool that will enables the waterway administrations to take well-founded decisions in order to improve the fairway availability; Timing: Launch of operation transnational WAMS st phase: launch of selected national WAMS nd phase: launch of remaining national WAMS Integration test sessions with the WMS centralized system (minimum 4 testing sessions) National and centralized data quality analysis Pilot operation: waterway management system 8 4

30 Pilot operation: water level forecast New forecast HU New forecast HR New forecast RO New forecast BG Pilot operation: water level forecast 9 Pilot operation: fairway marking SK/HU Home port: SK Gabcikovo; National responsibilities: SK km 1811 to km 1792 HU km 1792 to km 1701 Each 2 years the stretches are change between country's Pilot operation: fairway marking SK/HU 10 5

31 Pilot operation: fairway marking HR/RS Home port: HR Vukovar; National responsibilities: HR km 1433 to km 1295 (right side of fairway) RS km 1433 to km 1295 (left side of fairway) Pilot operation: fairway marking HR/RS 11 Pilot operation: fairway marking BG/RO Home port: RO - Giurgiu (light blue, km 493); Secondary home port: RO - Bechet km 679 National responsibilities: RO - km 845 to km 610 Home port: BG - Ruse (dark blue); National responsibilities: BG - km 610 to km 375 Pilot operation: fairway marking BG/RO 12 6

32 Pilot operation: Operational Concept Operational Concept for marking vessel at High Navigable Water Level (HNWL); Marking trip, from HP Giurgiu rkm 845 and back HP Giurgiu: - Starting from HP Giurgiu, upstream with fuel, water and marking materials (max 10 buoys 1900 or max. 16 buoys ) - Upstream trip - Start from Giurgiu to rkm 845; - Downstream from rkm 845 to SHP Bechet and after that, - trip from SHP Bechet to rkm 610; - Upstream from rkm 610 to rkm 845; - Downstream from rkm 845 to HP Giurgiu. Time for one trip, - 25 days. In Giurgiu, fill-in again with water, fuel, marking materials and as well to bring at the workshop those marking materials which need repairing activities. After 5 6 days, are ready for going back to the Danube sector. Pilot operation: fairway marking BG/RO 13 Pilot operation: Operational Concept Operational Concept for marking vessel at Low Navigable Water Level (LNWL). Marking trip, from HP Giurgiu rkm 845 and back to SHP Bechet: - Starting from HP Giurgiu, upstream with fuel, water and marking materials (max. 10 buoys 1900 or max. 16 buoys ) - Upstream trip - Start from Giurgiu to river km (rkm) 845; - Downstream from rkm 845 to SHP Bechet port, and after that trip from Bechet port to rkm 610; - Upstream from rkm 610 to rkm 845; - Downstream from rkm 845 to SHP - Bechet. During the LNWL period, the marking vessel, will used the SHP Bechet, where have all the facilities, for fuel, power supply and as well some marking materials from already prepared warehouse. The marking vessel could stay for 2 3 months and will come in Home Port Giurgiu, when the low water level period done. Pilot operation: Operational concept 14 7

33 Pilot operation: fairway marking Start: ; User involvement: Expected results kick-off; Stepwise-improvement user fora; For all pilots: The relevant data for the users (hydrology, hydrography and marking) are provided in a readable language for them; Feedback from National user fora, will be collected; Improving activities base on statistical analize Pilot operation: fairway marking 15 Pilot evaluation Key objective: To analyze operation results; To elaborate recommendations, amendments and corrective actions for the monitoring equipment; To implement immediate corrective actions according to plan; Pilot evaluation 16 8

34 Follow-up of the results Develop new technologies or innovative solutions: Water level forecast needs to be further developed for entire Danube; Deployment of an existing technology (e.g. multibeam surveying technology): Will be available along the Danube; Accurate collected data accurate information for skippers; Shape the final deployment measures of the Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan further. FOLLOW-UP 17 Feedback from the participants Are the intended surveying intervals sufficient from a user s point of view? What are weaknesses of the current surveying and marking operations and where should FAIRway Danube place specific emphasis upon during its pilot operations? Activity 2: Update of national Action Plans 18 9

35 Thank you for your attention. Adrian Maizel AFDJ-RA Galati T M adrian.maizel@afdj.ro 10

36 Innovative approaches Activity / Romeo Soare, AFDJ Act 5 New perspectives to the waterway administration. Agree on an inland AIS application concept for AtoNs Recalculation of Low Navigable Water Level on the Lower Danube Optimum speed at navigable canals Aerial photo monitoring concept Innovative approach 2 1

37 AIS application concept for AtoNs agree with the VTT and IECDIS expert groups on the concept and creating a study document describing the usage scenarios, recommendations for implementation, technical requirements and guidelines for installation and operation of inland AIS AtoNs. the AtoNs will be tested under operational conditions in Austria (2 equipments) and Hungary (3 equipments). will be investigated the different shapes of the buoys and setups to provides the best performance. AIS application concept for AtoNs 3 AIS application concept for AtoNs Status and next steps Decision on Inland AIS AtoN Standard in June 2016 done; Study document on the usage of AIS AtoN draft final; Market research on potential suppliers of AIS AtoN pilots ongoing; Procurement of AIS AtoN Pilot equipment start Dec 16 (AT) 2 pieces; Implementation of AIS AtoN Pilots start March 2017 (AT); AIS application concept for AtoNs 5 2

38 Examples of technical AIS AtoN solutions red and green buoys w. topmark GSM Module AIS/Solar/Lamp extension Examples 6 Recalculation of LNWL identification and analyse the factors that influence navigability and calculation of LNWL on the Lower Danube section (km 172-km 862). The LNWL is an important parameter for the designing and dimensioning river engineering works. The new calculation will take the complex interplay between water levels, discharge and sedimentation processes into account. Recalculation of LNWL at the Lower Danube 7 3

39 Recalculation of LNWL Key objective Analysis of river bank changes, based on maps from different periods of time; Geodetical works in order to interconnect BG and RO reference systems; Investigation and setting the relation between bottlenecks and the timing of different water quantities; Increasing the density of water gauges; Performing the sediment survey ; Interpolation the LNWL value for the bottlenecks area; Using the historical data after 1986 year (Iron Gate lock); Calculation the LNWL for the Lower Danube. Recalculation of LNWL at the Lower Danube 8 Recalculation of LNWL Status and next steps Collection of historical data - ongoing Tender documentation for launch the procedures to the interconnection of reference systems in progress Establishing a work plan with IAPPD Ruse for a common approach on the calculation LNWL done ( ). analyze the possibilities for connection of geodetic systems used by AFDJ and IAPPD march 2017; inventory and validation of available historical data June 2017; critical analysis of historical data (water level information, water discharge, water velocity distribution) August 2017; performing the discharge and sediments surveys- July 2017; Collection of new data using existing and new delivered monitoring equipment and results from FAST Danube project - end of 2018 Recalculation of LNWL at the Lower Danube 9 4

40 Optimum speed at navigable canals delivery of a feasibility study to determine the "optimum navigation speed" on the Danube Black Sea Canal for different types of vessels/convoys. The study will be based on up to - date numerical methods, backed up with the results of own full scale tests and model scale test. Will be performed tests with different types of ships on sections with different widths and navigation conditions for defined criteria and each cases, along the Danube Black Sea Canal (ACN). Optimum speed at navigable canals 10 Optimum speed at navigable canals Status and next steps Technical specifications - done Tender documentation done Procurement procedure in progress Tender procedures and contracting dec 2016 Delivery of feasibility study Optimum speed at navigable canals 11 5

41 Aerial photo monitoring concept procurement, data collection and evaluation of airborne monitoring technology for the Hungarian waterway section, using drones. the drone will be capable of improving the safety of navigation by performing AIS AtoN monitoring, recon buoy drifts, oil spills, ice monitoring and in case of ship grounding or accident it could provide live information for waterway administration and shipping authorities. Implementing the purpose of the tasks, the drone will be able for autonomous takeoff on the basis of suitable pre-specified coordinates, flight and landing and also records images, videos at a given place and height,streaming live video to the operator. Aerial photo monitoring concept 12 Aerial photo monitoring concept The purchased drone package will contain : - drone with camera and remote controller; - flight planning and aerial photos processing software training, include theoretical and field instructions. Status and next steps Elaboration of technical specifications for drones done Elaboration of tender dossier for drones done Tender procedure and contracting of drones in progress Tender and contracting procedures dec. 2016; (contracting depends on the National Cooperation Agreement between beneficiary and implementing bodies). Purchase of drone - march Aerial photo monitoring concept 13 6

42 Thank you for your attention. River Administration of the Lower Danube, AFDJ 7

43 Documentation for selected future measures Activity , Peter Vyžinkár / ARVD Activity 6 Documentation for selected future measures Feasibility study to upgrade the Lower Váh (rkm 0,00 113,4) Pre-feasibility study to upgrade the Gabčíkovo locks Overview 2 1

44 Feasibility study to upgrade the Lower Váh (rkm 0,00 113,4) According to the AGN agreement the Váh river was marked as the international waterway E81, Importance of the Váh river is based on the regulation of The Government of SR No. 469/2000, 463/2002, action programme NAIADES I, II, Danube Strategy, Actual parameters of the fairway don t correspond to the need of safe and capacitive navigation (despite of many investments WS Kráľová, WS Selice, WS Madunice, WS Drahovce). No navigation of transport vessels is being operated. Serious ecological problems: Insufficient water level, Flood risk, overloaded road transport with high emissions Lower Váh 3 Present conditions on the lower Váh Region with fast-growing economy, developing commerce (Peugeot, Citroen, Duslo Šaľa, Samsung Galanta) water transport is very much welcomed, Currently 2 Water Structures are operational: Water Structure Kráľová Water Structure Selice Lower Váh 4 2

45 Ecological problems to be solved - Insufficient water level which causes in some section the emptying of the waterway and as a result, this water level regime don t provide a natural and self-sustaining development of all fish species and other water-related species, - Flood risk more than 10mil. m 3 of sediments which increase a risk of flood events, - Overloaded road transport with high emissions Dry river bed near Zemné village Dry river bed near Vlšany village Schematic longitudial profile shows the importance of water structure Kolárovo as well as WS Sereď Lower Váh 5 Application of the Joint Statement ESTABLISH STAKEHOLDERS FORUM WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND NGO S WITH STRONG SUPPORT OF THE SLOVAK MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT Set up a transparent planning process, Monitor the effect of measures ( before, during, after works), Identification and provision of additional environmental compensation measures Lower Váh 6 3

46 Public procurement on Lower Vah Public procurement on Lower Vah is ongoing and at the moment appointment members of the commission are evaluating received offers from the company. Signing of the contract is expected in begining of January Lower Váh 7 Conclusions on Váh What we want to achieve in medium term: Support the economy on the lower Váh (Peugeot, Samsung, etc.), Revitalisation of the region (social benefits, new opportunities for potential investments in this region, recreation, boating, sailing, services, etc.), Improve living conditions for the ichthyofauna, Revitalisation of the infrastructure of the lower Váh region, with strong attributes of the environmental project reduction of traffic load. What is necessary to do within FAIRway Danube: Feasibility study (will highlight all of the aspects of the problems on the Lower Váh), Technical documentation Research on suitable hydraulic regime of river Váh, research on habitat corridors with strong environmental aspects What are the obstacles: Funding limitations for realisation Lower Váh 8 4

47 Upgrade of Gabcikovo locks Based on the FAIRway Danube prefeasibility study repair of Gabcikovo locks, MDVRR SR prepared CEF project under Transport call 2015 to upgrade Gabcikovo locks. On 8 of July 2016 the EU Member States formally approved Upgrade of Gabcikovo locks as one of 195 transport projects under the 2015's calls for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Project is ongoing. Gabčíkovo locks 14 Thank you for your attention. Peter Vyžinkár Waterborne Transport Development Agency (ARVD) T M peter.vyzinkar@arvd.gov.sk 5

48 Second Steering and Advisory Committee Meeting of the FAIRway Danube Brussels, IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Ljubisa Mihajlovic Acting Director IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways Content IWWs Network in the Republic of Serbia River training and dredging works on the Danube River Navigation Monitoring System on the Danube River (AtoNs) Major Overhaul of the Iron Gate I Navigational Lock IWWs information provision Dissemination and training center Summary IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 1

49 IWWs Network in the Republic of Serbia IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways River training and dredging works on the Danube River Preparation of necessary documentation for River training and dredging work on the Danube River in Serbia... Funding programme: EU IPA 2010 Implementation: Project at glance: Stakeholders participation (Stakeholders forum) Hydraulic and morphological modeling Feasibility Study and Conceptual designs State Revision Commission approval EIA Study Ministry of environment approval Main designs Construction permits IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 2

50 River training and dredging works on the Danube River River training and dredging works on critical sectors on the Danube River in Serbia Funding programme: IPA 2013 Tendering procedure in progress Implementation: Supervision and environmental monitoring of river training and dredging works on critical sectors on the Danube River in Serbia Funding programme: IPA 2013 Tendering procedure in progress Implementation: IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways River training and dredging works on the Danube River Key project features: 6 critical sectors Optimal combination of river training structures and dredging activities Complex environmental monitoring programme Continued stakeholders participation IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 3

51 AtoNs Implementation of RIS in Serbia Funding programme: EU IPA 2007 Implementation: Project at glance: AIS Infrastructure Key RIS technologies VTT NtS ERI Inland ECDIS Equipment programme Training programme RIS infrastructure IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways AtoNs TA and Supervision for Navigation Monitoring System Funding programme: IPA 2013 Implementation: Supply and installation of equipment for the Navigation Monitoring System Funding programme: IPA 2013 Tendering procedure in progress Implementation: System Integration of the Navigation Monitoring System Funding programme: IPA 2013 Tendering procedure in progress Implementation: IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 4

52 AtoNs Project at glance: Utilizing existing RIS infrastructure Integration of AIS technology within the Danube waterway marking system Administration and user segment Training and operation support IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways Major Overhaul of the Iron Gate I Navigational Lock IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 5

53 Major Overhaul of the Iron Gate I Navigational Lock Iron Gate I at glance: the largest dam on the Danube River Erected in 1972 Two-step locks 4 chambers (2 on Serbian and 2 on Romanian side) Dimensions of chambers 300x33m Iron Gate I Navigational locks represents the backbone of the Danube navigation infrastructure Major overhaul of Navigational lock is needed Estimated value: EUR 26.5 Million Analysis of existing project documentation (gap assessment) is in progress IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways IWWs information provision IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 6

54 Dissemination and training center IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways Summary IWWs Network in the Republic of Serbia River training and dredging works on the Danube River Navigation Monitoring System on the Danube River (AtoNs) Major Overhaul of the Iron Gate I Navigational Lock IWWs information provision Dissemination and training center Summary IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 7

55 Second Steering and Advisory Committee Meeting of the FAIRway Danube Brussels, Thank you for your kind attention Ljubisa Mihajlovic Acting Director IWWs Projects in Serbia Recent developments and future perspectives Brussels, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Directorate for Inland Waterways 8

56 DIFFICULTIES IN RIVER CRUISING ON THE DANUBE 2nd FAIRway Danube SCOM Brussels, 13/12/2016 Priority of water depth Priority of river cruising is the water depth available, moreover the free clearance in the bridges Width of the fairway is not particularly relevant because of separate sailing and relative narrow passenger ships While the big push boats must take to pieces of their caravans due the passing of bottlenecks, river cruisers only slow down there 1

57 Most popular voyages Budapest Amsterdam and Budapest Black Sea Due to the critically low water-level in 2015 boats headed towards Amsterdam were often only able to reach Vilshofen at most (which is barely one-third of the entire route) and those sailing in the direction of the Black Sea could only get as far as Turnu Magurele / Nikopol (which is slightly more than half of the total distance) Today s skippers work on lot longer sections in total - so skipper s routine for a particular stretch is reduced Captain of a hotel ship is expected to work along the entire length of both the Danube and the Rhine and of course to also know the tributaries thereof (at least the River Main, the Mosel and the Dutch- Belgian waterway network) Lack of daily routine and experience may be made up for by fast and accurate assessment of the changes to the fairway, by real-time transfer of data obtained to the skippers and by the precise and logical marking of fairway 2

58 Explosive growth of the river cruising business branch 1992: ca : ca : ca : ca. 300 river cruisers Ship-owners struggle with a shortage of specialist staff Way towards an appointment to captain has been drastically reduced Nautical risks can be significantly reduced by the timely delivery of up to date, accurate, sufficient and real time information Risk of buoy s drifts Especially during flooding, the risk of buoy s drifts is greatly increased because of the float debris stuck on the buoys Using smart AtoN (Aids to Navigation) buoys for the marking of the fairways, buoys displaced will be recognizable even for those with less experience By the transfer of accurate and relevant information to masters, the number of ships running aground and ship collisions can be significantly reduced Implementation of the objectives assigned to the FAIRway project may greatly increase the security and thereby the competitiveness of the entire river shipping 3

59 Special importance of water level forecasts Cargo shipping: A barge with 2 thousand tons deadweight, one decimetre of draught difference may represent tonnes of goods in quantity Overloaded ship: goods cannot get to the port of destination in time, or by interruption of the route part of the goods have to be reloaded to another boat - significantly increases costs Too low quantity of goods loaded: loss of freight River cruising: Accurate forecasts will allow for forced schedule changes resulting from too low (or too high) water levels to be pre-calculated Sufficient time to reorganize the route and to minimize the additional costs arising therefrom I hope what has been said is sufficient for understanding why we, as practicing captains, look forward to the successful and earliest possible implementation of the FAIRway project and the continuation with Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan for the Danube and its navigable tributaries. 4

60 Thank you very much for your attention! Cpt. Laszlo Somlovari 5