Annual Report 2011. Santander Port Authority.

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CONTENTS

01 | Chairman’s Foreword

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02 | Board of Directors

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03 | Director’s Report

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04 | Traffic Trends

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05 | Financial Year 2011

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06 | Strategic, Tactical and Operational Management

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07 | Corporate Activities

48

08 | Cultural Management

69

09 | Port-City

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10 | Commercial Development

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11 | Port Map

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01 | CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD

2011 was a year of important events in the Port of Santander, as much in its logistics and economic activity as in its plans for the future and renewal of its institutional life. It was an honour to be appointed Chairman of the Port Authority of Santander and, during the past months, I have discovered that the Port has both great professionals and great plans, which should fill us with confidence for its development in the years to come.There have also been changes at Board level, where we have a notable presence of the Government of Cantabria (the Ministers of Innovation, Environment and Public Works) as well as the Government of Castilla y León (the Chairman of Transport). The year’s results have been bittersweet: a marked increase in tonnage, breaking the 5 million tonne barrier with an increase of 2.5%, was clouded by a 6.1% fall in turnover primarily as a result of the new Ports legislation on tariffs. This is a clear warning that we need to be ever more demanding in the fulfilment of the austerity programme in order to reduce operating costs and more proactive in maintaining existing and capturing new traffic. The completion of the agro-food terminal was a significant event, since this forty million euro private investment is a key element in the growth of a whole range of traffic in Santander. Amongst the year’s projects, the amendment to the “Demarcation of Port Spaces and Uses”, transferring control of more than 200,000 m2 of port land to the city, merits special mention in the context of the agreement to redevelop the Waterfront, in turn set to be one of the most important events in the long history of port-city relations in Santander. With this process, the Port of Santander, in addition to its role as the decisive driving force for the region’s employment and economy, will make a unique contribution to the consolidation of Santander as a competitive national and international tourist destination, a source of wealth and well-being. We should also make mention of the Infrastructure Master Plan 2012-2022, whose first draft received a favourable environmental report and was made available for public and private consultation. We must continue to build the port of the future if we wish it to remain one of the cornerstones of progress for Santander and Cantabria. We will only be able to achieve this through collaboration and cooperation between the administration and private enterprise. José Joaquín Martínez Sieso Chairman Port Authority of Santander

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02 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2.1 | MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF SANTANDER

Chairman D. Jose Joaquín Martínez Sieso

D. Javier Gesé Aperte Deputy Director of Planning

Harbour Master D. Francisco López-Dóriga Saínz-Trápaga

D. Rafael Puente Pinedo Provincial Director of the Maritime Social Institute

Director D. Javier de la Riva Fernández

Representative of the Municipality of Santander D. César Díaz Maza Representative of the Municipality of Camargo D. Diego Movellán Lombilla

Members Appointed by the Board of the Central Government Council in Cantabria

Representative of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Shipping of Santander D. Modesto Piñeiro García-Lago

Representatives of the Region of Cantabria Vice-Chairman of the Board D. Eduardo Arasti Barca Minister for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism

Trade Union Representative of Unión General de Trabajadores D. Antonio Toca Corino

D. Francisco Rodríguez Argüeso Minister for Public Works and Housing D. Francisco Javier Fernández González Minister for the Environment and Planning

Representative of the Confederation of Business Organisations and Small to Medium Enterprises of Cantabria D. Alfredo Salcines Correa

D. José Antonio Cabrejas Gómez Director of Transportation of the Ministry of Development and Environment of the Junta de Castilla y Leon

Secretary of the Board D. Adolfo Ruigómez Momeñe

Central Government Representatives Dª Mónica Moraleda Saceda Government Delegation. Chief Counsellor for the Legal Service in Cantabria.

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2.2 | IMPORTANT DECISIONS TAKEN DURING 2011

18 March 2011 Approval of inter-administrative agreement for cooperation between the Ministry of Development, Municipality of Santander, Government of Cantabria and the National Ports Authority for the redevelopment of the waterfront of Santander.

11 November 2011 Approval of the project to substantially amend demarcation of port spaces and uses.

27 June 2011 Approval of the annual accounts of the Port Authority for the year 2010.

Partial withdrawal of amendment no 5 of the Special Plan of the General Port System of the Port of Santander prior to its final approval.

8 August 2011 Appointment of the Vice-Chairman of the Port Authority of Santander.

Proposal of a declaration of commitment to execute works in the port area required for the celebration of the World Sailing Championships 2014.

Approval of a general declaration of intentions between Junta de Castilla y León, Municipality of Valladolid and the Port Authority of Santander to promote and develop a “dry port” in the city of Valladolid and its integration into the “agro-food park” project.

Approval of the plan for reception and handling of vessel waste and cargo residues.

Formulation of amendment no 10 of the Special Plan of the General Port System of the Port of Santander.

16 December 2011 Approval of the initial draft of the Port of Santander Infrastructure Master Plan 2012-2022 and environmental sustainability report.

Proposal of a substantial amendment to the demarcation of port spaces and uses in the Port of Santander.

Approval of the rewording of Amendment no 9 of the Special Plan for the General Port System of the Port of Santander and environmental sustainability report.

6 September 2011 Formulation of amendment no 9 of the Special Plan of the General Port System of the Port of Santander and approval of the environmental sustainability report.

Amendment of the Port of Santander environmental regulations.

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03 | DIRECTOR’S REPORT

The recovery of port traffic, which commenced in 2009, continued throughout 2011. However, following a promising start, the rhythm decreased during the final months and the year ended with total throughput at 5,127,133 t, an increase of 2.3% on 2010. This was set against a backdrop of economic uncertainty which made itself felt in the evolution of certain traffic and port activity in general.

and November to levels in excess of 50,000 t during the month of June. There was an overall percentage drop of 20.1% compared to the previous year. Dry bulk showed a recovery compared to 2009 and 2010, which were the lowest in the last ten years, standing at more than three million tonnes and increasing its overall share by more than 2%. At 3,060,049 t dry bulk has increased by 6.3% year on year. This was due to greater activity in thermal coal, sodium carbonate and agro-bulk in general, which have exceeded cement, scrap and iron ore.

Whilst monthly traffic figures in 2010 followed the normal trend of a gradual increase over the year, 2011 showed significant fluctuations within the framework of a progressive deceleration during the second half , highlighting the difficulties resulting from the uncertain economic scenario. The largest volumes of traffic were registered during the months of March with 596,869 t , May with 477,248 t and July when the figure of 486,362 t was achieved. December showed the lowest throughput with 304,806 t.

General cargo has continued to recover following the fall in 2009, although the rhythm has slackened with respect to the previous year. However, this sector has again achieved a historic record with 1,683,387 t, an increase of 1.65%. Within general cargo, new vehicle traffic has made a good showing with 315,047 units, very close to the record figures of 2005 and 2007. Although there is an overall downward trend, these good results are fruit of the export activity of certain manufacturers –Volkswagen and Renault– which have risen 25.5% and 8.5% respectively, as well as Ford imports, which stood at 21,477 units.

Liquid bulk traffic, which has continued to diminish as a percentage of overall port traffic during 2011, reached 328,118 t as a result of the reduction in bio-ethanol exports and fewer chemical product movements. This sector showed significant fluctuations, from minimum monthly levels lower than 20,000 t during the months of March, July

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Intermodal traffic, trailers and trucks, reached 23,492 units a drop of 9.6% compared to 2010 which was a record year for this traffic in the Port of Santander. Almost 90% of intermodal traffic is carried by the regular service linking Santander with the British ports of Plymouth, Portsmouth and Poole run by the French company Brittany Ferries with a total of 206 calls during 2011.The service carried 211,630 passengers, 71,224 cars and 592,143 tonnes of cargo.

The Environmental Sustainability Report and the preliminary revision of the Port Infrastructure Masterplan were made public on 9 January 2012, in accordance with article 20 of Act 9/2006 governing the evaluation of the effects of certain plans and projects on the environment. Once the consultation period is complete, the Port Authority will study the observations and suggestions and consider their inclusion within the proposed Masterplan, prior to proceeding to the final approval stage.

Annual turnover stood at 17,686,465.98 euros, reflecting the impact of the reduction of various fees and discounts regulated by article 245.3 of the Revised Text of the Ports and Merchant Marine Regulations, which together have lowered the cost of the services provided by the Port Authority. Staff and other operational costs were 14,589,874.19 euros, an increase of 1.55% over the previous year. This increase was due to the costs of the MARPOL service and the dredging of the access channel, despite a reduction in the remaining areas of current expenditure.

As is now traditional, the port has worked hand in hand with the city on a number of cultural and recreational activities along with other public and private bodies. The Santander International Festival celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2011 and the Port Authority organised a commemorative exhibition in the “Palacete” and sponsored the concert by the New Russian State Symphony Orchestra within the Festival’s symphonic cycle. Finally, I would like to thank the staff of the Port Authority as well as that of the various companies and organisations working within the Port of Santander, whose effort and cooperation are vital to the progress of our port.

Following the signing of the Inter-administrative Cooperation Agreement for the Development of the Waterfront - “Santander Waterfront Project”, - by the Ministry of Development, Municipality of Santander, Government of Cantabria, National Ports Authority and the Port Authority of Santander on 19 March 2011, proceedings started for the amendment of the Demarcation of Port Spaces and Uses as well as the Port Service Area Masterplan, which is necessary to bring planning requirements in line with the provisions of the Agreement.

Javier de la Riva Fernández Director of Port Authority of Santander

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4.1 | CARGO

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 2011 - 2010 Total throughput, including cargo, bunkering and fishing: (Tonnes) TOTAL TRAFFIC

2011

2010

Difference

Variation (%)

5,127,135

5,013,940

113,195

2.3%

4.1.1 Cargo traffic by type (Tonnes)

2011

2010

Variation (T.)

Variation (%)

328,118

410,651

-82,533

-20.1%

Dry Bulk

3,060,049

2,879,604

180,445

6.3%

General Cargo

1,683,387

1,656,872

26,515

1.6%

TOTAL

5,071,554

4,947,127

524,896

2.5%

Liquid Bulk

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Dry Bulk At 3,060,049 t, Dry Bulk accounts for 60.3% of the Port’s throughput during 2011. It has performed better than the previous year and the increase has been proportionately greater than the other sectors.

General Cargo General cargo at 1,683,387 t made up 33.2% of total throughput and continues to gain importance.

2011 was another record year, exceeding the previous high of 1,656,872 t registered in 2010.

The following table shows the most significant positive variations: (Tonnes)

2011

2010 Difference (T.)

Coal

410,777

285,172

125,605

44.0

Sodium Carbonate

386,806

319,665

67,141

21.0

Agro-food (Sugar, animal feed, soya cake, cereals, malt)

620,174

584,206

35,968

Vehicle traffic and rolled wire both increased whilst ro-ro cargo and other general cargo fell considerably.

Variation (%)

(Tonnes)

6.2

There were also negative variations: (Tonnes)

2011

2010

Cement

180,136

226,314

Difference (T.) Variation (%) -46,178

-20.4

Iron scrap

496,592

532,167

-35,575

-6.7

2011

2010 Difference (T.)

Variation (%)

Vehicles and parts

429,041

389,301

39,740

10.2 %

Wire

223,164

184,527

38,637

20.9 %

Roro

339,362

368,203

-28,841

-7.8 %

Other general cargo*

259,749

285,762

-26,013

-9.1 %

*The general heading “Other general cargo” includes a wide range of cargo, especially that carried by the ferries on trailers and trucks. A large proportion of this could be categorised as food products for human consumption: preserves, drink, fruits, etc. which amounted to approximately 120,000 t during 2011.

Liquid Bulk At 328,118 t and 6.5%, this sector plays an ever smaller role in overall throughput. Commodities which were significant in previous years, chemical products and bio-ethanol, suffered the most. (Tonnes) Chemical products Bioethanol

2011

2010 Difference (T.)

Variation (%)

178,582

201,111

-22,529

-11.2

77,369

129,535

-52,166

-40.3

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4.1.2 Cabotage and Overseas Trade 4.1.2.1 Cabotage Traffic to and from Spanish ports made up 2.2% of total throughput during 2011. (Tonnes)

2011

TOTAL

114,630

Table I: Countries with cargo volume greater than 100,000 t (The six European Union countries are highlighted in blue) Country

2010 Difference Variation (%) 119,441

-4,811

United Kingdom

-4.0

Overseas Trade Traffic to and from foreign ports amounted to 4,958,924 t or 97.8% of the total. (Tonnes)

2011

Exportaci贸n Importaci贸n

563,882 1,244,996

25.1

Russia

990

511,411

512,401

10.3

Brazil

285,766

161,584

447,350

9.0

Belgium

110,177

210,059

320,236

6.5

Argentina

114.,376

169,985

284,361

5.7

Finland

2010 Difference Variation (%)

681,114

TOTAL S/Tr. Exterior (%)

5,842

215,961

221,803

4.5

Germany

94,004

86,450

180,454

3.6

South Africa

12,023

168,402

180,425

3.6

Import

3,000,223

2,967,070

33,153

1.1

France

68,674

93,697

162,371

3.3

Export

1,958,701

1,860,616

98,085

5.3

Netherlands

107,382

53,705

161,087

3.2

TOTAL

4,958,924

4,827,686

131,238

2.7

USA

25,104

108,530

133,634

2.7

18,050

108,651

2.2

2,361,716 3,849,118

77.6

Turkey

90,601

TOTAL

Using the ratio tonnes exported/tonnes imported we can see how exports are overtaking imports.This trend started in 2002 and has accentuated since 2007. (Fig. 1)

1,596,053

4.1.2.2 Cargo by country of origin and destination The Port of Santander has traded with 70 countries.

The five countries which always occupy the top five places in the ranking: United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, Argentina and Belgium account for 2,809,344 t, nearly 60% of total throughput.

Table I shows the twelve countries with which Santander has traded more than 100,000 t. The final column shows their importance relative to overall throughput.

Traffic with the United Kingdom and Belgium is mainly trucks, vehicles and other ro-ro cargo, thanks to the various regular lines serving the two countries.

EXPORT AND IMPORT (Fig.1) 0.700 0.600 0.500 0.400 0.300 0.200 0.100 0.000

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

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2008

2009

2010

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The main trade with Brazil is sodium carbonate, soya cake with Argentina and coal with Russia. Table II shows traffic with the European Union by volume and their variation with respect to 2010. Table II: European Union Country United Kingdom

2011

2010

Variation (%)

1,244,996

1,278,307

-2.61

Belgium

320,236

278,688

14.91

Finland

221,803

206,225

7.55

Germany

180,454

214,805

-15.99

France

162,371

164,830

-1.49

Netherlands

161,087

252,006

-36.08

Italy

85,081

62,723

35.65

Poland

73,225

44,082

66.11

Sweden

69,118

56,005

23.41

Latvia

53,369

108,008

-50.59

Reunion*

50,554

45,857

10.24

Portugal

40,404

16,638

142.84

Irelande

38,768

52,968

-26.81

Estonia

29,148

2,819

933.98

Denmark

24,560

17,077

43.82

Lithuania

22,078

17,549

25.81

Greece

21,667

24,161

-10.32

Cyprus

6,600

0

TOTAL

2,805,519

2,842,748

-1.31

As pointed out previously, European imports and exports are balancing out and exports now represent 45% of intracommunity traffic. Traffic with the European Union comprises nearly 60% of overseas trade, whilst trade with the U.K. represents 44% of European traffic overall.

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4.2 | RO-RO TRAFFIC AND PASSENGERS

4.2.1 Ro-Ro Traffic by Quay The following table gives a breakdown of ro-ro traffic by quay:

Ro-ro deserves its own heading because of its particular importance to Santander, which ranks 7th amongst the Spanish ports in this trade.

(Tonnes)

This section will analyse the following: • Ro-ro traffic data by quay.

2010 Difference Variation (%)

Margen Norte

221,135

205,940

15,195

7.4

Raos

467,392

455,266

12,126

2.7

Almirante

592,143

647,175

-55,032

-8.5

1,280,670

1,308,381

-27,711

-2.1

Ro-ro traffic

• Vehicle traffic and the manufacturer ranking ordered by volume of movements in the Port of Santander.

2011

The North Margin ro-ro traffic is mainly forest products and general cargo on trailers.

• Positive trend of intermodal traffic of trailers and trucks over the past five years, broken down by country.

Ro-ro at Raos is vehicle traffic and machinery on trailers and trucks. Vehicle traffic comprises 80% of ro-ro through these quays.

• Special mention of ferry ro-ro and passenger traffic. • Cruise passengers.

The ferries account for all the ro-ro traffic on the Almirante quay and this will be dealt with separately.

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4.2.2 Vehicle Traffic It may be said that this traffic has recovered since the start of the crisis in 2008. In 2011 315,047 units were handled, close to the record highs of 2005 and 2007. The average unit weight is 1.2 tonnes. The following table shows the variation of each manufacturer compared to the previous year. Unusually, Volkswagen finished ahead of Renault in 2011. Manufacturer (units)

2011

2010

Variation (%)

Volkswagen

118,334

94,308

25.5

Renault

117,392

108,059

8.6

Nissan

29,351

32,998

-11.1

Ford

21,477

4,402

387.9

BMW-Mini

12,145

13,222

-8.1

Honda

4,249

7,572

-43.9

Opel

3,537

5,602

-36.9

Mercedes

3,171

3,770

-15.9

Mitsubishi

408

2,401

-83.0

Chrysler

269

2,734

-90.2

Volvo

226

127

78.0

Citroen - Peugeot

212

2,332

-90.9

4,276

5,537

-22.8

315,047

283,064

11.3

Otras marcas Total

4.2.3 Ferry traffic (ro-ro and passenger) There is a significant level of passenger and cargo traffic through the ferry services which link Santander with three ports in the South of England. From March to October there were 5 calls per week. The vessels operating this service with 206 calls during 2011 are: • PONT-AVEN, on the original passenger and cargo service between Plymouth and Portsmouth with two weekly calls. The PONT-AVEN made 87 calls during 2011 and handled 102,462 t in 3,794 vehicles (an improvement on 2010).

The pie chart shows the predominance of two manufacturers, Volkswagen and Renault, with 75% of the total between them.

• COTENTIN, Short Sea Shipping line serving the Port of Poole with trucks and passenger-drivers and one weekly call. There were 72 calls during 2011, handling 341,863 t and 11,963 vehicles (an improvement on 2010). 38% Volkswagen

• CAP FINISTERRE commenced service in March 2010 with two calls, but since October 2011 there has been only one call linking Santander with Portsmouth.This was the reason behind the worsening ro-ro traffic statistics, since there were only 47 calls during 2011 compared to 78 in 2010. Likewise, 147,878 tonnes were handled in 5,370 units, as against 280,415 t the previous year.

37% Renault 9% Nissan 7% Ford 5% Honda, Opel, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Chrysler,Volvo, Citröen-Peugot

4% BMW-Mini 2% Otras marcas

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Cargo handled by truck and trailer on these services is normally extremely varied: foodstuffs, clothing, automobile spares, construction material, etc.

Ro-ro and Passenger Traffic 2011

2010 Difference Variation (%)

Passengers

211,680

239,037

-27,357

-11.4

Cars (units)

71,224

75,842

-4,618

-6.1

Cargo (units)

21,127

23,152

-2,025

-8.7

592,143

647,175

-55,032

-8.5

Cargo (tonnes)

4.2.4 Cruise Passengers Cruise passengers numbered 7,522, a mere 3% of total passenger throughput. There were seven cruise calls.

Passenger numbers are broken down as follows: • 187,163 passenger embarking or disembarking in the Port of Santander. • 17,832 passenger/drivers. • 6,685 Passengers not embarking or disembarking in Santander and who are not considered as cruise passengers, since the Port Act does not consider them as such.

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4,3 | CONTAINER TRAFFIC 2011

2010 Difference Variation (%)

TEUS’s

2,140

1,520

620

40.8

Tonnes

20,043

13,250

6,793

51.3

Of a total 2,140 TEU’s handled, 1,836 TEU’s – 86% - are handled on cassettes and are loaded with paper imported from Finland.

Containers handled in the Port of Santander are usually larger than 20’.

4.4 | TRAFFIC ON SERVICE QUAYS AND PRIVATE QUAYS

There is a clear predominance of the service quays over the private quays: (Tonnes)

2011

The private quays handle liquid bulk, steel products, cement and sepiolite.

2010 Difference Variation (%)

Service quays

3,892,144

3,746,465

145,679

3.9

Private quays

1,179,410

1,200,662

-21,252

-1.8

TOTAL

5,071,554 4,947,127

124,427

2.5

The total handled in Raos, including service and private quays (to the west of the bridge) was 4,134,497 t, 82% of total throughput. The total handled via the Maliaño, Albareda, Margen Norte including service and private quays (to the east of the bridge) was 875,385 t, 17%.

The Raos complex quays handle 3,016,705 tonnes, which is 78% of the total handled across all of the service quays.

4.5 | RAIL-BORNE TRAFFIC

18% of total tonnage was handled by rail during 2011, a reduction from the usual 20%.

Cargo by rail

Road is the main means of transportation for cargo entering and exiting the Port service area, followed by rail and pipeline. (tonnes)

2011

2010 Difference Variation (%)

Load

Unload

319,809 319,809 273,611

-

35,550

35,550

59,779

-40.53

Cereals

-

22,756

22,756

47,012

-51.59

Cement

149,199

- 149,199 222,975

-33.09

Vehicles and parts,

126,078

16,496 142,574 105,600

35.01

- 143,370 113,681

26.12

635,360

-140,993

-22.2

Sodium Carbonate

143,370

FEVE

410,614

348,144

62,470

17.9

Liquid Bulk

75,535

-

TOTAL

904,981

983,504

-78,523

-8.0

Chemical Products

-

Steel Products

-

Rolling Stock TOTAL

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Variation (%)

Manganese

494,367

Rail use has fallen, not only because cargo traditionally handled by rail has fallen too (liquid bulk and cement), but also because cargoes such as manganese, cereals, etc. have used rail less during 2011.

Total 2010

Coal

RENFE

The following table breaks down cargo handled by rail, bearing in mind that FEVE transports sodium carbonate for export and imported coal. The remainder is handled by RENFE.

Total 2011

103 494,284

16.88

75,535 126,230

-40.16

15,108

15,108

30,273

-50.09

0

0

3,025

-100.00

977

1,080

1,318

-18.09

410,696 904,981 983,504

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4.6 | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TURNOVER 2011 - 2010

2011

2010

Variation (%)

124,927.84

148,468.69

-15.9

Vessel charges

3,534,259.08

4,035,747.45

-12.4

Vessel port call charges

1,125,497.78

1,357,986.62

-17.1

Cargo charges

4,613,127.78

5,120,583.75

-9.9

78,119.21

48,123.73

62.3

Fresh fish charges

234,600.51

246,121.05

-4.7

Leisure craft charges

233,006.58

504,229.40

-53.8

Navigational Aids charges

Transit Zone charges

General services charges

146,491.61

12,748.41

1049.1

10,090,030.04

11,474,009.10

-12.1

Storage fees

549,952.29

546,669.03

0.6

Bunker fees

148,928.16

215,737.15

-31.0

Services fees

246,871.71

256,410.39

-3.7

TOTAL CHARGES

Waste collection fixed fees

556,704.87

268,180.09

107.6

TOTAL FEES

1,502,457.03

1,286,996.66

16.7

Occupancy and activity fees

6,696,935.07

6,775,880.82

-1.2

7,500.00

7,500.00

0.0

Minimum traffic fees Breakdowns

11,509.55

3,699.63

211.1

Late payment interest, sanctions and surcharges

80,973.63

48,947.62

65.4

Other income OTHER INCOME TOTAL INCOME

There was a reduction of 6% with respect to 2010, a contradiction in a sense since traffic throughput rose by 2.5%. However, passenger traffic fell by 11% and total vessel GT has also fallen by 2% (GT has a direct impact on fees for navigation aids, vessel fees and waste collection).

28,448.12

9,929.57

186.5

6,825,366.37

6.845.957,64

-0.3

18,417,853.44

19,606,963.40

-6.06

The following conclusions may be drawn from this table: The reduced turnover is due to the fees for use of facilities and navigation aids and will therefore be analysed more fully in the next section. Occupancy and activity income from concessions and temporary authorisations fell by 12% in 2011, due to the lower charges under the new law and the Annual Consumer Price Index rate of 75%.

The outcome has been in part due to the Port’s throughput figures, but more directly as a result of the new fee structure adopted in 2011. The new Port Law, which came into force on 1 January 2011, clearly reduces the amounts of fees applied to date. It also establishes new coefficients and discounts which could give rise to a reduction of approximately 10% in Port Authority income. (Source: Fichas Descriptivas. EPPE November 2010)

Notes on tariffs: The bunkering tariff has been reduced because the Port has also reduced the tariff for water and electricity during 2011. The tariff for waste collection has increased compared to 2010 because, since August 2010, this tariff began to be applied according to the vessel’s GT whether or not they made use of the service provided by the operators. Consequently, income for this service increased.

From the explanation given in the previous paragraph, which is common to all Spanish ports, it was to be expected that the Port of Santander would also be affected.

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5.1 | BALANCE

The Port Authority of Santander’s assets rose by more than 8 million euros during 2011, an increase of more than 2%.

Non-current liabilities were reduced by more than 10 million euros. This is mainly due to the transfer to short term of accrued liabilities of capital and interests from fees, previously the cargo and passenger tariff.

Fixed assets, comprised entirely of property are the port’s greatest resource –more than 313 million euros–. At the close of 2011, they showed a slight decrease of just over half a million euros.

Current liabilities have increased by almost the same amount –more than 10 million euros– during 2011.

The increase in current assets –short term credit and cash– in more than 9 million euros during 2011, represents a rise of more than 33% compared to the previous year.This increase is basically broken down in two parts: accounts receivable, 7 million euros and short term investment, 2 million euros.

Working capital has seen a reduction of 1.3 million euros, standing at over 21 million euros, providing excellent financial solvency to meet short-term liabilities.

5.2 | PROFIT AND LOSS

Income for the period 2011 was more than 7.8 million euros, an increase of more than 290% on the previous year. This can be broken down as follows:

• The financial result for 2011 stood at 4.4 million euros, which is an increase of more than 3.8 million euros. This result is mainly due to the extraordinary income resulting from the amounts transferred from the Treasury to the Port Authority to meet the liabilities resulting from the annulatory sentences regarding wrongly imposed port tariffs.

• Operating profit has increased by nearly 2 million euros, rising from 1.4 million euros in 2010 to 3.4 million in 2011.

5.3 | OPERATING CASH-FLOW

Once the corresponding adjustments have been made, we can conclude that there has been a reduction of 2.2 million

euros over the previous year –we have gone from 6.6. million euros in 2010 to 4.4 million euros in 2011–. Santander, 12 March 2012. Signed: José Manuel Río.

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6.1 | INFRASTRUCTURES

6.1.1 Summary of the most important civil works Renovation of the surroundings of the Gamazo Drydock The area was declared a Cultural Heritage Site by the Government of Cantabria and forms part of the port’s estate. It comprises the Dock, the surrounding area, the iron railings and pavement to the north and the former pump house. In view of the time passed since it was used for ship repair, it is now in need of refurbishment with low-maintenance materials.

quays. Obsolete rail tracks have been removed and the remainder repaired, service networks from the Naval HQ to the Northern Margin were upgraded and the whole area affected between the Maliaño Quay and the port fencing to the rear has been paved. Work commenced in February 2011 and was completed in November. Improved draughts on Raos Quay No 1 Dry bulk shipments are increasingly scaled to the future possibilities of the Panama Canal and these vessels exceed the 13 m draught available at Raos No 1. A construction project has been drawn up following a series of geo-technical studies to determine the best solution to achieve a draught of 14.5 m.

Roads on Raos Central Quay In order to enhance new vehicle traffic safety and flow on Raos Quay 8 it was necessary to divert traffic parallel to the quay on the south side of the Central Quay, separating the traffic flows and easing the transit of cargo from the LBC Tank Terminals liquid bulk terminal. The work included new round-abouts, road signage, closures and concreting over the rail crossing points. The works were completed in Autumn 2011.

Improvements in the Area of the Passenger Terminal Legislative changes and passenger service requirements have brought with them the need to modify certain aspects of the terminal such as access control, accident prevention, passenger information and passenger attention facilities, etc. The facility’s enclosures will be modified and a network of services installed throughout the vehicle pre-embarkation areas. Following the award of the contract, further require-

Upgrading of roadways on the Maliaño quays Both rail and road traffic had to be redirected following the opening of the bridge over the Maliaño basin. One of the areas most affected was the old port area of the Maliaño

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ments were identified which meant that the project had to amended and works commenced in December 2011.

corporate the power source, lighting system and remote control into a single unit. The integration of these various systems uses two different communication formats: SMS messages based on mobile telephones and radio messaging based on freeband.

New quays at Maliaño A new 850 m quay is to be constructed to achieve a berthing line capable of accommodating a number of vessels of varying length. The quay will serve cruise and ferry traffic and will incorporate a ro-ro ramp.

Due to the specific geographical distribution of the Port Authority’s Navigation Aids there are a large number located in the Bay which permits communication by radio at no cost and there are a number of more widely spread units, such as the lighthouses and some of the buoys where the use of radio is costly and the use of SMS messaging systems becomes more economical. The solution put forward by the Port’s Navigation Aids Service contemplates the acquisition of 22 units with self-powered lights, incorporating GPS and telecontrolled via freeband radio, eleven green and eleven red; a Message Consolidation Unit capable of integrating and managing radio and SMS messaging and a Web Server Control Centre to run the system.

Upgrading and reform of facilities in the Cabo Mayor Art Centre These works involve various spaces within the museum facility. Specifically, the former stables will be demolished and a storage area and office created, the electricity generator and other auxiliary services will be relocated, an emergency exit will be provided and exterior drainage and landscaping undertaken. Supply of eleven signal buoys for the Port of Santander’s main channel The Port’s Main Channel was marked by eleven iron buoys dating from the time when they had to house acetylene gas tanks. These were subsequently modified to carry photovoltaic panels, wind-powered generators and batteries. Current requirements mean that the buoys must carry compact monobloc lighting systems which incorporate the light, power source and remote control, allowing lighter and more simple structures generally built from elastomers where the load-bearing metal parts are minimised.

Acquisition of an emergency power generator for the Port Authority Data Processing Centre located in the Sotoliva Building Following the installation and partial commissioning of the Data Processing Centre located on the ground floor of the Sotoliva Building, it was considered necessary to guarantee a 100% uninterrupted electricity supply to the installation. Taking current requirements into account the generator would not be able to cope when the the DPC was running at full power. A new generator was sourced to cover the short to medium term requirements of the installation, thus guaranteeing a reliable power supply in adverse conditions.

New Telecontrol System for Port Authority Navigation Aids The PAS had a remote control system for lighthouses and buoys which transmitted its parameters by radio on its own frequency (163.725 Mhz) to a control computer.

Installation of 220m of polyethylene pipe to supply water to vessels on Raos Nº 2 Quay On Raos Quay Nº 2 there is a 220 m tunnel with a 110 mm fibre cement pipe supplying water to the quayside.

All of the information received was managed by an application in Visual Basic with a series of screens interfacing with the user and an Access database. This system was based on technology dating from the beginning of the 90’s and replacement parts were difficult to find. It was also impossible to update or incorporate new technology and was in a generally run-down state as the greater part of its components had reached the end of their useful life.

This project envisages the replacement of this pipe with a new polyethylene version as the current pipe contains asbestos and is a potential health hazard. Furthermore the tunnel is fitted with inspection hatches for cleaning purposes, which do not support the weight of the heavy traffic moving around the port area. This gives rise to breakages, causing in turn constant fracturing of the fibre cement pipe itself. The solution put to the Port Management was to install a new 110 mm high density polyethylene pipe with elastomer joints and valves and accessories for supplying

Navigation aids lighting systems are currently based on high performance LED technology. There is also a wide range of reliable, cheap and low consumption communications systems available. This means that it is now possible to in-

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water to vessels on the quayside. The tunnel was to be filled with sand and the hatches replaced with approximately 10 cm of asphalt.

Installation of low-energy 140 w lamps (previously 400w) on the Raos public lighting towers and preparation for telecontrol.

Modernisation of the ferry passenger gangway The gangway has been fitted with a new hydraulic unit with a secure anchoring system in the event that the “finger� should become detached from the vessel deck. A new simplified control panel has been installed and LED lighting fitted to the interior of the gangway.

Lighting management telecontrol of the Raos public lighting towers Adaptation and commissioning. Repairs to cracks in the Raos lighting towers Urgent repairs have been made to the bases of two towers where cracks had appeared. An engineering consultancy has been contracted to provide a definitive solution for the twelve towers which are showing this problem.

Installation of new railings on the Calderon quay to prevent passers-by from falling onto the ramps and/or stairs. New signage at Raos for traffic on the new southern road.

Painting of road surface on Raos Quay 8 Reference markings have been painted on the Raos Quay 8 to better organise and marshal new vehicle traffic in compliance with the ANFAC quality guidelines.

Rainwater collection for road sprinkling Along with personnel from Maintenance and using the former stockpile sprinkler installation, we have channelled the water from a warehouse next to the stockpile sprinkler deposit to use it for road sprinkling.

Repairs to leaks along the terrace of the ferry terminal. Upgrade to led lighting in the exhibition spaces.

Construction of an emergency exit in the south facade of the Port headquarters building A decision was taken to construct a manually operated door in the south facade of the Port Headquarters building in case the automatic doors were to become blocked thus impeding safe access or exit.

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6.2 | INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

6.2.1Introduction In the report entitled “HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY IN THE WORKPLACE” dated 25 January 2010, the Chairman of the Port Authority of Santander states that: “Health and safety in the workplace is a fundamental component of both maritime and land-based activities related to port traffic and services and the management of the port area and they are the responsibility of everyone working within the organisation. With this in mind, the Port undertakes to:

gency Plan were recorded during 2010. Neither were any such incidents recorded in the facilities located within the Port Service Area. 6.2.3 Interior Emergency Plan Drills Article 18 of Law 31/1995 Prevention of Accidents in the Workplace obliges employers to inform workers of health and safety risks, protection and prevention measures as well as the measures set out in articel 20 of the Law. In this respect and in compliance with the said articles, two evacuation drills were carried out in the administrative buildings of the Port Authority of Santander.

• Prevent damage and detriment to the health of its workers. • Promote the implementation of best practice in health and safety in the workplace.

The first took place on 30 June at the Port Authority Headquarters building.The fire alarms were sounded and all personnel and visitors evacuated the building by the staircase and gathered at the assembly point on the east side of the Multi-Use Hall. The offices of the logistics company UPM were also evacuated.

The aim being to raise the level of protection of the workforce through the development of an appropriate management system based on prevention. The PAS will provide all necessary resources, organisational as well as material, to reduce work-related accidents and illnesses as much as is technologically possible. Likewise, the Port will meet all legal requirements in the matter of Health and Safety in the Workplace as well as any other requirements which may be undertaken voluntarily.

The second drill took place at the Sotoliva Building on 1 July, where a fire which could not be dealt with by the means available in the building was simulated and all APS, Port Community and Harbour Master personnel were evacuated. In order to improve on previous drills, an evaluation was made of the evacuation times, the fire detection systems, emergency exits and emergency team response times.

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6.2.4 Implementation of the Port of Santander Interior Emergency Plan and Emergency Drill The Board of Directors approved the Port of Santander Interior Emergency Plan on 15 December 2010.The plan was then implemented in accordance with the principles set out in Point 3.5 of the BASIC PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR CENTRES, ESTABLISHMENTS AND PREMISES HOUSING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE RISE TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, which establishes that the implementation of the plan should include as a minimum staff training and preparation (theoretical and practical), establishment of means of communication with the public and the provision of the necessary means and resources for the implementation of the plan.

6.2.5 Accidental Marine Pollution Contingency Plan Royal Decree 253/2004 sets out the pollution prevention and control measures to be implemented in hydrocarbon loading, unloading and handling operations in the port and establishes the conditions for the approval of the various contingency plans and their contents. It also sets out the guidelines for the environmental, meteorological and oceanographic studies. The Port of Santander’s Accidental Marine Pollution Contingency Plan and the Report on the environmental, meteorological and oceanographic conditions were approved by the Board of Directors on 30 June 2006. The Contingency Plan was not activated during 2011.

• Implementation via training. • Training exercises designed for personnel with specific roles within the Plan.

6.2.6 Health and Safety in the Workplace Management System - OHSAS 18001.2007 A Health and Safety in the Workplace Management System was introduced during 2010 in line with the OHSAS 18001.2007 requirements. The certification audit was carried out in two phases: the first on 17 January and the second between 13 to 15 April. The result of the audit showed that the Port of Santander has a highly consistent and efficient HSWMS with positive findings in nearly all of the processes. The certification of the Health and Safety in the Workplace Management System was approved by the Certification Organisation on 6 May 2011. Health and Safety Committee Article 38 of the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1995 establishes that companies with 50 or more employees should form a Health and Safety Committee (HSC), whose members should be drawn equally from management and staff, to regularly and periodically assess the company’s risk prevention practices.

A complete copy of the IEP is circulated to the various public bodies involved in Civil Protection and to the Municipalities bordering the Port of Santander Service Area. An Emergency Plan training programme was set up on 14,15, 16, 17 and 18 March 2011 with groups of approximately 30 staff receiving instruction during a two hour session.

The Port Authority of Santander HSC is made up of four Prevention Delegates and four representatives from Port Management.

Finally, there was a training drill simulating a hypothetical incident included in the Port of Santander Interior Emergency Plan.The exercise was carried out on 24 March 2011 and simulated a spillage of ACRYLONITRILE or BIOETHANOL from one of the rail wagons heading to the Chemical Products Terminal.

The HSC met on the following four occasions during 2011: • 25 February 2011. • 5 May 2011. • 28 October 2011. • 16 December 2011.

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6.2.9 Preventive Resources Committee Section 3 of Article 10 of Royal Decree 171/2004 states that “The principal company must ensure that contractors and sub-contractors in its workplace have established the necessary communication channels”. In view of this and notwithstanding the other Health and Safety measure measures to be adopted by the other companies, the Port decided to constitute a Port of Santander Preventive Resources Committee to monitor, coordinate, cooperate, inform and train companies contracted by the Port to provide services on a permanent basis within the Port Service Area. The functions of the PRC complement but do not substitute the obligations of those companies represented within the PRC which carry out activities within the Port of Santander. The PRC met on the following occasions during 2011: 6.2.8 Port of Santander Prevention Control and Coordination Committee Article 11 of Royal Decree 171/2004 establishes the various coordination options which may be employed between the participating companies. These include holding regular meetings and this is the chosen method of the Port Authority to coordinate with companies operating within the port. Meetings have been held since 21 December 2005, which was when the Port of Santander’s Committee was set up.

• 31 March 2011, training in Port of Santander Interior Emergency Plan for employees of companies contracted by the Port Authority of Santander. • 30 June 2011 • 3 November 2011 6.2.10 Industrial Safety and Risk Prevention Training A major part of the Port Authority of Santander’s prevention policy is based around staff training in prevention, emergency procedures and environmental matters.The following courses were held during 2011: (Fig. 2).

The Committee met on the following occasions during 2011: • 17 February 2011. • 16 June 2011. • 17 November 2011. Training Activity

Date

Risk Prevention-Basic Level

January - February

Elaboration and Implementation of Sel-protection plans

February - September

Industrial Safety Refresher Course: New IEP

28, 29 and 30 March / 28 April / 10, 20 and 24 May

Firefighting: Advanced level

7 April

PRL: Manual Cargo Handling

8 April

PRL: Road Safety

14 April

SVB and DSA

4 and 5 / 6 and 7 / 9 and 10 May

Data Visualisation Screens

30 November

Company Activity Coordination

16 December

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6.2.11 Zero Accident Programme - Cantabria The Port Authority of Santander participated in the “Zero Accidents in the Workplace Programme - Cantabria 20062009”. Once this programme had concluded, the Government of Cantabria instigated a further project “Zero Accidents in the Workplace Programme - Cantabria 20092012” through the Cantabrian Institute of Health and Safety at Work on a voluntary basis for companies with low accident records.

6.2.12 European Road Safety Charter The Port Authority of Santander renewed its commitment as a signatory of the “European Road Safety Charter” on 9 September 2009. The European Charter is a programme promoted by the European Commission whose slogan for the period between 2009 and 2012 is “Your commitment counts more than ever”. The Port of Santander assumed the following commitments for the period 2009-2012: • Improvement of horizontal signage within the Port, painting roads and cross-roads where signage is worn through use or age and may cause confusion to road-users (Drivers and pedestrians).

The Port of Santander requested to be included in the project to improve risk prevention and work conditions as a means of preventing accidents in the workplace. The Institute approved the application in March and the Port Authority undertook to comply with the five phases of the project within the period of 2009-2012.

• Information campaigns on the use of high-visibility jackets, safety belts, speed limits, etc. through messages and recommendations on the information panels around the Port. • A record is to be kept of vehicle-related accidents and incidents within the Port Area, researching and analyzing the causes in order to prevent their re-occurrence. Every year a report will be produced with a section covering road accidents and the results of the investigations and a comparison drawn with other periods in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures implemented during 2009-2012 and the commitments undertaken during the same period.

Preliminary Phase: Initial Self-diagnosis. First Phase: Preventive policy and organisation. Second Phase: Risk evaluation and preventive action planning. Third Phase: Introduction of the prevention system. Fourth Phase: Efficiency evaluation. The SECOND and THIRD phases were completed during 2011 and the FOURTH phase is due for completion during 2012.

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6.3 | THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

6.3.1 Environmental Management in the Port of Santander 6.3.1.1 Annual Targets The Port Authority sets out a series of targets every year to improve management procedures and the environmental aspects of the activities carried out in the port area. The following targets were set for 2011:

The Port Authority of Santander is keen to bring the issues of quality and the environment to the forefront of the port’s activities. In recent years a number of basic principles such as continuous improvement, client satisfaction, strict compliance with legislation, prevention of pollution at source and sustainable development have been incorporated into the port’s management policy.

Environmental initiatives • Analysis of environmental legislation as applied to stevedoring companies.

The Port Authority’s Quality and Environmental Policy is available to the general public here: www.puertosantander.com

• Optimisation of selective collection of MARPOL -Annexe V waste.

Since 2003 the Port Authority has obtained ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certification for service management of the commercial port and public areas, as further proof of its commitment to operational quality and improvement of the environmental aspects of the Port of Santander.

• Telecontrol of lighting towers on Raos South Quay to adjust energy consumption to operational requirements. • Replacement of fibre-cement pipe on Raos Quay 2 with polyethylene pipe. • Revision, updating and approval of the Port of Santander’s Environmental Regulations. Quality initiatives: • New Port Authority Data Centre. • Increase in data storage capacity. • Installation of Megapixel cameras for port operations.

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6.3.2 Air Quality Monitoring The Port Authority installed a monitoring system to evaluate the environmental conditions in which bulk handling operations are carried out and their possible impact on the port-city interface. The system comprises a cabin with PM10 particle analysis (to monitor dust emission) and gas monitoring equipment to analyse NO, NO2, Nox and CO gases as well as a weather station and a complete IT system. This was undertaken within the framework of the HADALIFE project (Automatic Environmental Diagnostic Tool) with the participation of the National Ports Association and a further seven Port Authorities.

are used to monitor operations, allowing decisions to be taken on the advisability of deploying preventive measures (sprinkling, temporary stoppages, etc. ) in order to ensure that particulate emission levels in residential areas remain below the requirements of Royal Decree 102/2011. 26 port operations were temporarily suspended during 2011 –9 fewer than the previous year– for a total of 50 hours, exactly half of the stoppage time of the previous year. The main cargoes affected by the environmental stoppages due to adverse weather conditions were sodium sulphate, (28 hours) and sepiolite (20 hours) and to a lesser degree other cargoes such as sodium carbonate and soya husks.

Network of port air quality monitoring stations The Port Authority intends to have a network of fixed measurement cabins to monitor conditions within the port perimeter as well as particle concentration in real time. The new dry bulk and agro-food terminals must be equipped with measurement devices which can relay data to the network.

The construction work on the new Agro-food Bulk Terminal was completed in 2011. This Terminal hopes to become a benchmark in the handling of this type of product amongst the northern Spanish ports from both an operational and environmental standpoint. Construction of the Dry Bulk Terminal on the Raos North quay commenced in 2010 next to the Agro-food Terminal. Once the terminal is completed there will be a significant improvement.

Operations monitoring Environmental variables such as wind speed and direction

PM10 particle emissions The main sources of PM10 particle emission within the port are heavy traffic, loading/unloading and transhipment of powdery dry bulk, agro-food products, etc. PM10 (R.D 102/2011)

Legal Limit

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Nº of days exceeding limit value (Limit 50 µg/m3)

35

72

52

31

5

32

Average annual daily readings (µg/m3)

40

39

44.92

32.17

29.67

33.23

Legal Limit

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

24

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

48(*)

0

0

Legal Limit

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Nº of events exceeding limit (1 h >200 µg/m3)

18

0

0

0

0

1

Average annual daily reading (µg/m3)

40

58

24.33

12.47

9.32

14.32

Legal Limit

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

8 hourly average

0

0

0

0

0

Emissions of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide SO2 (R.D 102/2011) Nº of events exceeding limit (average 1h > 350 µg/m3) Nº of events exceeding legal limit (average 24h >125 µg/m3) NO2 (R.D 102/2011)

CO (R.D 102/2011) Nº of daily events exceeding limit (10 mg/m3)

These parameters may be taken as reference values given the location of the monitoring station next to the Maliaño-Northern Margin quays.

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6.3.3 Noise Level Monitoring The Port Authority’s annual monitoring programme monitors levels within the port perimeter as well as background levels generated by non-port activities (mainly city traffic) on a representative day of port activity, 08.00 to 22.00 hrs. The measurements for 2011 showed that all the values were below the limits set by the Port of Santander’s Environmental Regulations (65 dBA for the control points closest to the urban residential areas: 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 and 12 and 70 dBA for the remainder). With the exception of control points Nos. 2 and 9, there was not sufficient difference between the background and the overall noise levels to effect an evaluation. All of the control points are affected by traffic and the readings at points Nos. 2 and 3 were affected by construction works inside the port.

NOISE LEVELS

dBA 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Puntos de Control 01. Junto a la acera de la C/ Antonio López. Frente a los tramos 10 y 11 de los Muelles de Maliaño.

07. C/ Peña Prieta, frente al Muelle de Raos 7 (frente a la fachada nave de Yllera).

02. Acceso a los Muelles de Maliaño y Margen Norte.

08. Acceso Oeste al Puerto de Raos.

03. Barrio Pesquero, frente al Muelle de la Margen Norte.

09. Acceso al Polígono de Actimarsa desde el Puerto de Raos.

04. Barrio Pesquero, frente al Muelle de la Margen Norte y Antedársena de Maliaño.

10. Polígono de Actimarsa, frente a la Dársena Sur de Raos. 11. Zona Deportiva, C/ Marqués de la Hermida, antigua lonja, junto Dársena Maliaño.

05. C/ Peña Prieta, junto al Muelle Oeste de la Dársena de Maliaño y muelle de Nueva Montaña Quijano.

12. Aparcamiento C/ Marqués de la Hermida, junto a entrada Bº Pesquero y Varadero.

06. C/ Peña Prieta, junto al acceso Norte al Puerto de Raos.

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6.3.4 Water quality and spillage monitoring Water Quality and Hydrological Planning Hydrological planning is a process established in the Water Framework Directive which aims to achieve a good environmental standard for continental and coastal waters.

Automatic sampling equipment has been acquired to monitor municipal industrial waste which pass through the port collector and thence into the Raos North Basin to determine their origin. These spillages occur repeatedly and the Port Authority undertakes their collection and management.

In Spain this process is regulated by the Hydrological Planning Directive (ARM/2656/2008 10 September) which has a substantial impact on ports as it affects Zones I (interior) and II (exterior) of port waters.

The monitoring of spillage parameters, the implementation and consolidation of corrective measures (operational and cleaning measures and special facilities) and the requirements of the users of the port collectors allows us to improve waste water quality.

4 May 2011 marked the start of a six month period of public consultation on the “Proposal for a Hydrological Plan for the Demarcation of the Western Cantabrian Zone”. On 27 October 2011 the Port Authority registered its complete disagreement with the demarcation proposed for Zone I of the port, requesting that all of Zone I should be considered as highly modified water bodies, in accordance with the criteria established in the Hydrological Planning Directive.

Cleaning of basins and other common water areas The Port of Santander Cleaning Service “pelican-type” launch recovered a total of 315,96 t of solid waste from port waters during 2011. The disposal of solid residue is managed by the Port Authority, which also undertakes the collection and disposal of maritime spillage. Apart from collecting solid waste, the vessel has a highpressure water jet to clean walls, steps and breakwaters and can be used as back-up to clean and dilute fuel spills within the port.

Spillage Run-off water is analysed periodically in accordance with the Port Authority’s Spillage Monitoring Programme. The following parameters are monitored: pH, BOD5, COD, solids in suspension, ammonia, oils and grease.

There were no significant spillages during 2011. Two slicks were detected, one was a municipal spillage (from a collector not connected to the Bay Drainage System) and the other of unknown origin. Neither required specific action.

The pollution parameters are checked regularly and the effectiveness of corrective measures at the check points is entered in the Environmental Department’s Spillage Register. The most recent analyses show higher levels of pH, BOD5 and COD in 6 of the 37 check points.

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6.3.5 Waste Management 6.3.5.1 Commercial Port Waste generated by port operations Port operations which generate waste in excess of 0.15% of the total cargo loaded or unloaded are penalised.This percentage was reduced during 2009 –it previously stood at 0.19%– in order to minimise waste and improve the environmental quality of port operations. The percentage of waste compared to overall cargo volume varies between 0.04% and 0.08%. No operations reached the 0.15% level at which the tariff would have been applied.

Waste generated by port operations

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

% Waste generated per tonne of cargo

0.10%

0.07%

0.06%

0.06%

0.06%

3

0

0

0

1

13.16

0

0

0

0.014

Nº of port operations with excess waste Excess waste in tonnes

ANALYSIS OF WASTE GENERATED BY PORT OPERATIONS (% of residue per tonne of cargo) 0.15

0.10

0.05

0.00

2007

2008

2009

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Waste generated on common land areas The company responsible for the cleaning service of the land area and body of water undertakes the collection of the various types of waste generated within the port and its basins. 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

745

892

739

626

656

4,740

8,920

5,540

4,760

9,100

300

640

140

340

1,440

Non-hazardous industrial waste Sweepings (inert or organic fraction) (t) Urban waste Cardboard and paper (Kg) Containers/plastics (Kg)

Paper, cardboard and small containers (plastic, cans, tetrabriks) are collected selectively as a result of the Cooperation Agreement between the AMICA Association and the Port Authority.

WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL PORT 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0

Inert (tn)

Organic (tn)

Vessel-generated waste (MARPOL) 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

1,706.13

5,083

3,771

4,455.09

5,146

119

541

503

531

425

Annexe I- TYPE C m3 Nยบ of vessels % of vessels Average per call (m3)

7.86

36.99

34

30.87

27.05

14.34

9.04

7

8.83

12.11

750.04

1,028.11

731

826.78

1,387

431

640

509

617

719

28.47

42.71

36

38.26

45.77

1.74

1.58

1

1.36

1.93

Annexe m3 Nยบ of vessels % of vessels Average per call (m3)

MARPOL WASTE. Average collection per vessel call (m3) 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

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6.3.5.2 Fishing Port The company responsible for the cleaning services in the common areas and the body of water undertakes the collection and management of waste (hazardous and non-hazardous) generated by the Fish Auction Hall and quays, which are either delivered to the Waste Collection Point or left on the quayside. Waste generated by Fish Auction Hall and quays Urban type waste

2007

2008

2009

2010

Inert (t)

10.02

10.84

0

0

0

376.52

338.28

309.08

248.3

337.22

Organic (t)

2011

WASTE FROM FISHING PORT (Household type, tonnes) 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0

Inert (t)

Organic (t)

Waste generated by the Fishing Quay Collection Point Hazardous waste-Fishing Port

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Oils (Kg)

8,900

10,650

13,300

10,000

12,300

Contaminated containers (200 l) (from 2010 Kg)

225

93

67

30

909

Contaminated cloths and absorbent material (Kg)

1,266

267

3,281

0

283

120

165

124

0

210

Used oil filters (200 l) (from 2010 Kg)

5

4.25

4

0

484

Hydrocarbom/cleaning product mixture (Kg)

0

67

0

0

0

Paint and varnish residues (Kg)

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6.3.5.3 Port Basins and Slipways Waste collected from body of water and slipways Organic (tn) Inert (tn) TOTAL

2009(*)

2010

2011

120

271.86

285.70

24.20

31.44

30.26

144.20

303.30

315.96

(*) Amount of waste collected between the months of July and December.

6.3.5.4 Port Authority The Port Authority is registered as a Small Quantity Generator of Hazardous Waste (reg. no. PP/CN/136/2002) in compliance with Decree 42/2001 which created and regulates the register within Cantabria. Most of the hazardous waste generated by the Port Authority comes from maintenance and conservation of infrastructure, maritime signalling and machinery. The type and quantity of waste generated by these activities is not uniform, which accounts for the year on year variations. Port Authority Hazardous Waste Oils (Kg) Contaminated containers (200 l) (from 2010 Kg) Contaminated cloths and absorbent materials Impregnated solids (Kg) Used batteries Pb-acid (units) Light bulbs (Kg) Electric and electronic equipment (Kg) Fibrecement boards and pipes (Kg) Contaminated soil (Kg) Transformer oils with PCB (Kg)

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

0

0

0

800

350

28

5

0

117

124

130

0

0

45

100

9

20

0

0

0

19

(*)

109

116

0

1.500

2.060

0

560

0

0

13.160

6.740

0

0

657

0

0

66

0

1.168

0

0

0

Non-halogenated solvents (200 l drums)

0

0

0

0

175

Fuel contaminated water (Kg)

0

1560

28.400

0

0

Flexible pressure hoses (Kg)

0

0

0

25

0

Aerosols (Kg)

0

0

0

50

0

(*) Waste collected by suppliers and delivered to temporary collection points for later collection by authorised agents in compliance with RD 208/2005.

The Declaration of PCB Possession was filed in 2010 in compliance with Royal Decree 228/2006 governing the elimination and management of PCB’s and PCT’s and equipment which may contain them, declaring the presence of PCB’s in 9 transformers in concentrations of between 50 and 500 ppm.

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6.3.6 Soil Management There were no contamination events during 2011 and no decontamination action was taken. Approval for the decontamination project of the Allion Espaùola S.A. Concession is pending. The most recent quality control check on the subterranean water in the Port’s piezometric network was made in November 2010 to establish the evolution of the control parameters and evaluate their environmental status. The conclusions of the Evaluation of Acceptable Risks report for 2010 find that the levels of contamination found in the subterranean waters of the areas investigated in the Port of Santander do not pose an unacceptable risk to health to people working in the area or for residents living close by, taking into account current and future usage. 6.3.7 Use of Natural Resources 6.3.7.1 Electrical energy Electricity consumption was reduced during 2011 due to measures taken to cut back on public lighting. The final costings for the year are not yet available. 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Difference 11/10 (%)

Difference 11/09 (%)

Total purchased

5,665,936.00

4,525,948.00

4,446,101.31

4,966,942.58

2,232,214.00

-55.06

-49.79

Total sold

1,002,578.00

912,217.20

486,956.00

739,390.00

260,166.00

-64.81

-46.57

Total own usage

4,663,358.00

3,613,730.80

3,959,145.31

4,227,552.58

1,972,048.00

-53.35

-50.19

Electricity consumption (kw/h)

TOTAL OWN USAGE (Kw/h)

TOTAL SOLD (Kw/h)

4,000,000.00

TOTAL PURCHASED (Kw/h)

1,200,000.00

6,000,000.00

1,000,000.00

5,000,000.00

800,000,.00

4,000,000.00

600,000.00

3,000,000.00

400,000.00

2,000,000.00

200,000.00

1,000,000.00

3,000,000.00

2,000,000.00

1,000,000.00

0.00

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

0.00

2007

2008

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6.3.7.2 Water The reduction in water consumption is due to improvements in the port collector network and to the increase in port traffic. A water collection facility has been installed, which allows rainwater to be used for stockpile and road sprinkling.The system has collected 647m3 since September. Water Consumption (m3)

Difference 11/10 (%)

Difference 11/09 (%)

107,584

-9.58

-34.64

36,962

-16.90

-9.44

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Overall total

144,188

180,994

164,608

118,983

Total invoiced

54,059

46,025

40,816

44,480

Total Port Authority

90,129

134,969

123,792

74,143

70,622

-4.75

-42.95

Cleaning roads/stockpiles (m3)

23,038

22,245

16,452

11,396

11,539

1.25

-29.86

Own facilities (m3)

67,091

112,724

107,340

62,747

59,083

- 5.84

-44.96

Difference 11/10 (%)

Difference 11/09 (%)

6.3.7.3 Fuel Petrol consumption has fallen considerably as a result of four vehicles being removed from service. Fuel consumption (vehicle fleet)

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Diesel (litres)

42,722

42,758

40,582

35,130

32,732

- 6.83

-19.34

Petrol (litres)

22,800

13,400

8,618

8,153

4,400

-46.03

-48.94

Diesel

45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

2007

2008

2009

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6.3.10 Accountability and Responsibility The Port Authority of Santander makes all environmental information available to clients and port users on its website: www.puertosantander.com Clients and port users also have a direct telephone line (942 203 660) and an email address for environment-related matters: medioambiente@puertosantander.com). 6.3.11 Environmental Incidents The most frequent incidents are caused by emissions of dust affecting third parties (operators and port users) on other cargoes from dry bulk handling operations (sepiolite, sodium sulphate and sodium carbonate), followed by accidental spillages of fuel, oil and liquid refrigerant from vehicles/machinery onto port paving, waste water of unknown origin into Port waters from outside the Port and waste abandoned in the Port Service Area.

6.3.8 Financial Aspects Quality and environmental financial resources were destined to the following uses during 2011:

The measures taken to counter dust emission are included in the Port Environmental Regulations (preventive and/or environmental stoppages and operations monitoring). With regard to spillages, abandoned waste and spillage, cleaning and management of is undertaken by the Port Authority when their origin is unknown.

• Landside and port water cleaning service. • Green space maintenance. • Hazardous waste management.

6.3.12 Environmental Impact Evaluation All necessary Impact Evaluation Studies are carried out and submitted to the Ministry of the Environment to prevent and correct environmental impact associated with project execution.

• Environmental emission monitoring: noise, water (sampling equipment). • Maintenance of the air quality monitoring equipment: meteorological station and air quality station. • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Management System (maintenance and recertification audits).

Works and repairs are subject to the Port of Santander Environmental Regulations which allow for environmental variables to be applied to infrastructure operations.

6.3.9 Tarining and Comunication Port of Santander participation in courses and congresses with environmental content Master of Port and Coastal Engineering (University of Cantabria) Intranet/Internet Communication The general public may consult Port Authority quality and environmental information (Policy, Quality and Environment Manual, legal requirements and Port Environmental Regulations) on the port’s website. Port Authority staff may also access Management System procedures and instructions through the port intranet.

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6.4 | TECHNOLOGY

6.4.1 Information systems A summary of the main projects carried out by the Information Systems division during 2011.

• A new security copy system has been installed as the previous one was not have sufficient storage capacity for the amount of data that the company currently handles. The back-up system allows daily imaging of the systems and copies of data from each of the services. The technological advance introduced here was the use of RAID disc drives instead of the traditional back up tapes, this ensures file safety and means that restoration is very quick. Finally, a tape robot will be incorporated during 2012 to store information over longer periods

Transfer and updating of the Data Processing Centre The transfer of the old data centre to its new location in the Sotoliva Building began at the start of 2011. The servers’ hardware and software was updated at the same time. Apart from the construction of the bunker, security systems were installed as well as the following:

• A broadband manager was acquired to guarantee internet traffic which is considered strategic or which requires QoS.

• Virtualisation of servers, this process consisted of installing all of the systems previously housed in 19 units into 3 units. This has brought many technological advantages, but above all the impact has been on the savings derived from the running and maintenance cost of the equipment.

Negotiation of the mobile telephone contract The contract with Movistar terminated in August. Having analysed the offers from Orange, Vodafone and Movistar, the contract was awarded to Movistar with an estimated cost saving of 30%.

• Updating and virtualisation of the email servers, data base, files, DNS, etc.

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Concession management The process of integrating the management of authorisations and concessions was concluded, this system provides overall monitoring of the port’s estate. The development of a new GIS for the Port Authority based on Autodesk Mapguide 2010, which should be concluded by 2012.

Electronic invoice notification A digital platform has been created for clients to receive and save invoices issued by the Port Authority.The aim is to reduce invoice notification times and improve the service provided to clients. Invoices are sent as soon as they are generated. The client receives a notification email and can then access invoices via a link.There are two systems, Facturae (which allows automatic incorporation into the client’s ERP) or PDF which can be printed. This system drastically reduces invoice reception times, printing and mailing costs and payment times.

Port Authority Electronic HQ On 21 February 2011 the Official State Gazette published the decision to create the Port Authority of Santander Electronic HQ (https://sede.puertosantander.gob.es) at which time the service came online, having been constantly updated since. The initial services available included Electronic Document Registration and a complaints and suggestions register. A new electronic notification system based on the Facturae format for client invoices and payments was introduced in December.

System for automatic monitoring occupancy of port yard space A system is being developed which will enable the port police to measure the occupancy of port surfaces using a mobile telephone GPS and incorporating these measurements into a management system which will be integrated with the Sigma operations control programme. This will help the port police in their work and allow the Port Police Station greater control of the yards.

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Project to carry out collection of fees via the accountancy application Following nearly three months of analysis of the collection process and negotiations with the manufacturer, we have contracted the development of an application which will enable fees to be collected via the financial application, since the National Ports Authority announced that the new version of Sigma, which is called Integra and will be available mid-2012, does not have this facility.

A gateway has been included with Skype, one of the best known Internet voice and video systems, which enables calls to be made or received via company phones to and from Skype accounts. This type of call is free regardless of the recipient’s location.

VoIP, Skype and Webconference In order to continue the convergence of voice communications with data technology and to reduce communication costs via use of the internet, an Asterisk server has been integrated with the Alcatel 4400 switchboard. This system enables calls to be made with the same quality as a conventional call, but at a much lower or, indeed, zero cost.

Monitoring of port service management (GPS) In conjunction with the Operations Department a new internet system has been made available which enables service providers such as Santander Port Control, Pilots, tug operators, mooring services and Marpol to register their services online. The aim is to maintain an automated and detailed account of tariffs, timings and quality of service. There are currently 51 users who use the system on a daily basis. There follows a graph of GPS usage since September, which highlights the heavy usage the system has had.

Finally, an inter-company webconference facility has been set up. Apart from audio and video communication, this will enable presentations, demonstrations, etc.

An IP operator has been installed as with any conventional operator, Telefónica, ONO, etc., which enables telephone calls to be made to foreign conventional numbers at a much reduced cost compared to a conventional operator.

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Annual statistics of www.puertosantander.es

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Incidents dealt with by the Information Systems Division 785 incidents were logged with the Information Systems Division. These incidents were resolved in an average time of 26 minutes. The incidents may be broken down as follows: Administrator

Incident

Equipment

Installation

Others

User

Total

email

27

---

---

1

3

27

58

Printers

29

---

---

1

2

59

91

Internet

20

2

---

1

4

9

36

Office

24

1

---

1

1

29

56

1

---

---

---

1

1

3

26

---

---

---

---

1

27

2

1

2

2

6

13

ERP Op System Sigma Mobiles N/A

2

3

1

---

1

2

9

330

9

3

12

7

131

492

461

16

4

18

21

265

785

Guide to the columns in the graph: Administrator Required for certain functions or specifications. Incident Failure of a hardware component. Equipment, Specifications of the equipment cause an error (memory, had drive, etc). Installation During the installation equipment or programme was not correctly configured during installation. User According to the person responsible for resolving the problem, the user could have fixed it himself. Others

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6.5 | HUMAN RESOURCES

As at 31 December 2011, the Port Authority’s full-time staff were distributed as follows: Group

Staff

Not subject to collective bargaining

20

Management and Technicians

54

Professional

82

6.5.3 Training carried out during 2011 The 2011 Training Programme followed the lines of previous years with attention focused on Industrial Safety and Risk Prevention, Environment, foreign languages and the development and fulfilment of the training activities outlined within the programme itself. A total of 11 Training Activities were carried out across 20 courses and a total of 1237 hours of study were undertaken by 298 students. The students overall average evaluation of the courses was 4, with 1 being the lowest possible rating and 5 the highest. Likewise the effectiveness of the training programme has been assessed as generally positive by senior management.

6.5.1 Employee Portal A wide range of the most important documents from staff personal records has been selected to be made available on the employee portal. Currently, employees may use the portal to consult, save or print documents covering their administrative situation, payslips, certificates, etc.

The 11 Training Activities were: “Elaboration and Implementation of Self-Protection Plans”, for the Industrial Safety Technician; “Basic Life Support and use of the Semi-Automatic External Defibrillator”, for the Port Police; “English”, “Prevention of Risks in the Workplace (Basic Level)” , “Fire Fighting (Advanced Level)”, “PRL with Data Visualisation Screens”, “PRL in Road Safety”, “Port Services Basic Course” and “Coordination of Business Activities” for staff from various Departments.

Except in cases where a receipt is required, the process is paper-free and the document is sent to the employee in PDF format. More options will be added over the next year especially regarding documents to be submitted by employees. It will no longer be necessary to provide paper evidence of change of bank, address, etc.

A Training Programme was drawn up for the period 20122015. The different requirements of the workforce were taken into account, as well as the various proposals and suggestions received from the Port Authority’s Departments in line with the Quality and Environment Internal Procedure Convention. Workers’ representatives were informed of the new 2012-2015 Training Plan at the Training Commission meeting of 7 November 2011 and their cooperation was requested as recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

6.5.2 Structure Two Infrastructure Technicians were employed on full-time contracts during 2011. Four staff were employed on relief contracts. Four workers retired having reached retirement age and eight temporary contracts were concluded.

Training planned 2012 Transversal training will continue along with the development and fulfilment of the objectives set out in the new 2012-2015 Training Plan.

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7.1 | INTERNATIONAL PORT TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION CENTRE. CITAP

7.1.1 Introduction The International Port Technology and Administration Centre (CITAP) was founded jointly by the University of Cantabria, the Menéndez Pelayo International University, the National Ports Authority, the Government of Cantabria and the Port Authority of Santander in 2009.

The meeting dealt with matters such as the approval of the Strategic Plan, constitution of CITAP and the activity plan for 2011 and initial budget.The Centre’s activity report for 2010 was presented and information was made available regarding the steps taken to protect the Centre’s trademarks. In May, following the elections and the resulting new appointments in the Government of Cantabria, the University of Cantabria and the Port Authority, the following new members were incorporated into the Commission:

The Centre’s second year of activities covered four main areas. The first, “Institutional and Corporate Management”, showcases the activities of CITAP ’s management commission, the progress made in endowing the Centre with its own legal status, as well as participation in the Cantabria International Campus where a part of its teaching and research activities are carried out.

Doña Concepción López Fernández, Vice-rector of Academic Planning of the University of Cantabria Don José Carlos Gómez Sal Vice-rector Coordinator “Campus of Excellence” of the University of Cantabria

The second and third areas cover training activities (courses, seminars, workshops, etc.) and RDI (studies, projects, scientific production, etc) which the Centre has carried out throughout the year concluding with a summary of the training and research publications.

Don Fermín Llaguno Mazas Director of de Transport and Communications of the Government of Cantabria

7.1.2 Institutional and Corporate Management: Governance 7.1.2.1 Management Commission The Management Commission, which monitors CITAP’s activities, met once during 2011 on 8 February.

Don José Joaquín Martínez Sieso Chairman of the Port Authority of Santander

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The composition of the Management Commission is now as follows:

GOVERNMENT OF CANTABRIA (Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Tourism and Commerce) D. Fermín Llaguno Mazas Director of Transport and Communications Dª Mª González Pereda Director of Cantabria Integral Technological Logistics Centre

MENÉNDEZ PELAYO INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY D. Salvador Ordoñez Delgado Rector Dª Mª Cruz Díaz Álvarez Vice-rector of Academic Planning

UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA D. José Carlos Gómez Sal Vice-rector Coordinator “Campus of Excellence”

Following the decision of the Management Commission on 8 February to constitute CITAP as a legal entity and the commitment undertaken by its founders, a number of steps have been taken to this end.

Dª Concepción López Fernández Vice-rector of Academic Planning

The draft statutes were drawn up by lawyers J&A Garrigues and contacts were made with a number of private entities with aims and values similar to those of the Centre proposing their incorporation into the foundation to obtain a commitment for the requisite number of companies to proceed to its formal constitution.

NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY D. Ignacio Rodríguez Sánchez-Arévalo Deputy Manager of R&D D. Javier Martín Santo-Domingo Deputy Manager of Service Regulation

As part of the programme of activities compiled for the evaluation of the “Campus of Excellence” by the Ministry of Education, on 13 June the evaluation group accompanied by a delegation of members from the rectoral teams of the University of Cantabria and the Menéndez Pelayo International University visited CITAP’s facilities to evaluate the progress to date.

PORT AUTHORITY OF SANTANDER D. José Joaquín Martínez Sieso Chairman D. Javier de la Riva Director

Likewise, within the programme of meetings planned for this evaluation process, on 14 June the Port of Santander took part in a meeting of the bodies and institutions associated with the CEI and a team of auditors at the Auditorium of the University of Cantabria located in calle Sevilla.

Secretary: D. Francisco Javier Álvarez, Port Authority of Santander

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At the beginning of November CITAP took part in the III Meeting of the Representative Committee of Cantabria International Campus which was scheduled to coincide with the second anniversary of the award of the International Campus of Excellence classification.

There was a presentation of the current status of the various Strategic Areas which make up the Campus and the strategic initiatives carried out by the Menéndez Pelayo International University. Finally, within the presentations made by the representatives of the institutions associated with the Cantabria International Campus, José Joaquín Martínez Sieso, Chairman of the Port Authority of Santander gave a summary of CITAP’s activities.

A summary of the results of the Campus for the period 2009-2011 was presented as well as details of the resources received and their application and the evaluation of these by the International Campus of Excellence Evaluation Commission.

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7.1.3 Education 7.3.1.1 Courses, seminars and workshops During 2011 CITAP has continued the training activity commenced during the previous year, carrying out the following activities:

WORKSHOP: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONCESSIONS OF COLOMBIA Place: Santander Dates: 11 and 12 April

WORKSHOPS: DELEGATION FROM THE MUNICIPALITY AND PORT OF SANTOS, BRAZIL Place: Santander Dates: 13 April

On 11 and 12 April CITAP organised a workshop with the National Institute of Concessions of Colombia, a division of the Ministry of Transport, dealing with the planning and administration of private capital transport infrastructure businesses in Colombia. There was a special emphasis on concessions granted to private companies for road and rail services as well as the river, maritime and port sector.

On 13 April CITAP received a delegation from the Municipality and Port of Santos (Brazil) headed by the Mayor D. João Paulo Tavarez Papa and D. Sergio Aquino Municipal Secretary for Port and Maritime Affairs. Also in the Delegation were D. Antonio Mauricio Ferreira Netto, Director of Port Modernisation and Renovation of the Special Secretariat for Ports of the Federal Government of Brazil and D. Pedro José Mendes Filho, Chairman of the Port of Recife. The programme was designed around an overview of the Port of Santander’s commercial quays as well as specific visits to the “North Margin-Raos” bridge and the soon to be developed waterfront area. Within this workshop, Doña María Inés Agudelo, General Manager of INCO, visited the Port of Santander’s facilities and was informed about the functioning of the Spanish port system, RDI experiences in the port context, etc.

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SEMINAR: URBAN PORT WATERFRONTS. A NEW GENERATION OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS AND ACTIONS Place: Santander. Marcelino Botín Foundation / La Cerda Lighthouse Dates: 13-16 April Organisations: RETE, International Association for Cooperation between Ports and Cities, the founders of CITAP, (Port Authority of Santander and the National Ports Authority, the Government of Cantabria, the Menéndez Pelayo International University and the University of Cantabria) and the Botín Foundation.

MASTER IN PORT AND COASTAL ENGINEERING. (MODULE 4) Direction: Javier de la Riva Fernández Director Port Authority of Santander Raul Medina Santamaría Professor of the University of Cantabria Place: Santander. La Cerda Lighthouse. Dates: 9 May-6 June Participating Organisations: IH Cantabria and the founder members of CITAP; Port Authority of Santander and National Ports Authority, Government of Cantabria, Menéndez Pelayo International University and the University of Cantabria.

The seminar, within RETE’s “Spring Encounter” programme of activities, was dedicated to the analysis of the emerging “new generation” of sustainable waterfront development projects.

Within the academic activities of the University of Cantabria’s Official Master in Port and Coastal Engineering, CITAP designed the programme, organisation and content of Module No. 4. The purpose of this module was to provide students with an overview of port activity by means of an introduction to the port’s prime functions.

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PROFESSIONAL FORUM UNISTOCK EUROPE. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011 Place: Santander. La Cerda Lighthouse / Magdalena Palace UIMP Dates: 15-17 September Participating Organisations: Unistock Europe, Unistock España, the founder members of CITAP (Port Authority of Santander, National Ports Authority, Government of Cantabria, Menéndez Pelayo International University and the University of Cantabria) and Arizon Abogados SLP.

III COURSE OF MARITIME INTERMODALITY, PORT LOGISTICS AND LOGISTICS NETWORKS IN THE AGROFOOD SECTOR Direction: David Marcano Ceballos Head of Operations and Port Services, Port Authority of Santander Place: Santander. UIMP Las Llamas Campus Dates: 22-24 September Participating Organisations: CYLOG Forum of Castilla León and the founder members of CITAP (Port Authority of Santander and National Ports Authority, Government of Cantabria, Menéndez Pelayo International University and the University of Cantabria)

Santander hosted the Annual Meeting of Unistock Europe 2011. Unistock is an international association which represents the main agro-food shippers and operators in the main European ports.

The third edition of the Maritime Intermodality and Port Logistics Course centred on the analysis of the role of ports in logistics networks and the distribution of one of the main commodity groups handled in their facilities: agrofood products.The event, which attracted around forty delegates, dealt with transport and logistics and supply operations via specialised terminals.

The event brought together around forty delegates with a programme of activities which included a specialised professional forum consisting of technical conferences dealing with subjects of interest for the sector.

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7.3.1.2 Work Experience CITAP also provided the opportunity for work experience to young graduates and post-graduate students in various departments of the Port Authority of Santander. Ten students, the majority from the University of Cantabria, participated in this programme. Name

Dates

Institution

Department

Maria Carranza Orcajo

25 October 2010 / 24 April 2011

Burgos Polytechnic University

Infrastructure

Pablo García González

1 December / 31 May 2011

University of Cantabria

Finance

Mazaureix Bastien

1 April / 25 July 2011

Youth Department Government of Cantabria

Ro-Ro

Alejandro Ruiz Maraña

1 June / 30 September 2011

University of Cantabria

Chairman’s Office

Víctor Rodríguez Polanco

1 June / 30 September 2011

University of Cantabria

Documentation

Andrea Alesón González

7 June / 7 September 2011

University of Cantabria

CITAP

Ana Serrano Tellería

7 June / 7 September 2011

University of Cantabria

CITAP

Rosa Villegas Tezanos

7 June / 7 September 2011

University of Cantabria

CITAP

Paula García Ruiz

1 /31 August 2011

University of Cantabria

Port Operations and Services

Daniel Alcubilla Arranz

1 October 2011 / 31 March 2012

Burgos Polytechnic University

Infrastructure

7.3.1.3 University and institutional visits CITAP organised ten visits to the Port of Santander for university, professional and institutional groups interested in getting first hand information and experience of the port. CALENDAR OF VISITS – PORT OF SANTANDER 2011 Date

VISIT

19 January

Master / Expert in Commerce, Transport and International Communications

11 March

1st Level Geography. University of Cantabria

10 May

“Port Operations”. University of Cantabria

9 May

Master Port and Coastal Engineering. University of Cantabria

30 May

Expert in Tourism and Destiation Magement. University of Cantabria

20 June

Margarita Gómez Betancur. University of Medellin. Colombia

28 June

Summer Course Challenges of the Port System and Maritime Transport in Times of Change

8 November

Life Rail. Workshop Sea / Rail Intermodality. European School of Short Sea Shipping

29 November

Life Rail. Workshop Sea / Rail Intermodality. European School of Short Sea Shipping

15 December

Course “Overseas Commerce” U.G.T. – I.F.E.S.

It is worth highlighting the visit of Doña Margarita Gómez Betancur, Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and Mining of the Faculty of Mining ofthe National University of Colombia, Medellin. During her stay in Santander she also had meetings with members of the rectoral team of the UIMP and heads of departments and research teams from the University of Cantabria involved in transport training and research.

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Master/Expert in Commerce, Transport and International Communications 19 January

“Port Operations”. University of Cantabria 10 May

1st Level Geography. University of Cantabria 1March

Master Port and Coastal Engineering. University of Cantabria 30 May

Master Port and Coastal Engineering. University of Cantabria 9 May

Margarita Gómez Betancur. University of Medellin. Colombia 20 June

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Summer Course Challenges of the Port System and Maritime Transport in Times of Change 28 June

Life Rail. Workshop Sea/Rail Intermodality. European School of Short Sea Shipping 29 November

Life Rail. Workshop Sea/Rail Intermodality. European School of Short Sea Shipping 8 November

Course “Overseas Commerce” U.G.T. - I.F.E.S. 15 December

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7.3.1.4 Other training activities: collaborations Collaborations in Port Masters

UIMP summer courses in Santander CITAP also took part in the UIMP’s summer course programme, hosting ten courses and workshops in its La Cerda Lighthouse facilities.

As well as organising its own educational activities, during 2011 CITAP collaborated in a number of Masters, directly or indirectly related to the port sector, within the University of Cantabria post-graduate programme

HEALTH OF THE AGED, THE ROLE OF PREVENTION Dates: 18-22 June Direction: José Manuel Ribera Casado Emeritus Professor of Geriatrics Universidad Complutense Madrid

Master in Port and Coastal Engineering

CITAP undertook the programming and presentation of the of the Ports Module between 9 May and 6 June at the La Cerda Lighthouse. Expert in Commerce and International Transport and Master in International Commerce, Transport and Communications

CITAP provided lecturers, technical visit to the port’s facilities and scholarships for students at the third edition of the Maritime and Port Logisitics Intermodality Course at the end of September. Master of Historic and Territorial Heritage

CITAP also collaborated in the Master of Historic and Territorial Heritage of the University of Cantabria giving work experience to a number of the students on the course.

RECYCLE Dates: 27 June-1 July Direction: José Luis Zúñiga Plastic Artist

Expert in Innovation Management

This programme is organised jointly with SODERCAN and the Cantabrian Employment Service and started in 2011. As in the previous case, CITAP’s collaboration was based around work experience.

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EL SECRETO Dates: 4-8 July Direction: Anna Caballé Masforrol Professor of Spanish, Head of Biographic Studies Unit of the University of Barcelona

CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES IN RHEUMATOLOGY: MOLECULAR AND CLINICAL PHYSIOPATHOLOGY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT Dates: 18-23 July Direction: Luis Carreño Pérez Head of Rheumatology Department, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital. Universidad Complutense of Madrid

Celia Fernández Prieto Professor of Literary Theory of the University of Cordoba

Pedro García Barreno Professor of Physiopathology Gregorio Marañon University Surgical Hospital Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Member of the Spanish and Royal Academy and Member of the Royal Academy of Physical and Natural Science

THE SPANISH EXILE IN MEXICO Dates: 6-8 July Direction: Javier García Diego Dantán Director of El Colegio in Mexico

MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR CATASTROPHES: FLOODS – INDEPTH ANALYSIS Dates: 25-29 July Direction: José Luis Gochicoa González Head of Civil Protection, Government of Cantabria Ricardo Olabegoa Venturini Deputy Head of Civil Protection, Government of Cantabria

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CINEMA WORKSHOP SILENCE, ACTION! SOUND IN THE CINEMA Dates: 1-5 August Direction: Francisco Espada, Film Producer

ART AND INCIDENT PAINTING WORKSHOP: THE MOMENT OF CREATION A practical approach to the business of art. From its tools to its similarity with other forms of expression.. Dates: 22-26 August Direction: Fernando Mastretta Plastic Artist

Alejandro Pach贸n Professor of History of Art, University of Extremadura

NOVEL WITHOUT FICTION Dates: 1-5 August Direction: Santiago Rafael Roncagliolo, Author

WORKSHOP JAPANESE PAPER DOLLS. WASHI NINGYO Dates: 29 August-2 September Direction: Origlam, Origami artist

7.3.4.3 Otros cursos, seminarios y actividades.

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Aside from the aforementioned support given to the University of Cantabria and the Menéndez Pelayo International University, CITAP helped a number of other organisations to organise events. On 29 July, the La Cerda Lighthouse hosted a meeting of the Monitoring Commission of the research project “COMODALWEB” financed by the Ministry of Development.

7.1.4 Research, Innovation and Scientific Production Introduction CITAP’s research and innovation activities were centred on two areas during 2011. Firstly, Gaining knowledge of Research and Development via participation in the Interport R&D Commission promoted by the National Ports Authority and contacts with related organisations. Secondly, continuing with ongoing projects commenced in 2010 and formulating and designing new projects.

CITAP cooperated in the organisation of the two editions of the European Short Sea Shipping School course “Life Rail - Maritime Sea Intermodality Workshop” aimed at operations management professionals in the maritime-rail transport field. The Port of Barcelona, FEVE, Port of Santander, CP Carga, APTMCD, AGEPOR and ENIDH also took part.

7.4.1.1 Research and Development National Ports Authority RDI Commission: IDISPE project The National Ports Authority started the Inter-port RDI Commission towards the end of 2010 with a view to improving the management of innovation in the Spanish Port System. The majority of Spanish ports are present in the Commission, which has a transversal organisational structure and CITAP represents the Port of Santander.

The first of these courses was held on 8 November and was attended by a large number of Portuguese students, whilst the second was held on 29 November.

One of the Commission’s roles is to act as intermediary between the National Ports Authority and national and international institutions in the field of innovation, identification and analysis of the sectors of port activity where innovation is required as well as the promotion of the exchange of experiences in the Port System through the Inter-port Innovation Forum. Prior to defining the future innovation scenario in the port sector and the role of the Inter-port Commission, the National Ports Authority commissioned Fundación Valencia Port to carry out a diagnosis of the current situation of R&D in the Spanish Port System via a project entitled “The Organisation of RDI in the Spanish Port System”.

Finally, CITAP cooperated with the International Association of Port Law, founded in 2003 to promote communication between professionals in the port and maritime sector at a national and international level and share studies, knowledge and experiences of port law. The association’s headquarters is the La Cerda Lighthouse and its AGM was held on 2 December.

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7.4.1.2 Studies and projects Study of Short Sea Shipping Lines Santander - Baltic During the first six months of 2011 work continued on this research project which commenced in the summer of 2010 in conjunction with the University of Cantabria. The aim is to design Short Sea Shipping Lines between Santander and some Baltic ports which might be viable from the point of view of service quality, “door to door” costs and traffic volume in order to guarantee long term sustainability.

State of RDI in the Spanish Port System and to produce an inventory of the various projects and activities throughout the various Port Authorities. To collect the required information, a questionnaire was designed and sent to the Port Authorities. During the summer CITAP undertook the task of collecting the information to complete the questionnaire. This has provided an inventory of the innovation activities and projects undertaken or in progress in recent years.

“Portus. Doc”: Development and application of techniques, tools and information technologies for the conservation and management of document resources This is a project aimed at designing and developing a digital platform for integral management of document and library resources within the Port Authority of Santander Documentation Service. Its implantation has made document consultation and access easier and more efficient as well as substantially improving the conservation and monitoring of the resources.

The results of the questionnaire were presented to the Inter-port RDI Commission meeting held at the end of September in a preliminary working document which was analysed and debated during the session. The conclusion of the draft final report along with an inventory of the existing RDI initiatives is scheduled for the end of December 2011. The Commission plans to carry on its task via the creation of work groups through which the RDI projects will be dealt with by type. CDTI and CYTED Meetings In September, meetings were held with the heads of CDTI and CYTED to explore the possibilities of articulating CITAP’s RDI activities within national and international research networks. CDTI (Centre for Industrial Technological Development) is a Public Enterprise Organisation dependent on the Ministry of Science and Innovation, whose mission is to promote innovation and technological development within Spanish companies, channeling their applications for finance and support for RDI projects.

citap.net Platform An exploratory study was undertaken during June, July, August and September to define the format of “citap.net”, to establish the configuration of this platform and apply the technological tools required to manage its content.

CYTED (Ibero-american Programme for Science and Technology Development) is an initiative started in 1984 by means of an Inter-Institutional Agreement signed by 19 Latin American countries, Spain and Portugal. The agreement is common to the national Science and Technology Systems of the Ibero-american region which promotes and supports multi-lateral cooperation aimed at the transfer of knowledge, experiences, information, results and technologies, establishing mechanisms of cooperation between research groups from Universities, RDI Centres and innovative businesses. CYTED promotes the creation of networks, coordinated action, joint research projects, etc.

The subject of virtual training and its application in the port sector was considerd within the framework of the study, taking into account CITAP’s organisational model, the specal nature of this type of training and the target audience.

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7.1.5 Educational and Research Publications CITAP participated actively in the edition of three publications. Firstly, CITAP worked alongside RETE on the production of issue 22 of the journal PORTUS and the book “The Port City of the 21st Century. New Challenges for the Port City Relationship”, which marked the tenth anniversary of the founding of the association.

Both publications were presented at RETE’s “Autumn Encounter” held at Viana do Castelo (Portugal) between 24 and 26 November.

“Portus” is an international journal, published twice a year, which specialises in the analysis and study of port-city relationships. Following the interest generated by the seminar “Urban port waterfronts. A new generation of sustainable projects” held in Santander between 13-16 April within the framework of RETE’s “Spring Encounter”, it was decided to include the majority of the seminar’s papers in the “dossier” section of issue No. 22 of Portus.

The third publication entitled “Santander, Port, History, Territory” was co-edited by the University of Cantabria and the Port Authority and contains transcripts of lectures given during a seminar of the same name between 15 and 19 May 2009 held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. A group of specialists took part and discussed the Port of Santander from a historical and geographical perspective.

The book “The Port City of the 21st Century. New Challenges for the Port City Relationship” is the result of the combined efforts of around thirty world-renowned specialists and academics from Europe, USA, Latin America and Japan under the supervision of Professors Rinio Bruttomesso and Joan Alemany.

The book tackles topics such as the historic significance of the port, its evolution over the centuries, its influence on its surroundings, etc. The publication brings the reader up to date with the research work carried out by the faculty, whilst offering an interesting view of the vicissitudes which have marked the history of the Port of Santander with insights into the present and future situation of the port.

Through the interdisciplinary focus of its authors, this book deals with recent developments in port cities around the world. The book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the situation of the contemporary port city and the keys to interpret the processes which it faces at the turn of the century. It provides a complete update of the knowledge and science accumulated over the last thirty years of port-city relationships and explores new concepts, work hypotheses and study routes.

Santander, Port, History, Territory Gómez Ochoa, F. (ed.), et al Published by: Publican, Ediciones de la Universidad de Cantabria and Port Authority of Santander. Bilbao, 2011; 350 pages.

Journal PORTUS, Nº 22 Urban Port Waterfronts. A new generation of sustainable projects Published by: RETE International Association for cooperation between ports and cities.Venice, Autumn 2011; 102 pages.

The book was presented by the Rector of the University of Cantabria, Federico Gutiérrez-Solana, the Chairman of the Port Authority of Santander, José Joaquín Martínez Sieso and the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of UC, Fidel Gómez Ochoa, on Wednesday 2 November in the lecture hall of the Inter-faculty Building on the Las Llamas Campus, Santander.

The Port City of the 21st Century. New Challenges for the Port City Relationship Bruttomesso, R. y Alemany, J. (eds.) et al. Published by: RETE International Association for cooperation between ports and cities.Venice, Autumn 2011; 383 pages.

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7.2 | INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

As in previous years, the Corporate Activities Department represented the Port of Santander within the two organisations whose aim is to promote the improvement of relations between ports and cities: the International Association of Cities and Ports (AIVP) and RETE, which has been chaired by the Port Authority since November 2010.

The Board, the executive organ of the Association, met on four occasions during 2011 to plan and direct educational and research activity as well as the exchange of knowledge which RETE promotes and to deal with the management of its administrative and financial affairs. Board Meetings 2011

BOARD OF RETE* CHAIRMAN José Joaquín Martínez Sieso Port Authority of Santander. Spain

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VICE-CHAIRMEN Emilio Brogueira Dias Port Authority of Douro e Leixões. Portugal Edoardo Monzani Stazioni Marittime Spa, Genoa. Italy Board Meeting RETE. Madrid, September 2011

MEMBERS Carlos Dias Teixeira Metropolitan Area of Lisbon. Portugal Manuel Matoses Rebollo Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras. Spain Board Meeting RETE.Viana do Castelo, November 2011

José Mª Urrutia Mera Port Authority of Baleares. Spain

The meetings of RETE’s Board, the association’s decisionmaking body, are held within the programme “Encounters” organised every year by its members. They are key events in the life of the Association since, apart from charting the direction of the association through the academic and social events which take place, they also offer the chance to explore and reflect on the various aspects and problems of today’s port cities as well as to debate and forge links between members.

Miguel Villalobos Santo Domingo Port Authority of Avilés. Spain DIRECTOR SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Rinio Bruttomesso Centro Internazionale Città d’Acqua, Venice. Italy SECRETARY José Ramón Ruiz Manso Port Authority of Santander. Spain

In 2011, the Board Meetings, organised in Santander and Viana do Castelo, were marked by commemorative acts to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Association.

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Spring Encounter XV MEETING OF THE BOARD OF RETE Place: Santander. Spain Dates: 14-16 April 2011

Autumn Encounter XVI Meeting of the Board of RETE Place: Viana do Castelo. Portugal Dates: 24-26 November 2011

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7.3 | DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

The Documentation Centre, which continued to depend on the Department of Corporative Activities during 2011, comprises the General Document Archive, the Library and Press Library and the Port’s Publications Collection. It also manages the map, video and photo services related directly to the General Archive document collection.

año Quay to a facility adjacent to the Archive. This documentation is being treated and assessed for incorporation into the Archive. A total of 272 new files have been classified, assessed and incorporated during 2011. 7.3.1.2 Photographic Collection 2011 saw the incorporation of 373 new images into the collection of 4,500 digitalised and described images in the Apclmatge database, which was installed in 2005 to manage this resource.

7.3.1 Resource Management. Service Areas 7.3.1 General Archive The documentation held in the Port Authority of Santander General Archive originates from three different entities. The main collection stems from the Junta de Obras del Puerto de Santander, which started to generate documents in 1872, later becoming the Junta del Puerto in 1968 and then the Port Authority in 1992.

The Port Authority’s photographic collection has been augmented through donations made from private collections wishing to take advantage of the Centre’s expert facilities and conservation techniques.

The second collection comprises documentation from the former Organización de Trabajos Portuarios (OTP), whose functions in the administration of stevedoring activities were passed on to SESTISAN. These documents are currently awaiting classification. The third collection, also awaiting classification, comes from documents salvaged from the Fishermen’s Association prior to the demolition of the former Fish Auction Hall.

A collection of 45 images of vessels being launched at Astilleros del Atlántico dating from the fifties and sixties was donated by Rufino Mazón García de Muro. Another collection of ten postcards of the port and city of Santander from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th Century was donated by Alberto de Benito Inglada having been acquired in an antiques market in Valencia. 7.3.1.3 Library - Press This department has carried on as usual; acquisitions, both internal and external, have been dealt with. External acquisitions come from organisations with which the Port Authority has reciprocal agreements. Requests from port employees have also been attended as well as a growing number of external enquiries.

The most outstanding facet of the General Archive’s work during 2011 was the development and completion of the project entitled “Portus Doc: Development and Application of Information Techniques, Tools and Technologies for the Conservation and Management of Documentary Resources”, which led to the introduction of the “Portus Doc” platform to provide integral management of the Centre’s document, library resources and services. This has allowed the replacement of the software which has been in service for nearly 25 years with a new and innovative tool to meet the current and future requirements of modern document management, in short a pioneering step forward in the context of Spanish port archives.

At the close of 2011, the Port’s Library and Press Library held 6,039 monographs, including 142 new titles and 303 specialised journals. There is also a collection of 337 CD and DVD discs and 126 videos. 7.3.1.4 Publication collection With only four new publications, 2011 has seen a significant drop in the number of titles published. Most of these were connected to the activities of the two exhibition spaces, Palacete del Embarcadero and the Cabo Mayor Lighthouse Centre: “Angel Pascual Rodrigo”, “Las Heridas de la Tierra” (Dalita Navarro), and “Desde el Sur del Silencio” (Eloy Vázquez). The fourth, published jointly with the University of Cantabria, was entitled “Santander, Port, History, Territory”. These publications have been incorporated into the

The long and complex process of the adoption of Portus Doc did not stop the Centre’s other work, although less progress has been made on digitalisation and description of the photographic archive and description of new documents transferred from the offices or stored from previous years. A large quantity of documentation has been collected and transferred from inadequate storage facilities on the Mali-

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Port’s catalogue for institutional and commercial distribution. (Fig.3)

The number of external consultations (65 in 2011 against 66 in 2010) as well as internal (58 in 2010 and 75 in 2011) has stayed relatively high. The 26 external users who requested services from the Centre consulted a total of 183 documents compared to 272 the previous year. The 23 internal users consulted 187 documents, including files, books and journals, 80 more than last year.

7.3.2 Service Management The requests for document services, especially consultations and loans, have been dealt with more efficiently thanks to the implementation of the “Portus Doc� platform, which, apart from improving the monitoring of the service itself by the Centre, expedites applications, optimises consultations and facilitates access to documentation, which is now often available in digitalised format.

Although the University of Cantabria is still the main user of these services, there was a significant number of consultations generated by research projects promoted by the Maritime Museum and the Municipality of Santander.

Service areas 24.156 registros Archivo General

General Documentation

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Finally, the Port Authority provided documentation for the exhibition entitled “Empresas Centenarias. Paisajes Contables: 1850-1950”, which was jointly organised with the Menéndez Pelayo International University and opened on 7 September in the Magdalena Palace.

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8.1 | PALACETE DEL EMBARCADERO

EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES WEEK Organisers: Department for European Affairs | Vicepresidencia del Gobierno de Cantabria Office of the Vice-President of Cantabria | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 6 to13 April

Total Visitor Attendance 2011: 49.341

WOMEN IN PREHISTORY Organisers: Isabel Torres Multidisciplinary School | International Institute of Prehistoric Research Cantabria. UC | Department for Women’s Affairs | Office of the Vice-President of Cantabria | Ministry of Equality. Central Government | Museum of Prehistory Valencia. Diputació de Valencia | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 20 January to 27 February

Photo: APS

FROM THE SOUTH OF SILENCE. Eloy Velázquez Organisers: University of Cantabria | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 27 April to 26 June

The Rector of the University of Cantabria, Federico Gutiérrez-Solana and the Director of the Port Authority, Javier de la Riva, at the opoening of the exhibition. Photo: J. Miguel del Campo

Photo: Jorge Fernández

THE NAVY, A MARITIME ENVIRONMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Organisers: Spanish Navy | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 24 to 27 March

RECYCLE José Luis Zúñiga Organisers: Menéndez Pelayo International University | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 1 to 28 July

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FIS POSTER EXHIBITION Organisers: Santander International Festival (FIS) | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 1 to 28 August

THE CIVIL GUARD, SHIELDING DEMOCRACY FROM TERRORISM Organisers: Civil Guard Foundation | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 22 to 25 November

III EXHIBITION OF FANTASTIC ARTS. “CAMALEON” BY THE TEATRO PAPELITO THEATRE COMPANY Organisers: Fundación Santander Creativa | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 17 and 18 September

SANTANDER WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Organisers: Port Authority of Santander Dates: 1 October to 6 November

Pilar Allue, Chief of Police,Agustín Ibáñez, Government Representative, Ignacio Diego, President of the Government of Cantabria, José Antonio Cagigas, President of the Parliament of Cantabria, Justo Chamorro, Commander of the Civil Guard in Cantabria and José Joaquín Martínez Sieso, Chairman of the Port Authority of Santander, opening the exhibition. Photo: APS

A GRAND PROJECT. THE DREAM OF THE TITANIC Enrique Gran Organisers: Titanic Foundation | Enrique Gran Foundation | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 2 December to 8 January 2012 Photo: APS

FORENSIC POLICE: THEIR FUTURE AFTER A HUNDRED YEAR Organisers: Police Commission Cantabria | University of Cantabria | Department of Forensic Science | Port Authority of Santander Dates: 8 to 11 November

Jesús Ferreiro, Chairman of the Titanic Foundation, Begoña Merino of the Enrique Gran Foundation and Carlos Limorti of the Port Authority , with a painting by E. Gran, during the opening. Photo: APS

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8.2 | CABO MAYOR ARTS CENTRE

PERMANENT EXHIBITION SANZ-VILLAR COLLECTION Organiser: Port Authority of Santander

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TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS ÁNGEL PASCUAL. Organiser: Port Authority of Santander Date: 4 May to 31 July

Total Visitor Attendance 2011: 44.393

Photo: APS

E. SANZ, PEQUEÑO FORMATO Organiser: Port Authority of Santander Date: From 6 August

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8.3 | PUBLICATIONS

8.4 | OTHER ACTIVITIES

EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WEEK Organisers: Dirección General de Asuntos Europeos | Vice-Presient’s Office of the Government of Cantabria | Port Authority of Santander Place: Calderón Quay Date: 6 to 13 April

FROM THE SOUTH OF SILENCE. Eloy Velázquez. (Catalogue, 23 x 26 cm, 64 pages Texts: José Luis Casado Soto and Marta Mantecón. Spanish - English) Editor Port Authority of Santander University of Cantabria

Photo: APS

Presentation: “COMMITMENT TO THE BOOK: THREE INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL PROJECTS: ZASTERLE PRESS, PERCEVAL PRESS AND PISUEÑA PRESS” Organisers: Port Authority of Santander Place: Palacete del Embarcadero Date: 20 May

ÁNGEL PASCUAL. (catalogue) (Catalogue 20 x 20 cm, 24 pages Text by Ángel Pascual) Editor Port Authority of Santander

From right to left: Manuel Brito of Zasterle Press, Kevin Power of Perceval Press and Carlos Limorti of the Port Authority of Santander. Photo: APS

PRESENTATION OF THE AUDIOVISUAL WORK OF THE CHILEAN ARTIST EDGAR ENDRESS Organisers: Port Authority of Santander Place: Cabo Mayor Arts Centre Date: 3 December

Mónica Carballo, commissioner and Edgar Endress, during the presentation Photo: APS

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09 | PORT-CITY

2011 has been a key year for the future urban developmentof Santander’s seafront. Having set out the strategy of institutional collaboration required to carry out the waterfront development the previous year, 2011 saw all of these efforts and consensus coming together with the signing ofthe “Inter-Administrative Agreement for the Redevelopment of Waterfront of Santander” by the Municipality of Santander, the Government of Cantabria and the National Ports Authority on 19 March.

2011 was also the year which saw the coming into being of the two most important cultural and sporting initiatives for the city in recent years: The future creation of a new cultural centre in the Albareda area and the celebration of the Sailing World Championships in 2014. The new cultural centre is a response to the requirements of the “Redevelopment Project” to provide the new waterfront with cutting edge 21st Century cultural facilities. This will allow us to create a new urban benchmark and reposition Santander and its bay as the cultural capital of the Cantabrian coast. It will also serve as a catalyst to the rest of the city’s cultural facilities, the port’s Palacete del Embarcadero and Cabo Mayor Lighthouse Arts Centre and the city’s Regional Library, Maritime Museum, Festival Palace, etc.

This agreement has enabled the “Waterfront Redevelopment Project” to go forward, setting out the various commitments of the administrations involved and designing the means to execute the urban development aspect and specifying what is to be done in the various waterfront areas as well as the general structure of related costs and income. The aim of the project is, on the one hand, to improve the position of Santander as the prime hub of Cantabria, turning the waterfront into another focus of tourism and talent and, on the other, strengthening its business fabric to generate wealth and employment. This double objective will be achieved through urban and port planning to improve the waterfront environment and landscape of the City of Santander and the consolidation of a strategy to increase the competitiveness of the Port of Santander by improving its facilities and services and sustainable development of new infrastructures.

Santander, in conjunction with the Port Authority, has been designated as the venue for the Sailing World Championships in 2014. The excellent conditions of the Bay of Santander and the attractions of the city and waterfront have combined to make Santander the first choice for competitive sailing at the highest level. The World Championships will pose a new challenge for the waterfront development, demanding a fresh effort from the institutions involved and the creation of first class facilities for the event.

One of the Port of Santander’s undertakings included in the Agreement was to expedite the planning tools required to get the project under way. In 2011 the Port Authority commenced the modification of the “Demarcation of Port Spaces and Uses” in order to free up areas not suitable for port operations and include port-city uses in areas compatible with urban activity as a first step towards developing the Project.

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Both projects will be developed within the port-city framework providing the waterfront with a new people-centred functionality. During 2011, the Port Authority of Santander took the first steps required to bring these projects to fruition in conjunction with the other parties involved, with a view to having these facilities in place by 2014. Amendments 9 and 10 have been put into action in the Passenger Terminal and San Martin areas respectively.These amendments to port planning are the first step in the development of these projects, which, through substantial investment, will bring about a new, open port waterfront with an innovative design which will become a sustainable and valuable asset to the city.

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10 | COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2011

10.1 | PROMOTION OF SANTANDER AS A CRUISE DESTINATION

During June a familiarisation trip was organised for North American cruise operators. Itinerary planners from Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Silversea, Residensea, Oceania-Regent Seven Seas. Representatives from the Spanish Tourist Office in Miami accompanied them during their visit. As well as getting to know our port, they also experienced some of the excursions on offer such as the Santander City Tour, Santoña, Laredo, Castro Urdiales, Cabarceno Wildlife Park, the Caves of Altamira and El Soplao, Santillana del Mar and the replica cave at Altamira, Comillas and San Vicente de la Barquera.

Regional Tourist Board, Port Authority and Port Community as well as the Police and Customs. The Port concentrated its efforts on the industry’s most important event, contracting its own stand at Seatrade Miami within the “Ports of Spain” Pavilion. There were nine cruise calls this year. Commemorative plaques were presented to the Aida Blu, Sea Dream I and Marina on the event of their first calls in our port.The smile and the eye design which adorn the Aida vessels are a regular feature in the Bay of Santander, whilst Sea Dream and Oceania Cruises are amongst the new clients which the Port Authority has attracted to our waters.

The Port of Santander hosted nine cruise calls and is fully committed to the development of cruise traffic. Proof of this can be seen in the joint efforts of the Santander Cruise Forum which takes care of every detail of each cruise call to guarantee a successful outcome. The Forum comprises all of the branches of the Administration involved in cruise traffic: Municipality of Santander, Chamber of Commerce,

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10.2 | DRY PORTS

To enhance distribution of goods to its hinterland –the Meseta and Ebro Valley– and increase its level of competitiveness, the Port of Santander has shareholdings in two dry ports, Azuqueca de Henares close to Madrid from which a number of Santander-based companies are already operating and Santander-Ebro at Luceni, Zaragoza. These cargo hubs extend the port’s hinterland and provide value-added cargo services, attracting a wide range of maritime and land transport operators, freight forwarders and distributors. 10.5.1 Azuqueca Dry Port (Azuqueca de Henares, Guadalajara) Service area: Madrid and metropolitan area, Central Peninsular area Distance from Port of Santander: 400 km Area: 60,000 m2 The Azuqueca de Henares Dry Port offers distribution services for both containerised and general cargo, linking any Spanish port with central Spain by rail. It plays a major role in the distribution of newsprint to the capital.

The Dry Port provides value-added services to manufacturers and operators including handling, storage and checking of vehicles and cargo, multi-modal platform and customs depot.

Quality: The facility’s Rail Terminal has ISO 9001:2000 Certification for container handling, general cargo vehicles, storage and transport.

The following pre-delivery vehicle inspection services are available:

10.5.2 Santander-Ebro Dry Port (Luceni-Zaragoza) Service Area: Ebro Valley Distance from the Port of Santander: 400 km Area: 105,700 m2 Land has been acquired to expand the facility by a further 30,000 m2. 4,500 m2 Parking area Rail station on the Zaragoza-Alsasua line:

• Vehicle inspection and checking. • Bodywork repairs and painting. • De-waxing. • Washing and interior cleaning. The facility has 105,000 m2 for vehicle storage, management and preparation. Since the end of 2005 it has diversified, storing and handling road-borne containers.

• Double ramp train quay. • 2 x 275 m rail sidings. The Port of Santander has effectively extended its territory through its participation in the Santander-Ebro Dry Port located close to the busiest part of the Ebro Corridor. This dry port serves 60% of the national market being equidistant from the country’s main consumer centres (all within a radius of 300 km). It is located 400 km from the Port of Santander and is very close to the French border and other major ports.

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11.1 | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The co-ordinates of the Port of Santander taken from the base of the Maura Quay are Latitude 43º 27’ 39’’ N and Longitude 3º 48’ 10’’ W.

11.2 | WIND

The prevailing winds are NW and SSW with NE winds during the summer. South winds are the strongest and cause the greatest swell in the bay sometimes making navigation difficult or impossible for small vessels. They are relatively

frequent, particulary at the beginning of the spring and the autumn. They may also occur during the winter and very rarely in the summer.

11.3 | TIDES

High water full and change is 3 h in the entry of the Port, 3 h 15 m at the Embarcadero de Pedreña, 3 h 20 m at Muelle de Maura and 3 h 40 m at Astillero (local time)

the Raos Docks, all levels are taken from this point. The lowest low water observed by the Geographic Institute was 0.04 m. The maximun high tide was 5.464 m.

The chart datum is located 6 m below the upper level of the Maliaño Docks and 6.36 m below the upper level of

Sea level is 2.85 m above chart datum.

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11.4 | ENTRY. (ENTRY CHANNEL)

LOCATION Longitude: 3º 48’ W Latitude: 43º 27’ N WINDS Prevailing: W and NW Strongest: NW and S SW TIDES Maximum range: 5,431 m Maximum high tide: 5,464 m ENTRY CHANNEL Orientation: E - W Width: 250 m / 150 m / 400 m Draught: 12 m / 11.50 m / 10 m Bottom: Sand on the south side and limestone rock on the north side Longitude: 5,100 m ENTRY Orientation: East of Mouro Island Width: 1,700 m Draught: 18 m Maximum recorded current: 0.29 knots

The main channel is navigable by large vessels since, even at low tide, there is 12 m draught at the entry as far as Buoy No. 3. In the rest of the channel and between the buoys there is 11.5 m up to and including the Raos commercial quays, except opposite Raos Quay No. 7 where there is a 50 m stretch with only 10 m graught.

AREA 241.27 hectares land, 3,868.9 hectares water STORAGE CAPACITY Covered: 122,772 m2 Open: 758,651 m2 Tugs: 4 tugs ranging from 600 HP to 4,500 HP

From the entry channel of the Raos Quays up to the Dynasol S.A. jetty there is 9 m. From the Dynasol S.A. jetty to the entry of Astillero Dock No. 2 there is 4.5 m and from this point to Dock No. 1 only 3 m. There are no length or width restrictions since the narrowest point of the channel is 150 m, with 250 m at the entry and 400 m opposite Raos Quay No. 4. From the end of the Dynasol S.A. jetty to Dock No. 1 at Astillero the width is 100 m on the straight sections and 120 m on the curved sections. The length of the channel from the entry to the Raos commercial quays is 5,100 m.

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COMMERCIAL QUAYS / EQUIPMENT

4

2

3

1 5

6

Raos 2 and Raos 3 shared equipment 6 x 16 t portal cranes

RAOS 1

RAOS 2

RAOS 3

2

1

3

Total area: 98,107 m Quay length: 300 m Draught: 13 m Use: Dry bulk and general cargo Equipment: 2 x 16 t portal cranes

Total area: 66,964 m Quay length: 208 m Draught: 13 m Use: Dry bulk and general cargo Equipment: Soda unloader

Total area: 151,303 m Quay length: 569 m Draught: 13 m Use: Dry bulk, general cargo and containers Equipment: 1 x 30 t container crane

RAOS 4

RAOS 7

RAOS 8

2

2

6

5

4 Total area: 43,402 m2 Quay length: 356 m Draught: 13 m Use: Dry bulk, general cargo and roro

2

Total area: 78,316 m2 Quay length: 170 m Draught: 10 m Use: Vehicles and other RORO traffic Equipment: RORO ramp

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Total area: 194,282 m2 Quay length: 789 m Draught: 13 m Use: Vehicles Equipment: Floating RORO ramp


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COMMERCIAL QUAYS / EQUIPMENT

8

7

9

11 10

RAOS 5

MUELLE DE NUEVA MONTAÑA QUIJANO

8

7 Total area: 15,000 m Length: 335 m Draught: 10 m Use: Dry bulk Equipment: 2 x 16 t cranes

Total area: 10,474 m Length: 171 m Draught: 6 m Use: Dry bulk Equipment: 2 mobile cranes

TERQUISA

DYNASOL

2

2

9 Total area: 10,441 m Length: 180 m (integrado en Raos 8) Draught: 8 m Use: Dry bulks Equipment: Cement and sepiolite unloader 2

6

10 Total area: 33,282 m2 Length: Distance between mooring 200 m Draught: 11 m Use: Liquid bulks Equipment: Liquid bulk terminal

CADEVESA - CANTABRIASIL

Total area: Jetty for tanker discharge Length: Distance between mooring 244 m Draught: 11.6 m Use: Liquid bulks Equipment: Liquid bulk terminal

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16 15 13

14

12

MARGEN NORTE

TRAMOS 10 - 11 DE MALIAÑO

13

12 Total area: 61,307 m Length: 538 m Draught: 9.5 m Use: Dry bulk, liquids and general cargo Equipment: 3 x 16 t cranes, pneumatic cereal unloaders and oil pipelines

Total area: 5,416 m Length: 242 m Draught: 10.5 m Use: Cruise ships and other uses

ALBAREDA DOCK

ALMIRANTE DOCKS

2

Total area: 18,624 m Length: 267 m Draught: Between 7.25 and 9.25 m Use: Cruise ships

2

16 Total area: 16,158 m Length: 172 m Draught: 9 m Use: Passenger Terminal, ferries, cruise ships and RORO Equipment: RORO ramp and passenger gangway 2

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14 Total area: 66,662 m Length: 710 m Draught: 7.8 m Use: RORO and vessel mooring Equipment: RORO ramp on Section 4

2

15 2

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NON COMMERCIAL QUAYS

CALDERÓN DOCK

GAMAZO DOCK

Total area: 4,887 m2 Quay length: 270 m Draught: 3 m Use: Port services

Total area: 2,035 m2 Quay length: 105 m Draught: 4 m Use: Port services

ACTIMARSA (POLÍGONO DE RAOS)

MARINA DEL CANTÁBRICO

CIUDAD DEL TRANSPORTE

MALIAÑO BASIN

POLÍGONO DE WISSOCQ

MOLNEDO BASIN

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