Danube Integrated System for MARking - ROBG00090
What is the purpose?
Specific Objective: 3.2: Developing and enhancing sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility
To improve the navigation conditions and safety of the waterways by adoption of sustainable technologies, GPS-based positioning, regional collaboration for the marking activity and commitment to environmental preservation.
What is the budget?
12.854.287,34 euro, from which 10.283.429,86 euro FEDR and 2.270.857,48 euro National Contribution
Who implements the project?
Lead beneficiary (LB): River Administration of the lower Danube, Romania
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Executive Agency for exploration and maintenance of the Danube river, Bulgaria
What is the implementation period?
Start date: 2024-04-11
End Date: 2027-04-10
Period: 36 months
Where it is implemented?
Romanian - Bulgarian common sector of Danube river
What will happen?
- Developing the integrated marking plan;
- Developing the integrated communication plan;
- Developing the Testing and Evaluation Plan for Integrated Marking System Quality;
- Procurement of the marking vessels;
- Procurement of the floating signalization;
- Procurement of the coastal signalization;
- Procurement of the IT Platform;
- Pilot operation for marking system;
- Pilot operation for communication and monitoring system;
- Evaluation of the integrated marking system;
What will be the results (what is the contribution to the program)?
- RCO87 Organizations cooperating across borders: 2
- RCO84 Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects: 2
- RCO83 Strategies and action plans jointly developed: 3
- PSO2 Length of waterway supported in the Romania-Bulgaria cross-border area: 470 km
- RCR84 - Organizations cooperating across borders after project completion: 2
- RCR104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organizations: 1
Status
The project is in implementation. Until the present moment, the following progress has been achieved:
- The procurement procedure for the technical coastal marking vessels was launched by the LP on 20.02.2025. At present, the three received offers are in process of evaluation, expected to be completed in the second part of May 2025 and the contract to be signed at the end of June 2025.
- The tender documentation for the purchase of floating signalization was submitted by the LP to the National Authority for Public Procurements in Romania, which is expected to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union at the end of April 2025.
- The procedure for coastal marking was concluded for the LP by signing contract no. 122 on 28.10.2024 for the acquisition of 980 coastal signals (1,100 m2), respectively 452-kilometer indicators and 528 coastal signals. Four receptions of coastal signals were carried out, during which 643 coastal signals were delivered, respectively, all kilometer indicators (452 pcs.) and a number of 191 coastal signals.
- The procedure for coastal marking was concluded for P2 by signing contract on 07.04.2025 for production of 472 pieces of kilometer signs, 528 pieces of coastal signs and 20 pieces of coastal lanterns.
- The procurement procedure for development of IT platform, under the responsibility of the Lead Partner, was concluded by signing contract no. 123 on 28.10.2024. At present, the platform is in process of development.
In regard to the communication activity, P2 already managed to develop promotional materials, part of which was distributed during the project kick-off conference organized in June 2024 in Ruse, Bulgaria. Also, the both project partners planted trees near the institutions’ headquarters. Press releases in this regard have been posted in local and social media.