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Harbours and Piers. Infrastructure Scope: To provide like for like replacement costs for current port infrastructure To identify ongoing maintenance costs To review current rail/road links. Harbours and Piers. Infrastructure – Next Steps Still waiting for information from some parties
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Harbours and Piers • Infrastructure • Scope: • To provide like for like replacement costs for current port infrastructure • To identify ongoing maintenance costs • To review current rail/road links
Harbours and Piers Infrastructure – Next Steps • Still waiting for information from some parties • Infrastructure replacement costs initial estimate currently at £278m • Maintenance costs not available yet. • Current rail / road links not available yet • It is not possible to identify clear costs until the full scope future infrastructure requirements clear
Harbours and Piers Ownership and Operations • Scope: • Do the ports / terminals provide a safe environment? • Are they operated efficiently? • Do they deliver services in the most cost effective way? • Regulatory framework • Business and Ownership models • Governance • Port Operations • Port Finances and Investment
Harbours and Piers Ownership and Operations – Next Steps • Review and update legislation • Current ownership model / mix is probably most effective at the current time with no strong evidence to suggest change is required. Huge amount of legislation would be needed. • Provide clear guidelines and best practice with respect to the PMSC that should be adopted. • Review of funding mechanisms for future investment - Harbour Dues – v –Grant In Aid • Expand GIA to include LA Lifeline Ports • Review CMAL/CFL interactions port ops/maintenance/HA
Vessels Next Steps • Identify where the existing Scottish fleet is best (or capable of being) utilised and the cost of operating on a particular route. • Developing new designs that will reduce operating costs and reduce emissions • Developing procurement strategies that will reduce costs.£608 million investment to 2025 - £512 million with smart and coordinated procurement. • Identify future fleet options – small faster ferries, environmentally ‘friendly’, second hand tonnage etc.
Harbours and Piers Infrastructure • Emerging options: • Significant funding required to retain current infrastructure • It is not possible to identify clear costs until the full scope future infrastructure requirements clear
Accessibility Findings • Above average age profile on Scottish Islands – Likely to increase with consequential increase in more People with Reduced Mobility (PRMs) using network • Training is viewed as being the cheapest and most effective way to reduce PRM barriers • Large modern ferries tend to follow best practice. Changes identified from audits relatively minor or low cost (better signage, induction loops, visual displays) • Smaller and older ferries present more barriers and require significant investment to make improvements (e.g. access lifts, removing obstructive bulk heads)
Accessibility Findings • Modern ferry terminals are better equipped for PRMs, and any improvements tend to be of a minor nature • Old harbour infrastructure tend to require more major work to reduce barriers for PRMs e.g. lack of facilities, steep inclines for access and regress from the ferry, disabled parking bays • Better ‘classification’ of the harbour and ferry facilities based on a Star rating system would make planning journeys easier, and less stressful e.g. 3 stars is highly accessible, 1 star has a number of barriers for PRMs
Accessibility Next Steps • Collating data • Writing draft report • Agree recommendations and identify investment requirements “There is an estimated one million disabled people in Scotland of which 96,000 are wheelchair users and 233,995 Blue Badge Holders.” Equality and Human rights commission 2009
