CEF support to Maritime and Motorways of the Sea (MoS) - May 2020
CEF support to Motorways of the Sea (MoS) - April 2018
Overview
Motorways of the Sea (MoS) is the maritime pillar of the TEN-T. It consists of short-sea routes, ports, associated maritime infrastructures, equipment, facilities and relevant administrative formalities. MoS contributes towards the achievement of a European Maritime Transport Space without barriers, connecting Core Network Corridors by integrating maritime links with hinterland. In doing so, it aims at providing more efficient, commercially viable and sustainable alternatives to road-only transport. MoS has a dual effect:
- It improves access to markets throughout Europe
- It reduces the strain upon already over-stretched European road systems
The MoS concept builds on the EU’s goal of achieving a clean, safe and efficient transport system by transforming shipping into a genuine alternative to overcrowded land transport. MoS aims to introduce new intermodal maritime-based logistics chains to bring about structural change to door-to-door integrated transport systems. To this end MoS:
- Helps implement policy initiatives on the European maritime space without barriers and the maritime transport strategy for 2018
- Positively contributes to greenhouse gas (CO2) reductions, which is of paramount importance in the context of climate change
- Introduces new intermodal maritime based logistics chains contributing to door-to-door integrated transport systems
MoS taps into the huge potential of maritime transport as the backbone of international trade. MoS removes bottlenecks in the EU transport system, thus supporting more efficient and high-quality maritime links and services between Member States. Based upon successful shipping routes, MoS is designed to remove bottlenecks in the EU's transport system. This will be achieved through the establishment of more efficient and frequent high-quality maritime-based logistics services between Member States.
Main bottlenecks and missing links
- Compliance with 2015 MARPOL Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) across fleets operating in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs)
- Establishment of viable network for alternative fuels, including development of relevant technologies, infrastructures, safety provisions, and regulatory frameworks for alternative fuels
- Development of technologies to tackle operational pollution such as exhaust gas cleaning systems and on-board water treatment systems
- Implementation of critical port infrastructures and intermodal links, both sea side and land side
Success Stories
Environment
- Environment related: Real LNG: Turning LNG as marine fuel into reality in the North Sea-Baltic region
- Blue Baltics: LNG infrastructure facility deployment in the Baltic Sea region.
- Poseidon Med II: Adoption of LNG as marine fuel in the East-Mediterranean Sea.
Logistics, traffic management
- Fresh Food Corridors: test and enhance a sustainable inter-modal transport and logistics system for freight movement between Mediterranean and Northern Europe by rail and sea.
- Traffic management: Sea Traffic Management (STM) validation project
Safety
- Picasso: Preventing incident and accident by safer ships on the oceans
CEF: Pre-identified projects
For information on MoS, CEF funded projects, see: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport
European Coordinator for the TEN-T Motorways of the Sea, Prof. Kurt Bodewig
Prof. Kurt Bodewig was born on 26 April 1955, near Düsseldorf, Germany. He was appointed European Coordinator for the TEN-T Motorways of the Sea on 16 September 2018, following on Brian Simpson.
Previous assignments
2014-2018: European Coordinator for the TEN-T Baltic-Adriatic Corridor
2015-2016: President of the Commission on Construction and Maintenance of the German transport network ("Bodewig II Commission") of the German Länder
2013: President of the Commission on Sustainable Financing of Transport Infrastructure in Germany ("Bodewig Commission") of the German Länder
2007-2013: Maritime Ambassador of the European Union (nomination of COM Borg)
2002-2009: Vice President of the Committee for European affairs in the German Bundestag
2001-2008: Chairman of the Forum "Sustainability, Energy and Mobility" of the National Committee of the German Social Democrats
2000-2002: Federal Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Housing
03-10/2000: State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Housing
1998-2009: Member of German Bundestag
1998-2000: Chair of the Board of Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Statutory pension insurance)
1986-1998: Head of Department at German Confederation of Trade Unions, North Rhine-Westphalia (DGB Nordrhein-Westfalen)
1981-1986: Chief Administrator of the Verwaltungsstelle Zivildienst Niederrhein
1976-1981: Real Estate Developer in Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf and Housing Projects
Current tasks
Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück for Transport Policy and Infrastructure (since 2014)
Guest Professor and Professor of Honour at the Hefei University (China) for Transport Policy, Infrastructure and Logistics (LOGinCHINA) (since 2013)
Honorary Consul of Lithuania (since 2011)
Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück for Transport Policy and Infrastructure (since 2011)
Vice-President of the German Road Safety Council (since 2010)
President of German Road Safety Association (since 2007)
President of the Baltic Sea Forum UN-related NGO, Strategic Partner of CBSS) (since 2003)
Member of the scientific advisory board of the Master's degree "Public Transport Management" of the University Duisburg-Essen
Member of the scientific advisory board of the Master's degree "International Supply Chain Management" of the Universities Enschede (NL), Münster and Osnabrück (D) (Interregio Project)
Member of the scientific advisory council NAVIS of the Bundeswehr University Munich
Prof. Kurt Bodewig, European Coordinator
kurt [dot] bodewig
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (kurt[dot]bodewig[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Mr. Antoine Kedzierki, Adviser of the European Coordinator
antoine [dot] kedzierskiec [dot] europa [dot] eu (antoine[dot]kedzierski[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Postal address:
Motorways of the Sea (MoS)/ TEN-T
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
Rue de Mot 28
1049 Brussels
Belgium
Maps
Presentations
European Ports - An engine for growth
Presentation for a study on Pilotage Exemption Certificates
Workplans
2nd MoS Detailed Implementation Plan 2022 (Kurt Bodewig)
1st MoS Detailed Implementation Plan 2020 (Kurt Bodewig)
2nd MoS Detailed Implementation Plan 2018 (Brian Simpson)
1st MoS Detailed Implementation Plan 2016 (Brian Simpson)
Regulation
Data Mapping Report 2010_65_EU
National Single Windows Guidlines
Simplification of the EU passenger ship safety legislation
Union Legislation on Maritime Safety