- 05.05.2010 Baltic Master II Midway Conference
Project title: Maritime safety - Transport and Environment in the Baltic Sea Region
Application call: 1
Priority: 3. Baltic Sea as a common resource
Project website: www.balticmaster.org

Lead Partner:
Region BlekingeRonnebygatan 2
37132 Karlskrona
SE
Mats Johansson
E-mail: mats.johansson@regionblekinge.se
Phone: +46 455 30 50 00
Fax: +46 455 30 50 10
Project Manager:
Region BlekingeRonnebygatan 2
37132 Karlskrona
SE
Therese Nilsson
E-mail: therese.nilsson@regionblekinge.se
Phone: +46 455 30 50 25
Fax: +46 455 30 50 10
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Summary description of the project:
The Baltic Sea’s unique ecology is under a lot of pressure. Fishing, maritime pollution from ships and substantial additions of nutrition from e.g. sewage and farming all pose a threat to the inland sea where the water is estimated to take 30 years to renew.
At all times there are some 2000 ships in movement, and each year we see 120-140 collisions and groundings in the Baltic Sea – both traffic and accidents are increasing! The question is not IF we will suffer the effects from a major oil spill. The question is WHEN!
In the coastal zones there are many interests that need to co-exist in a sustainable way e.g. residential areas, tourism, transportation, fishing, oil pipelines and wind parks.
In case of an oil spill it is the people and business in the local coastal regions that will suffer from maritime pollution. The clean-up work will also be handled locally! Preparedness for an oil spill must therefore inevitably involve local and regional authorities.
IMO has declared the Baltic Sea a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area. Baltic Master II works to ensure that extensive measures to prevent accidents and pollution are agreed on and practiced by all the Baltic Sea countries. As an example the effectiveness of different measures for accident prevention are evaluated before being put into practice and hands-on solutions to prevent pollution onboard and in ports have been implemented.
Baltic Master II was initiated by politicians, and political commitment is important to secure long term effects. The Baltic Master II political committee has established a political vision anchored in the European Union’s strategy for the Baltic Sea. The vision, based on the Baltic Master II project results, was signed at the Baltic Master II political day in Brussels and communicated in the European Parliament by the Baltic Master II Political Committee chairman Peter Jeppsson on December 1st 2011.
Baltic Master II is a flagship project in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region that brings together countries from around the whole Baltic Rim. Its aim is to improve maritime safety by integrating local and regional perspectives with cross-border cooperation. This involves increasing the land-based capacity to respond to maritime oil spills and working to prevent pollution from maritime transport.
Baltic Master II started in 2008 as a follow up project to the successful Baltic Master project. 48 partners from all the nine Baltic Sea countries are involved in the project ranging from local, regional and national authorities to research institutes and pan-Baltic organizations.
Read more at the project web site www.balticmaster.org.
Achievements of the project so far:
Political commitment is crucial when it comes to maritime cross-border issues of safety, security and environmental protection. Peter Jeppsson, member of the Swedish parliament, has successfully chaired the Baltic Master II Political Committee. A number of political seminars and meetings has taken place, e.g. in the Swedish Parliament, at EU Maritime Day in Gdansk and at the Estonian ministry of environment in Tallinn. The Political Committee’s work was crowned by the signing of the Baltic Master II Vision for the Baltic Sea December 1st 2011 in Brussels. The vision was communicated and debated in the European Parliament in a seminar organized by the Baltic Master II project and the CPMR, in collaboration with Corinne LEPAGE (MEP) and the European Parliament’s Seas and Coastal Areas Intergroup.
For the continued political focus on maritime issues the body “Baltic Master Parliamentarians” consisting of Baltic Sea state national parliamentarians has been established.
Baltic Master II successfully conducted a number of oil spill exercises covering a number of different prerequisites and geographical areas. Findings from the oil spill exercises were put into an oil spill contingency binder that has been disseminated to all coastal authorities around the Baltic Sea. The binder aims to help coastal authorities and rescue services to perform their own exercises and produce their own oil contingency plans. Using the Baltic Master II experience presented in their local language, local authorities can perform their exercises more cost efficient and with greater impact.
An important part of oil contingency is the web based GIS-tool Environmental Atlas which Baltic Master II has updated in both Sweden and Poland. The tool offers an overview of different areas’ sensitivity and worthy of protection, which makes it an extremely useful tool in case of an oil spill, and in the preparedness and contingency planning work.
The Baltic Master II Baltic Sea Strategy flagship activity of Waste Management in Ports has, with active participation of the Reference Group and interested parties around the Baltic Sea finalized their work. The project has proven successful as external actors now have decided to implement the Baltic Master II waste management fraction signs and also made inquiries regarding the Baltic Master II cart designed to handle oily waste water from ships.
Region Blekinge will as lead partner of Baltic Master II continue focusing on the Baltic Sea health through their initiative Baltic Maritime Science Park (BMSP) and invites others to join the initiatives.
Project Duration: | Oct 2008 - Jan 2012 |
Approximate total project budget in EUR: | 3.902.070,00 |
ERDF co-financing: | 2.997.570,00 |
ENPI co-financing: | 0,00 |
Norwegian national contribution: | 0,00 |
List of partners
Region of Blekinge | ||||||||
37132 Karlskrona | SWEDEN Ronnebygatan 2 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Mats Johansson Phone: +46 455 30 50 00 E-mail: mats.johansson@regionblekinge.se Web: www.regionblekinge.se |
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Region of Skåne | ||||||||
29189 Kristianstad | SWEDEN JA Hedlundsväg Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Jerker Bjurnemark Phone: +46 44 30 933 44 E-mail: jerker.bjurnemark@skane.se Web: www.skane.se |
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Regional Council of Kalmar County | ||||||||
39127 Kalmar | SWEDEN Box 762 Region: Småland med öarna |
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Contact person: Carolina Gunnarsson Phone: +46 480 44 83 82 E-mail: carolina.gunnarsson@karlmar.regionforbund.se Web: www.kalmar.regionforbund.se |
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Region of Halland | ||||||||
30180 Halmstad | SWEDEN Box 538 Region: Västsverige |
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Contact person: Josefin Selander Phone: +46 35 1798 25 E-mail: josefin.selander@regionhalland.se Web: www.regionhalland.se |
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County Administrative Board of Blekinge | ||||||||
37186 Karlskrona | SWEDEN Ronnebygatan 22 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Claes Wiberg Phone: +46 455 871 64 E-mail: claes.wiberg@k.lst.se Web: www.k.lst.se |
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County Administrative Board of Kalmar | ||||||||
39186 Kalmar | SWEDEN Malmbrogatan 6 Region: Småland med öarna |
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Contact person: Henrik Svensson Phone: +46 480 82 000 E-mail: henrik.svensson@h.lst.se Web: www.h.lst.se |
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County Administrative Board of Skåne | ||||||||
20515 Malmö | SWEDEN Kungsgatan 13 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Anna Kristensson Phone: +46 44 25 20 00 E-mail: anna.kristensson@m.lst.se Web: www.m.lst.se |
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County Administrative Board of Halland | ||||||||
30186 Halmstad | SWEDEN Slottsgatan 2 Region: Västsverige |
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Contact person: Ulla-Britt Petersson Phone: +46 35 13 20 00 E-mail: ulla-britt.petersson@n.lst.se Web: www.n.lst.se |
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Municipality of Karlskrona | ||||||||
37183 Karlskrona | SWEDEN Östra Hamngatan 7B Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Elina Tyrberg Flink Phone: +46 455 30 30 61 E-mail: elin.tyrberg-flink@karlskrona.se Web: www.karlskrona.se |
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Municipality of Ronneby | ||||||||
37280 Ronneby | SWEDEN Stadshuset Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Per Drysén Phone: +46 45761 89 10 E-mail: per.drysen@ronneby.se Web: www.ronneby.se |
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Municipality of Karlshamn | ||||||||
37481 Karlshamn | SWEDEN Rådhusgatan 10 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Bo Wildroos Phone: +46 454 810 00 E-mail: bo.wildroos@karlshamn.se Web: www.karlshamn.se |
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City of Helsingborg | ||||||||
25227 Helsingborg | SWEDEN Gåsebäcksvägen 2 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Jörgen Hallberg Phone: +46 42 10 30 00 E-mail: jorgen.hallberg@helsingborg.se Web: www.helsinborg.se |
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City of Kalmar | ||||||||
29126 Kalmar | SWEDEN Box 611 Region: Småland med öarna |
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Contact person: Lars Malmborg Phone: +46 480 45 00 00 E-mail: lars.malmborg@kalmar.se Web: www.kalmar.se |
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Municipality of Västervik | ||||||||
59380 Västervik | SWEDEN Brunnsgatan 9 Region: Småland med öarna |
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Contact person: Bruno Nilsson Phone: +46 49 880 00 E-mail: bruno.nilsson@vastervik.se Web: www.vastervik.se |
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Municipality of Oskarshamn | ||||||||
57228 Oskarshamn | SWEDEN Box 706 Region: Småland med öarna |
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Contact person: Lennart Karlsson Phone: +46 491 88 000 E-mail: lennart.karlsson@oskarshamn.se Web: www.oskarshamn.se |
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Region Gotland Gotland | ||||||||
62180 Visby | SWEDEN Klosterplan 2 Region: Småland med öarna |
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Contact person: Johan Kallum Phone: + 46 498 26 90 00 E-mail: johan.kallum@gotland.se Web: www.gotland.se |
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Swedish Coast Guard | ||||||||
37123 Karlskrona | SWEDEN Box 536 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: dan.thorell@coastguard.se Phone: +46 455 35 34 00 E-mail: Dan Thorell Web: www.kbv.se |
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Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency | ||||||||
65180 Karlstad | SWEDEN Box 105 Region: Norra Mellansverige |
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Contact person: Karl-Erik Kulander Phone: +46 54 13 55 20 E-mail: karl-erik.kulander@srv.se Web: www.srv.se |
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Blekinge Institute of Technology, Center for Territorial Development Planning | ||||||||
37179 Karlskrona | SWEDEN BTH Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Lars Emmelin Phone: +46 455 385 310 E-mail: lars.emmelin@bth.se Web: www.bth.se |
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World Maritime University | ||||||||
21118 Malmö | SWEDEN Box 500 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Olof Lindén Phone: +46 40 35 63 00 E-mail: ol@wmu.se Web: www.wmu.se |
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Danish Emergency Management Agency Bornholm | ||||||||
3770 Allinge | DENMARK Rönnevej 1-3 Region: Hovedstaden |
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Contact person: Michael Grönbech-Dam Phone: +45 56 44 58 00 E-mail: mgd@beredskabsstyrelsen.dk Web: www.brs.dk/bornholm |
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Municipality of Bornholm | ||||||||
3700 Rönne | DENMARK Ullasvej 23 Region: Hovedstaden |
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Contact person: David Hunt Phone: +45 5692 0000 E-mail: david.hunt@brk.dk Web: www.brk.dk |
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University of Applied Sciences Bremen, Maritime Institute | ||||||||
28199 Bremen | GERMANY Neustadswall 30 Region: Bremen |
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Contact person: Andreas Kraus Phone: +49 421 59 050 E-mail: kraus@fbsm.hs-bremen.de Web: www.maritimes-institut.de |
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Maritime Institute, Gdansk | ||||||||
80-830 Gdansk | POLAND Box 82 Region: Pomorskie |
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Contact person: Jakub Piotrowicz Phone: +48 058 3011 879 E-mail: jpiotrow@im.gda.pl Web: www.im.gda.pl |
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Port of Gdynia Authority S.A | ||||||||
81-337 Gdynia | POLAND Rotterdamska 9 Region: Pomorskie |
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Contact person: Daria Mroz Phone: +48 58 627 45 16 E-mail: d.mroz@port.gdynia.pl Web: www.port.gdynia.pl |
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Maritime University of Szczecin | ||||||||
70-500 Szczecin | POLAND ul. Waly Chrobrego 1-2 Region: Zachodniopomorskie |
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Contact person: Lucjan Gucman Phone: + 48 9148 09 400 E-mail: lucek@am.szczecin.pl Web: www.am.szczecin.pl |
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Klaipeda County Governor's Administration | ||||||||
92117 Klaipeda | LITHUANIA Danės g. 17 Region: Lietuva |
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Contact person: Audrius Braslauskas Phone: +37 046 314 910 E-mail: A.Braslauskas@klaipeda.aps.lt Web: www.klaipeda.aps.lt |
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Saaremaa County Government | ||||||||
93819 Kuressaare | ESTONIA Lossi street 1 Region: Eesti |
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Contact person: Mika Männik Phone: +3724520510 E-mail: mika@saare.ee Web: www.saare.ee |
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Kotka Maritime Research Association | ||||||||
48310 Kotka | FINLAND Mussalontie 428 B Region: Etelä-Suomi |
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Contact person: Terhi Lindholm Phone: +358 5225 0577 E-mail: terhi.lindholm@merikotka.fi Web: www.merikotka.fi |
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Municipality of Ängelholm | ||||||||
26280 Ängelholm | SWEDEN Östra vägen 2 Region: Sydsverige |
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Contact person: Bengt-Ove Ohlsson Phone: +46 431 870 00 E-mail: Bengt-Ove.Ohlsson@engelholm.se Web: www.engelholm.se |
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