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Lubomír Fojtů Waterways Directorate

• f the Czech Republic

Congress Prague 2019

On thewater– ecologically,cheapand troublefree

On thewater– ecologically,cheapand troublefree

3 Shanghai - Hamburg Hamburg - Děčín Distance [km]

20 400 600

Share of the distance Shanghai – Děčín

97 % 3 %

Share of the transport costs on the route Shanghai – Děčín

20 % 80 % The inland route Hamburg – Děčín determines transport costs and competitiveness of Czech industry

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Orient – East Mediteranean corridor of the core TEN-T network

Strategic corridor bottlenecks:

• Unstabile draughts on Elbe, as cross-

border issue CZ/BRD

Other bottlenecks:

• Connection to Pardubice and Hradec

Králové aglomeration and improvement of waterway to Prague

• Low navigation draughts and clearances

under bruidges on Vltava to Prague

• Unsatisfactory performance of lock

chambers

• Unfinished implementation of RIS and cross

border data exchange with BRD

Defined by Directive of European Parliament and Council (EU) No 1316/2013 from 11/12/2013

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Waterway network of the Czech Republic – major bottlenecks

Labe – stable navigation conditions (cascade 21 locks) Vltava stable navigation conditions (cascade 10 locks) Missing connection to Pardubice aglomeration

Major limitation – unstable draughts on free flowing Labe long periods without navigation, unstable service for shippers – shift to road transport

Improvement of navigation conditions

• n free flowing Labe -

Plavební stupeň Děčín Freight volumes on CZ waterways are very low (< 1 mil.t.) Class IV – the european standard of vessel parameters

Today

1898 1912 1926 1940 1954 1968 1982 1996 2010 W/L Roztoky - complies with the today´s TEN-T requirements!!! 1898 W/L Lovosice 1919 W/L Nymburk 1922 W/L Podebrady, W/L Kolin 1925 W/L Prelouc 1927 W/L Kostelec 1932 W/L Usti n.L, W/L Vrane n.Vl., W/L Lysa n.L. 1935 W/L Brandys n.L. 1936 W/L Kostomlatky, W/L Srnojedy 1936 W/L Celakovice 1938 W/L Klavary 1940 W/L Hradistko 1944 W/L Stechovice - tallest loock chamber in Europe 1945 W/L Velky Osek 1952 Artificial lake Orlik with a lift for small vessels 1962 W/L Kamyk 1962 W/L Pardubice 1974 Lch Veletov 1975 W/L Tynec n.L. 1977 W/L Praha - Modřany 1983 W/L Hněvkovice 2017 W/L Dolánky 1901 W/L Praha – Trója 1902 W/L Miřejovice 1903 W/L Hořín 1905 W/L Dolní Beřkovice 1907 W/L Štětí 1909 W/L Hadík 1911 W/L Obříství, W/L Roudnice n.L. 1912 W/L Praha – Štvanice, W/L Praha – Smíchov, 1913 W/L České Kopisty 1914 Lch Hluboka nVl 2013 ck Waterways Directorate 1902 - 1918 New Waterways Directorate 1998 - 2019 1st Czechoslovak Waterways Directorate 1918 - 1949 construction of the Bata Canal 1934 - 1938 Coal transports on the Bata Canal IWT infrastructure under the responsibility of national committees 1949 - 1966 Water Basin Managements created 1966 - 2019 recreation and passenger transport on the Bata Canal 1995 - 2019

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TEN-T and the Good Navigation Status on the Elbe and the Vltava rivers

Draft report; Correspondence group in support of achieving the Good Navigation Status and setting up appropriate objectives for rivers and canals:

Free-flowing and impounded river sections:

Good Navigation Status Locks and movable bridges Navigable channel depth Reference water level*6 Availability Headroom*5 recommended for standard container transport Reference water level4 Availability Availability*2 [m] [days per year] [m] [days per year] [days per year] GNS A ≥ 2.80 Hydrostatic/ Reference low water level 343*3 ≥ 9.10 Highest navigable water level 360 365 (24/7) GNS B ≥ 2.50 Hydrostatic/ Reference low water level 343 ≥ 7.0 Highest navigable water level 360 365 (24/7 upon request) GNS C ≥ 2.50 Hydrostatic/ Reference low water level 300 ≥ 5.25 Highest navigable water level 360 365 (minimum 16 hours per day) Navigable channel depth Bridge clearance

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Elbe state border – Usti nad Labem 40 km – CEMT class Va Average navigable channel depth– 1,6 m No lock chambers Elbe Mělník – Přelouč (Pardubice) 112 km – CEMT class IV, (135 km from 2023) Navigable channel depth 2,5 - 365 days – GNS A Lock chambers 85 x 12 m Headroom under bridges – 5,25 m – GNS C Locks availability 365/12 Vltava Mělník – Slapy – upgrade in progress - untill 2022 92 km – CEMT class IV Since 2022: Navigable channel depth 2,5 - 365 days – GNS A Lock chambers 133 - 175 x 11 m Headroom under bridges – 7 m – GNS B Locks availability 365/10 Elbe Usti nad Labem - Mělník 80 km – CEMT class VA Navigable channel depth 2,5 - 365 days – GNS A Lock chambers 155-200 x 22-24 m Headroom under bridges – 7 m – GNS B Locks availability 365/16 – GNS C

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… In the case that criteria for the appropriate GNS can´t be met due to hydro-morphological characteristics of the concerned waterway every project aiming to improve navigation conditions in order to get closer to GNS shall be eligible for appropriate European funding. … Conclusions by the correspondence group GNS

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Current parameters:

• class IV

,

• for vessels or tows no

wider than 10.5 m and no longer than 130 m

• draughts limited to 1.80

m

• clearance under bridges

up to 4.50 m

• ensuring the TEN-T waterway parameters from Mělník (confluence with

the Elbe) to the port at Praha-Radotín (the last port really used by freight transport)

• elimination of bottlenecks limiting the use of the waterway.

Extension of navigability on Vltava waterway (original CEF project)

Extension to parameters:

• draughts up to 2.20 m

(same as on Elbe)

• clearance under bridges

up to 7.0 m up to Praha- Holešovice and then 5.25 m up to Praha-Radotín

• navigation safety and

reliable operability

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63,7 km

Construction works:

• 9/2017 – 6/2020
• 1.656,- mil. CZK (58 mil. €)

Extension of navigability on Vltava waterway (original CEF project)

Adaptation of lock chamber gates in Hořín Securing of clearance under bridges on Vltava Waterway Securing of clearance under bridges on Vltava Waterway Increasing draughts on Vltava Waterway Modernization of lock chamber Štvanice approaches

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Upgrade of chamber gates at the Hořín lock

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Upgrade of chamber gates at the Hořín lock

visualisation visualisation

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Securing of clearances under bridges on Vltava

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Upgrade of chambre approaches at the Štvanice lock

visualisation visualisation

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Weir and lock Decin

2 terrestrial corridors rybí přechody 3 fish passes hydro power plant Local road to Germany lock chamber 200 x 24 m weir with 3 sections

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Technical Fishpasses

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• Fairway stabilisation in the port of Chvaletice
• Adjustment of the fairway between Chvaletice and Přelouč - finished
• Lateral channel Přelouč II
• Road bridge over the Elbe between Valy and Mělice – in progress
• Upgrade of the weir and lock Srnojedy
• Public port Pardubice

Navigablity prolongation on the Elbe river to Pardubice

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RIS COMEX project

Total Budget: 26,5 M€ CEF Funds: 15,6 M€ Timeframe: 2016-2020 13 Countries 15 Partners

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Further plans

Boat hoist Slapy – 55 m Boat hoist Orlik – 71 m

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Thank you for your attention

Lubomír Fojtů

Waterways Directorate of the Czech Republic Fojtu@rvccr.cz