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European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

Funding opportunities for small ports The Danish example

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Market trends

• Volumes more than double size

– 2003: Value of 1 ton industrial fish = 113 EU – 2015: Value of 1 ton industrial fish = 231 EUR – 2003: Value of 1 ton fish for consumer market = 840 EUR – 2015: Value of 1 ton fish for consumer market = 1.357 EUR – Total value of landed fish 2015 (250 ports) = 507 million EUR – Export value 2014 = 14 % of total food export = 2.7 billion EUR – 3.000 jobs in fisheries and 3.000 jobs in the fishing industry (2014)

• Market consolidation in 5 ports: Skagen, Hanstholm, Thyborøn, Hirtshals og Hvide Sande

– 90 % of the total volumes – 86 % of the total value

• Active fleet is half the size over 10 years - larger vessels, larger volumes, larger investments  the 32

largest vessels = 50 % of vessel capacity

• Growth in foreign competition due to more consolidated fisheries market
• Working environment is better due to safer facilities and access infrastructure
• Fewer fishermen  It is more attractive for each fisherman

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Port role and value creation

The port role

• Full service and modern facilities create competitiveness
• Infrastructure investment: Safe and easy accessible kays, efficient sorting, warehousing, auctions and

distribution with focus on permanent cooling and water quality in the value chain

• Themes for port investments: Access infrastructure, vessel service and optimisation of value chain

The port value creation

• Efficient unloading, processing, auction and unbroken cooling in value chain
• Positive results of port investments in infrastructure:

– Growth in value of fish due to internet auctions and unbroken cooling in value chain – Higher productivity, safer work environment due to efficient sorting facilities, covered facilities for fishing nets, tools etc. and calm port basins. – A service and supply improvement for the fishermen and vessels using the port, including better access to the port and full service – Attracting more fishermen due to a competence boost in the ports’ full-service solutions

The European Fisheries Fund

• The program is influenced by national politics and political compromise  strong political relations and a

focus on the program process are necessary

• Funding: 50 % financed by the port – 50 % financed by the EMFF

– All other investment projects are financed by the state/EMFF –  more flexibility for fishery ports when looking at utilising all grant funds towards the end of the program

• Program 2007-2013: 24.5 million EUR
• Program 2014-2017: 4.8 million EUR (coastal fishery, discard facilities and smaller investments in vessel

service facilities

• Program 2018-2020: Political negotiation ultimo 2017 – a large need for larger access infrastructure

investments and supply chain optimisation  aiming at 25-35 million EUR to boost full service model

Full service fishery ports

• Investment focus: Full service ports

– Unbroken cooling in value chain – Efficient auctions – Vessel service and raw material supply for local industry – Higher productivity through efficient facilities and infrastructure – Safety and working environment

• Examples – port investments 2007-2014:

Vessel service Value chain Access infrastructure

• Vessel elevator
• Fish storage
• Piers and jetties
• Vessel ramps and slipway
• Ice plant
• Kays
• Loading/unloading
• Cold storage
• Weight securing kays
• Electricity and water
• Crate washing
• Water depth
• Fuel storage
• Crate storage
• Access ways
• Environmental mgmt
• Sorting facilities
• Dredging
• Service facilities
• Multi purpose facilities
• Dry tool facilities

SWOT example

Helpful to achieving the objective Harmful to achieving the objective Internal

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attributes of the

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STRENGTHS

• Consolidation of the market to gain

economies of scale in big fishery ports

• Full-service model in big ports
• Good working conditions
• The port role as a motor for growth
• DK monopoly in EU on industrial fishery
• 344 delivery ports secures industry supply

WEAKNESSES

• Lack of infrastructure in smaller ports – less

efficient handling of fish

• Geografical placing of auctions (west coast)
• Lack of other economic activity aside from

fishery (smaller ports)

• Old industry ruins

External

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attributes of the environment OPPORTUNITIES

• Bicatch, discard and new species
• National strategy for industrial fishery
• Coastal tourism
• Cluster development and port cooperation
• Fishery auctions and cooperation on quality
• Frozen fish (speed freezing)
• Waste management and reuse
• Attraction of foreign vessels
• Focus on value chain cooperation

THREATS

• Falling prises
• Growth in foreign competition
• Political focus on small scale fishery
• Environmental and habitat policies
• Brexit – effects on common fisheries policy

and fisheries trade

• Generational changes

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Thank you for your attention

Bjarne Løf Henriksen

Commercial and Political Adviser Danish Ports Association blh@danskehavne.dk +45 2116 4045