Albania - National Programme Information

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National policies

The government wants to improve the road safety programs and establish an Albanian Maritime Administration.

 

Priority areas

Improvement of the maritime transport system: This will include completion of civil works in Durres Port according to a development master plan rehabilitation of the quays, construction of the ferry terminal and of the transit sheds; establishment of port authority and the customs controlled area, completion of the civil works in the port of Vlore, rehabilitation of the quays and mechanization of the port; implementation of the proposed interventions and civil works according to the secondary ports master plan of Sarande and Shengjin; establishment of the Albanian Maritime Administration.

 

Funding organisations

Department of R T D Projects Management

This department was established in 1999. The aim is the coordination, monitoring, management of all the projects in the network of institutions of the Academy of Sciences on the framework of the different programmes, local, regional, national and international.

 

Programme information

The Durres Port Project: The objective of the Durres Port Project is to improve the efficiency and effective capacity of the Port of Durres, taking environmental considerations into account by:

 

(a) increasing the commercial orientation of the Port of Durres through establishing an autonomous port, privatizing operations, improving Customs procedures, and improving operations and safety; and

 

(b) rehabilitating port infrastructure to accommodate anticipated traffic demand and attract transit traffic. The project components include: civil works, navigation aids, lighting, warehouses, cranes and spares, anti-pollution, customs modernization, miscellaneous equipment, studies, technical assistance, and training.
There exist two other projects with maritime aspects: Fishery Development Project and the Integrated Coastal Zone Management & Clean-Up Project.

 

 

Department of R T D Projects Management
Head, Prof. Dr. Salvatore Bushati
Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë
Sheshi "Fan S.Noli", 7, Tiranë, Albania
Tel: ++355 4 25 96 57
Email: sbushati@akad.edu.al

 

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