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