Supply of Equipment for Improving Safety of Maritime and Inland Navigation in Montenegro

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The Mission of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) is to take forward the EU’s neighbourhood and enlargement policies, as well as coordinating relations with EEA-EFTA countries insofar as Commission policies are concerned. DG NEAR works closely with the European External Action Service and the line DGs in charge of thematic priorities.

By implementing assistance actions in Europe’s eastern and southern neighbourhood, DG NEAR supports reform and democratic consolidation, and strengthens the prosperity, stability and security around Europe. DG NEAR helps to promote EU values, policies and interests in this region, and to contribute to developing the special relationship of the EU with its neighbouring countries.

Purpose of this contract

The global objective of this contract is to support Montenegro’s Maritime Safety and Port Authority in improving safety and security standards concerning maritime and inland transport. A second phase of the existing VTMIS system will be further developed as to cover the gaps in the missing sensors (cameras) at several locations and to complement within the new equipment in Boka Bay (radars, cameras and radio links) and Lake Skadar (radar, cameras, VHF and radio links). The second goal is to modernise maritime lights equipment on Montenegro’s shores in main inland waterways and sea waterways (all accesses to Virpazar, Rijeka Crnojevica, River Bojana and Port of Kotor).

Lot 1: Supply of Equipment for Improving Safety of Maritime and Inland Navigation in Montenegro, Maintenance and Revitalisation of Existing and Installation of New Marine Lights

The actions foreseen under Lot 1 aim to modernize maritime lights equipment on Montenegro’s shores in main inland waterways and sea waterways. Lot 1 will focus on improving and replacing the existing system of maritime lights equipment, including electric power supply, all along the Montenegrin coast within the Adriatic Sea. It is also including specific actions based on the needs analysis in areas such as Skadar Lake where a plan for improving and ensuring navigability is required by law.

Lot 2: Supply of Equipment for Improving Safety of Maritime and Inland Navigation in Montenegro, Supply of Equipment for Vessel Traffic Monitoring Information System (VTMIS)-phase II

As a second phase of the VTMIS programme, Lot 2 has been validated in order to cover the gaps in terms of missing sensors (cameras) at locations within the VTMIS equipment sets from Phase I (Mavrijan, Black Cape and Obosnik) and to complement within the new equipment in Boka Bay, Lake Skadar or River Bojana. By implementing VTMIS mitigation actions, security and safety levels for large ships accessing Montenegrin ports on the littoral and Lake of Skadar will be improved. VTMIS activities will help in decreasing risks of impact in case of ship catastrophes and facilitating higher control and monitored the growth of maritime traffic in Montenegrin ports. Monitoring and management of maritime navigation is implemented in order to increase the safety of maritime navigation and protection of the sea from pollution.

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