Meeting 1 Summary Report 21.1.2010

Baltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceWorking Group on Integrated Maritime PolicyTo the: 27th January 2010Representatives of Parliaments,Parliamentary Assemblies, Institutionsand Working Group Membersof the Baltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceAbstract of the inaugural session of the “Working Group on Integrated MaritimePolicy, especially infrastructure and logistics”The inaugural meeting of the “Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy, especiallyinfrastructure and logistics” was held under the chairmanship of Mr Jochen Schulte (MP,Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) in the premises of the Federal Maritime andHydrographic Agency in Rostock, Germany, on 21st and 22nd January 2010. 32participants, experts, representatives of parliaments and parliamentary assemblies andfrom the administration as well attended the meeting.Main topics of the agenda had been the objectives and main topics of the working group,the scope of its mandate, the working group methods employed as well as time frames,scheduling, and additional matters.The initial thematic introduction took place by experts for providing the participants withimportant aspects of the range of issues the working group will deal with in future:Ms Monika Breuch-Moritz, President of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agencywelcomed the participants and introduced them to the responsibilities of the federalagency and informed the participants of important aspects of infrastructure and logisticfrom the point of view of Maritime Spatial Planning as well.Mr Helmuth von Nicolai, Ministry for Transport, Building and Rural development,immersed the theme Maritime Spatial Planning with view to the current status and keyaspects in the Baltic Sea Region.Mr Dr. Ulrich Bauermeister from the Harbour-Development-Company-Rostock briefedthe participants on the port infrastructure and its interfaces with other means oftransport (water, rail, road), the upgrading of the hinterland-connections, and logisticsoptimization with a view to speeding up good traffic.Mr Christer Pursiainen, CBSS-Secretariat, illustrated the activities of the CBSS ExpertGroup on Maritime Policy for permitting the use of synergies and strengthening the co-operation between the BSPC and the CBSS in accordance with correspondingintentions of the BSPC.1Ms Sylvia Westland, Network for Maritime Applications at the Rostock Research Port,dealt with the area of research and its links with the maritime economy. The latterabsolute depends on an efficient and safe infrastructure and the modernization oftechnical applications for the improvement of maritime safety and security.Mr Professor Dr. Knut Benedict, Wismar University of Technology, Business and Design,informed of maritime training opportunities, as well as with the connections betweenmaritime training and other relevant areas.The meeting agreed upon to handle with the subject areas of transport, environmentand nature protection, maritime spatial planning, infrastructure and hinterland-connections in order to stabilize the BSR and its competitiveness. Further on themeeting decided to consult national and international experts and parliamentarians aswell in the framework of hearings on different political levels and to co-operate withrelevant expert-groups from the CBSS, HELCOM and other institutions/organisations forthe elaboration of political recommendations.On Friday, 22nd January 2010 the participants visited the Maritime Simulation CenterWarnemünde (MSCW) in order to inform oneself to the basic and follow-on training ofseafaring personnel with the aid of the Vessel traffic Service Simulator, the ShipHandling Simulator and the Ship Engine Simulator.The next sessions will be held in Brussels on 19th/20th April 2010 and 14th/15th June2010 in Copenhagen.Jochen SchulteChairmanWorking Group on Integrated Maritime PolicyContact:Landtag Mecklenburg-VorpommernReferat Internationalen Angelegenheiten/OstseekooperationGerald GutzeitLennéstraße 119053 SchwerinGERMANYphone: +49 385 525.2760telefax: +49 385 525.2759mailto:intaff@landtag-mv.dewww.landtag-mv.de2