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Description
The project involves modernizing and expanding the activities of the marina in Niedźwiedzi Róg on Poland’s largest Lake Śniardwy. Currently, the marina does not provide extensive and comprehensive services expected by marina users, as its infrastructure is outdated. We wish to develop services for sailors and create optimal conditions for the stationing of vessels. It is therefore necessary to improve port infrastructure and optimize the management of port services. The project will increase the number of berths in our marina by 40% from the current 200 berths to 280. It will also increase the quality of services and expand their range by collecting waste from yachts, providing electricity and water on the waterfront, increasing the recreation area through the construction of gazebos, improving communication through the construction of an internal road, improving accessibility to port services, including the introduction of online booking and payment and navigation to the port. We will introduce modern IT solutions: a harbor application, a LED board with QR code, and a kiosk providing information about services at the port and local attractions. A crane for moving wheelchairs from the wharf to the boat will allow people with limited mobility to use the marina.
In addition to collecting waste from yachts, which reduces the risk of illegal drops of sewage into the lake, our pro-environmental measures will include improved waste management and the installation of waste collection equipment in the harbor basin. Also, the installation of PV and an electric car charging station will ensure a reduction of CO2 emissions by 12.56 tons per year, and the promotion of RES and electromobility among boaters.
Summary of project results
The project was to solve the following issues:
1. increase the competitiveness of the company,
2. increase the number of tourists using the port''s services,
3. increase the company''s revenues and operating profit,
4. improve the image of the marina.
The above issues were to be solved by:
1) modernization of the marina quay and increasing the number of berths
2) improving the quality of service at the port by expanding the range of services
3) implementation of innovative information solutions, including:
– use of facilities for the disabled
– improvement of waste management
- installation of an innovative waste collection device in the port basin,– promotion of renewable energy sources and electromobility,
– implementation of management support algorithms.
The following activities were carried out as part of the project:
1. Preparatory work – as a part of the measure, a number of documentation and the following decisions have been obtained administrative procedures: building permit, water and legal permit, decision on development conditions.
2. Modernization of port infrastructure - the following tasks were carried out as part of the measure: pairs of mooring legs were purchased, purchased a tractor for launching boats, a lift for the disabled was purchased, purchased a generator, quays, slipway, pavement, channel desilting have been carried out, electrical installation along the quay was made water was brought to the quays, purchased a boat launching trailer, a pavilion constituting a container boatswain''s office was purchased
3. Modernization of communication routes – as part of the measure, the renovation of communication routes was carried out, including the construction of an access road to the quay.
4. Accompanying infrastructure - within the framework of the measure the following tasks were carried out: small recreational and leisure architecture objects were acquired, a bathroom was installed, a shelter for wintering boats was built
5. Waste management system - as part of the measure, the following tasks were carried out: a faecal suction machine was acquired, a garbage collector was acquired, 10 bottle/can crushers were acquired, 10 sets of containers for selective waste collection were acquired
6. Information and IT infrastructure - within the framework of the action the following tasks were realized: electronic information board was acquired, information kiosk was acquired, Wi- Fi was installed, software was acquired in the field of management of services in the Marina, including: client module, administrator, Android application for the staff and mobile application using augmented reality promoting the area
7. Consulting - within the framework of the activity, consulting services were carried out to prepare an analysis of the possibility of managing services in the Marina and to create algorithms for determining the prices of services in the models: cost, value for the customer and market.
8. Implementation of ECO solutions - within the framework of the activity the following tasks were implemented: supply and installation of a charging station for electric cars, supply and installation of a photovoltaic system on the roof of the boat wintering shed
9. Bank guarantee – resignation
10. Communication Plan- Implementation of the Communication Plan proceeded in accordance with the assumptions of the information and promotion strategy. Means of informing and promoting the project were applied, in accordance with the assumptions of the Grant Application. Under the Communication Plan, the Beneficiary undertook the following activities:
1) as part of the ongoing procurement proceedings, all documents related to the implementation of the project (tender documentation, announcements, agreements, annexes, etc.) were labeled with the sign of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism Norway Grants and PARP, along with a verbal reference to the Financial Mechanism, the name of the program and the amount of funding;
2) there has been communication to all persons and entities participating in the project that the project has received funding from the Norwegian Funds;
3) there was a transfer of information to public administration bodies (such as Urząd Gminy in Ruciane Nida, Starostwo Powiatowe in Pisz, Wody Polskie in Giżycko, Regionalna Dyrekcja ochrony Środowiska in Olsztyn), that the project received funding from the Norwegian Funds;
4)there was a transfer of information to the cooperating NGOs (1. Association “Nie daj się nudzie”, 2. Hunting Circle “Towarzystwo Prawidłowego Myśliwstwa w Ziemi Łomżyńskiej in Lomza” - about the implementation of the project and placing a link to the project subpage on their website: 1. https://www.niedajsienudzie.pl/, 2. http://tpm-lomza.pl/2022/03/pomoc-ukrainie/
5) an information poster and an information board were placed at the place of project implementation, i.e. Niedźwiedzi Róg 32, 12-220 Ruciane Nida, in accordance with the provisions of the Communication and Visual Identification Manual. All mentioned promotional elements were marked with the sign of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism Norway Grants along with a verbal reference to the Financial Mechanism, the name of the program and the amount of funding;
6) there was posting of reports on the implementation of the project in social media at: https://www.facebook.com/people/Marina-Nied%C5%BAwiedzi-R%C3%B3g/100064364454951/ and posted information about the implementation of the project on the Beneficiary''s website at: https://marinaniedzwiedzirog.pl/
7) there was a launch of the project sub-site promoting the Norwegian Funds and containing a detailed account of the project implementation; the sub-site is available in multilingual version: https://marinaniedzwiedzirog.pl/fundusze-norweskie/
8) IV information campaigns were conducted to promote the Donors (Norwegian Funds) and the implemented project. The first and second information campaign was conducted at the Ośrodek Wypoczynkowy CEZAR , 4 Mazurska St. 12-220 Ruciane Nida, where the Beneficiary had its stand there, at which materials promoting the Donors and the project implemented with funding from the Norwegian Funds were distributed. In turn, the third and fourth information campaign, promoting the Donors and the implemented project, was conducted at the Marina Niedźwiedzi Róg 32, 12-220 Ruciane Nida. During the events, a campaign promoting the Donors was conducted and innovative technological and environmental solutions implemented thanks to funding from the Norwegian Funds
9) The grantee continues to provide information about the Donors and the project through an information kiosk and electronic bulletin board purchased during the project;
The project has been implemented 100%. All innovative-technological solutions have been implemented, i.e. innovative-technological solutions, i.e. 2 at the national level (implementation of an application, application of a lift for the disabled), 1 at the level of the industry understood as inland marinas (waste collector) and 4 at the level of the company (waste collection, billing process through an application, resource management through an application, comprehensive port service). Thanks to the investment, Niedźwiedzi Róg Marina s.c. has increased its competitiveness - it has become one of the most modern inland ports in Poland. Thanks to the project, we have increased the number of berths to 250. We have also increased the quality of service in the port by expanding our service offerings, where in addition to those mentioned above, we also offer slip services, winterization of boats, and have 2 electric car charging stations. In addition, we have implemented innovative information solutions, that is, an information kiosk and an electronic information board. The implementation of the project contributes to increased care for the environment - we promote RES and electromobility. There has been an improvement in waste management with the purchase of 10 bottle/can crushers, 10 sets of containers for selective waste collection and the installation of an innovative waste collection device in the port basin. Implementation of the project also contributed to improving the image of the marina by: modernization of the marina''s wharf, construction of an internal road, de-silting of the channel, construction of 10 objects of small recreational and leisure architecture, construction of a modern boathouse, installation of wi-fi, construction of a bathroom pavilion, possibility of water intake, connection to electricity, including securing the supply of electricity in case of supply interruptions thanks to the purchase of a power generator. Thanks to the investment, we are recording an increase in the number of tourists using the port''s services and an upward trend in the company''s revenue and net operating profit. The beneficiaries of the project are not only us - the company''s partners, but also our employees and guests. Thanks to the investment (purchase of a tractor and boat launching trailer) boat launching services have been improved). In turn, the acquisition of a pavilion, which is a container petty officer''s house, has improved the service to boaters, facilitated access to information and service for those who do not want to use the Internet application. Thanks to the implementation of the project, visitors (tourists) can use the modern infrastructure of the marina''s waterfront, have the opportunity to use toilets, showers. There is the possibility to draw water and connect to electricity on the wharf. We have also used facilities for the disabled (a lift for the disabled). Tourists are also provided with waste collection, emptying of fecal matter tanks. With improved landscaping, visitors can access the berth via an internal road. Tourists can use leisure and recreational areas within the marina. In addition, tourists are provided with modern means of communication, such as ordering services thanks to an app that assists users arriving at the marina, access facilities, cashless forms of billing, navigating to their destination, providing information on weather conditions and suggesting a return to the marina (smart safety function), information on services/attractions offered by the marina, a VR augmented reality app - presenting (promoting) the area.