CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
BULGARIAN PORTS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY)
PERIOD:
08/2014 – 01/2015
INFRACARE AD TOGETHER WITH THE NETHERLAND РARTNER MARITIME TRANSPORT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS B.V. ELABORATED A CONCEPT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BULGARIAN PORTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES, TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANISATION OF WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN STANDARDS, AND BRINGING THE PORT FACILITIES IN LINE WITH THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REQUIREMENT. THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN ELABORATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES AND LEGISLATION OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA.
MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT:
- ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT TENDENCIES OF THE SECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS AND CARGO AS PART OF PORT OPERATIONS (ANALYSIS OF CARGO/PASSENGER FLOWS HANDLED BY/CROSSING THE PORTS);
- PROGNOSIS OF CARGO TRAFFIC VOLUMES THAT WILL BE HANDLED BY THE PORTS;
- ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIC FACTORS THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE PORT SECTOR;
- ANALYSIS OF THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES AT THE PORTS;
- OPTIONS FOR FUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORTS BY EU AND/OR OTHER FUNDS, PROGRAMMES AND DONORS;
- DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION OF CARGO HANDLING TECHNOLOGIES;
- THE BULGARIAN PORTS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE PAN-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS;
- SWOT ANALYSIS OF BULGARIAN PORTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE BY REGIONS.
THE PROJECT IS CO-FUNDED BY THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS OF THE EU AND THE STATE BUDGET UNDER OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME “TRANSPORT” 2007-2013.