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Pan-Baltic stakeholder workshop on
“Maritime Spatial Planning Shipping and Ports
in the Baltic Sea”
Brussels, 24 October 2013
Peter Askman, Region Skåne
Henrik Nilsson, WMU
Palanga, 2-3 December, 2013
Part-financed by the European Union
(European Regional Development Fund)
Workshop on Shipping & Ports
Participants by country and sector
Main topics
Integration of Shipping
and Port sectors in
MSP
Communication and
division of
responsibility
Existing Baltic Sea
platforms for MSP
Workshop on Shipping and Ports (1)
Port industry - Key findings:
- Limited dialogue on MSP implications for ports on a
pan-Baltic level; Low interest; No platform,
communication gaps between different levels.
- Enormous pressure from city developers: Growing
cities versus expanding ports - Cities are taking over port
areas.
- Ports moving from the city centers, into coastal sea
areas, closer to the shipping lanes;
- Concentration to fewer, higly developed ports;
- Container ships larger  deeper and wider lanes;
- New future navigation structures and corridors required.
- Consideration to be taken with new pipelines & cables
Workshop on Shipping and Ports
Key findings Ports (2)
- MSP planners should establish a continuing dialogue with the
transport market players (the driver) to learn about future
developments and needs of ports/shipping;
- MSP planners should focus on the container sector – the bulk
market always finds their “own ways”, independent of
shipping corridors;
- Long licensing procedures for port development  ports must
become involved in MSP at a very early stage.
- Ports are individual players - they lack a unified voice.
- Ports act on the local, regional, national and international
arena: The communication level depend on the issue;
- A need for port organizations to get early input from MSP.
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Workshop on Shipping and Ports
Key findings – Shipping (1)
 Shifts in trade - huge impacts on shipping patterns - can be
predicted;
 MSP should take account to increased demand for seaborne
transports;
 Increase expected in general cargo, but most of all container;
 The B Sea can expect larger container carriers with specific
needs considering navigation, routes and MSP;
 Successful example of changing ship traffic lanes: Norway;
 Early “flexible” drafts of plans to get sectors on the arena;
 Few resources to participate continuously in the planning
process;
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Workshop on Shipping and Ports
Key findings – Shipping (2)
 Smart MSP may have positive effects on shipping economy, maritime
safety;
 Benefits of coordinating shipping routes and other uses in the same
“office”;
 Enhanced communication & early discussions with shipping authorities
is essential
 Shipping sector is scattered in terms of stakeholders and lacks information
on MSP.
 The focus should also be on the cargo owner (transport buyer)
 Use existing platforms for MSP interactions with the shipping sector:
IMO, IALA, IHO, ICS
 Create tools for transnational and bilateral communication on maritime
spatial plans.
Pan-Baltic stakeholder workshop on
Climate Change Adaptations and
Maritime Spatial Planning
in the Baltic Sea
Skanör, 13-14 May 2013
Peter Askman, Region Skåne
Henrik Nilsson, WMU
Palanga, 2-3 December, 2013
Part-financed by the European Union
(European Regional Development Fund)
Workshop on Climate Change
Participants by sectors and countries
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Main topics
Implications of climate
change on marine
ecosystem and maritime
activities
Pan-Baltic strategy to
climate change
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Adaptation of MSP to
Climate change.
Workshop on Climate Change (1)
Key findings: Need of
• Strategic approach,
• Awareness rising in the field of CCA and MSP/ICZP,
• Communication and information strategies,
• Easily interpreted information/Visualisation of data
• Structure for dialogue and support
• Common “language” between researchers and planners.
• “what is in it for me”-perspective for the key drivers &
key implementers!
Workshop on Climate Change (2)
Key findings: Need of
• Pan-Baltic cooperation - on different levels
• Adaptive and flexible planning process (uncertainty of
climate change prognoses and other changes).
• Plan for the unexpected.
• Multiplayer perspective
• Multifunctional perspective
• Cases & experiences
• Coordination and guidelines at European level
Workshops on Shipping and Ports & Climate change
Some lessons learned:
 Careful selection of speakers needed to ensure
appropriate contribution to the workshop agenda
 Keep presentations short – focus on question, answers,
discussions
 Prepare key questions for discussion
 Establish contacts, especially with the industry for
continuous dialogue