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Figure 11. Average time for ship processing
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2005 2006 2007 2008
Source: MPWTT
In 2008, focus was on rehabilitation of infrastructure and superstructure the ports within the framework
of Master Plans guided through concrete projects with foreign donor funding. The Plan of Durrës port was
designed in 2008 with EC funding.
Construction of a Passenger Terminal in Durrës started in 2008 by a Slovenian company, SCT. In addition, a
detailed project and the tender procedures for rehabilitation of quays 7 and 8 are in place, with 40 million EUR
funding from EIB, EBRD and the Albanian Government. Besides, the Port Authority further improved the
infrastructure with its own revenue.
The Italian Cooperation committed 15.3 million EUR for a tender procedure and reassessment of a project in
Vlora port concerning the construction of a new freight processing quay, a ferry terminal and its corresponding
superstructure. Furthermore, with regard to infrastructure and superstructure upgrading in Shëngjin and
Saranda ports, detailed projects and tender dossier for new quays were finalised. As regards Shëngjin port,
funding of around 3.6 million EUR was secured from the IPA programme and Albanian Government. At
Kruiz, Saranda port, five million USD were committed by the WB for the construction of a new quay for
passenger vessels. In 2008, works started to construct two private ports for fuels and gas, at Petrolifera Port in
Vlora and Porto Romano port in Durrës.
Special attention was paid in 2008 to improving security levels in the open ports of the Republic of Albania
(ports of Durrës, Vlora, Saranda and Shëngjin) through interventions in the national legislation to bring it
in line with the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and directives and
regulations of the European Community concerning security standards.
Next work shall focus on establishing a Port State Control which shall ensure adequate conditions for
progressive improvement of safety and technical standards of Albanian-flagged ships in line with the provisions
of international conventions.
3.1.2 Energy
Indicator: Production and distribution of electricity (GWh) by type
Important progress was achieved in 2008 in the production and distribution of electricity through radical
transformation of the sector. Endorsement of the Albanian market model 7 and the accompanying legal
framework provided a basis for reformation and liberalisation of the electrical energy market, enabling its
smooth functioning with private operators involved in the generation, distribution and supply of electricity.
7 DCM No. 338 dated 19.3.2008 “On adoption of the Electricity Market Model”
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