Interreg South Baltic_small ports survey

Dear managers and operators of the ports in the south Baltic region,

The Join Programming Committee of the Interreg South Baltic Programme is currently working on the Programme thematic scope for the financial perspective 2021-2027. The intention is to create future Programme thematic objectives mostly suited to the needs of potential future partnerships. In order to learn about the challenges the south Baltic ports are facing, we would like to ask you to fill in this short questionnaire:

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* 1. The port you are representing falls under the category:

A: seaports of international importance with a total annual traffic volume of not less than 1.5 million tonnes of freight or 200 000 passengers

B: ports of EU importance with a total annual traffic volume of not less than 0.5 million tonnes of freight or between 100 000 and 200 000 passengers

C: ports providing regional access situated in island, peripheral or outermost regions

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* 2. Please indicate the port’s main functions and specify to which extent they are important:

	No such function	Less significant function	Significant function	Most significant function
freight	freight No such function	freight Less significant function	freight Significant function	freight Most significant function
passenger traffic	passenger traffic No such function	passenger traffic Less significant function	passenger traffic Significant function	passenger traffic Most significant function
fishery	fishery No such function	fishery Less significant function	fishery Significant function	fishery Most significant function
sailing	sailing No such function	sailing Less significant function	sailing Significant function	sailing Most significant function
cruise	cruise No such function	cruise Less significant function	cruise Significant function	cruise Most significant function
offshore energy-related activities	offshore energy-related activities No such function	offshore energy-related activities Less significant function	offshore energy-related activities Significant function	offshore energy-related activities Most significant function

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is the ownership structure of the port?

national authority

regional authority

local authority

private

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which of the following subjects would be most important for development of your port (with the possibility of cooperation with other regional partners):

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Development of the port may be facilitated in the future by cooperation with:

academia and research institutions

transport planners and terminal planners

logistics companies and business intermediaries

ports from the south Baltic region

industry associations, maritime clusters

ports from central and northern Baltic or other European ports

regional/local authorities

tourist operators

fishery oriented institutions

private entities

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which SB region are you from?

Bornholm

Østsjælland

Vest-og Sydsjælland

Skåne län

Blekinge län

Kalmar län

Kronobergs län

Landkreise Nordwestmecklenburg

Landkreise Rostock

Landkreise Vorpommern-Rügen

Landkreise Vorpommern-Greifswald

Kreisfreie Stadt Rostock

Miasto Szczecin

Szczeciński

Szczecinecko-pyrzycki

Koszaliński

Słupski

Starogardzki

Chojnicki

Gdański

Trójmiejski

Elbląski

Klaipėdos apskritis

Tauragės apskritis

Telšių apskritis

	Not important	Rather important	Very important
Upgrading digital tools used by the port	Upgrading digital tools used by the port Not important	Upgrading digital tools used by the port Rather important	Upgrading digital tools used by the port Very important
Technological interoperability of transport actors (ports, logistics companies, etc.)	Technological interoperability of transport actors (ports, logistics companies, etc.) Not important	Technological interoperability of transport actors (ports, logistics companies, etc.) Rather important	Technological interoperability of transport actors (ports, logistics companies, etc.) Very important
Technological solution in order to integrate into the (global, regional) supply chains	Technological solution in order to integrate into the (global, regional) supply chains Not important	Technological solution in order to integrate into the (global, regional) supply chains Rather important	Technological solution in order to integrate into the (global, regional) supply chains Very important
Optimising cargo operations in ports	Optimising cargo operations in ports Not important	Optimising cargo operations in ports Rather important	Optimising cargo operations in ports Very important
Improving intermodal traffic (e.g. traffic flow between ports and cargo destinations)	Improving intermodal traffic (e.g. traffic flow between ports and cargo destinations) Not important	Improving intermodal traffic (e.g. traffic flow between ports and cargo destinations) Rather important	Improving intermodal traffic (e.g. traffic flow between ports and cargo destinations) Very important
Reducing energy consumption and reducing environmental impact	Reducing energy consumption and reducing environmental impact Not important	Reducing energy consumption and reducing environmental impact Rather important	Reducing energy consumption and reducing environmental impact Very important
Upgrading skills of port and maritime IT personnel	Upgrading skills of port and maritime IT personnel Not important	Upgrading skills of port and maritime IT personnel Rather important	Upgrading skills of port and maritime IT personnel Very important
Port accessibility to hinterlands	Port accessibility to hinterlands Not important	Port accessibility to hinterlands Rather important	Port accessibility to hinterlands Very important
Upgrading in safety and security	Upgrading in safety and security Not important	Upgrading in safety and security Rather important	Upgrading in safety and security Very important
Upgrading in tourism-oriented operations (ship sailing, yachting etc.)	Upgrading in tourism-oriented operations (ship sailing, yachting etc.) Not important	Upgrading in tourism-oriented operations (ship sailing, yachting etc.) Rather important	Upgrading in tourism-oriented operations (ship sailing, yachting etc.) Very important
Upgrading in fishery-oriented operations	Upgrading in fishery-oriented operations Not important	Upgrading in fishery-oriented operations Rather important	Upgrading in fishery-oriented operations Very important
Fish/Food processing	Fish/Food processing Not important	Fish/Food processing Rather important	Fish/Food processing Very important
Harmonisation of standards, laws and compliance with EU regulations	Harmonisation of standards, laws and compliance with EU regulations Not important	Harmonisation of standards, laws and compliance with EU regulations Rather important	Harmonisation of standards, laws and compliance with EU regulations Very important
Clustering measures	Clustering measures Not important	Clustering measures Rather important	Clustering measures Very important
Requalification of main port function	Requalification of main port function Not important	Requalification of main port function Rather important	Requalification of main port function Very important
Implementation of smart specialisation	Implementation of smart specialisation Not important	Implementation of smart specialisation Rather important	Implementation of smart specialisation Very important
Specialisation in oversize shipment	Specialisation in oversize shipment Not important	Specialisation in oversize shipment Rather important	Specialisation in oversize shipment Very important

Interreg South Baltic_small ports survey

Dear managers and operators of the ports in the south Baltic region,

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* 1. The port you are representing falls under the category:

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* 2. Please indicate the port’s main functions and specify to which extent they are important:

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* 3. What is the ownership structure of the port?

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* 4. Which of the following subjects would be most important for development of your port (with the possibility of cooperation with other regional partners):

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* 5. Development of the port may be facilitated in the future by cooperation with:

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* 6. Which SB region are you from?

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* 7. What is the planned direction of port development?