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Rethinking Container Management Systems (RCMS)
Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2017,
... container handling technologies for 2 Terminals (Gdansk and Koper) with different features;C. to assess and compare RCMS performance with other state-of-the-art container handling technologies for 2 ports (Gdansk and Koper), with focus on comparison between RCMS solution and port surface extension;D. to assess impact of RCMS in a simulated transport network in terms of efficiency, reliability, ca ...
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Transnational LOGistics' Improvement through Cloud computing and innovAtive cooperative business modeLs (LOGICAL)
Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Oct 30, 2014,
Located in between old Member States and emerging markets in the East, Central Europes logistics sector has an enormous potential to add value to the region and create an employment opportunities. Challenged by rising demands on just-in-time delivery and increasing environmental costs of cargo transport, the interoperability of logistics businesses has become a critical success factor for the comp ...
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Adriatic - Danube - Black Sea multimodal platform (ADB multiplatform)
Start date: Mar 31, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,
The idea of the project is to develop and promote environmentally friendly, multimodal transport solutions from the ports in the SEE programme area (Black Sea, Aegean, Adriatic) to inland countries and regions along a selected pilot transnational network. This will be done by developing and establishing a "multimodal transport development platform", which integrates different regions and stakehold ...
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Upgrading of Inland Waterway and Sea Ports (INWAPO)
Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,
The central Europe area disposes of extensive inland waterways which in all cases underperform in terms of utilisation of their capacities for freight transport and the transport performance of these waterways is usually very low. Major reason for the unsatisfactory role inland navigation plays in coping with the ever growing freight volumes in central Europe is the lack of functional integration ...
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Green Intermodal Freight Transport (GIFT)
Start date: Feb 29, 2012, End date: Aug 30, 2014,
The main aim of the current project is to map, analyze, and evaluate the status of the transport sector in the GIFT transport network and propose new policies and strategies in infrastructure, processes, assets, ICT, legislation, norms and harmonization/ standardization issues, in order to promote innovative green intermodal freight transport corridors. GIFT project will drill down in three Pan-Eu ...
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Enhancing Multimodal Platforms, Inland waterways and Railways services Integration in Central Europe (EMPIRIC)
Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2014,
The Northern Adriatic region, going clockwise from Rijeka/Koper to the Emilia Romagna region coast represents the Southern terminal of the Adriatic Baltic transport corridor. The relevance of this corridor increased in the last years because of the economic growth of the Central European regions and with this connected continuous increase in transport demand. However the transport supply has been ...
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South East Transport Axis (SETA)
Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,
Together with the projects SoNorA, BATCo, SCANDRIA North and SEETAC (Central Europe, Baltic Sea, SEE Programme), SETA is aiming on the analysis and development of the transport corridors from Scandinavia to South-East Europe. Competitive Accessibility of regions is one of the most important preconditions for their economic growth and development (as the project SIC! has shown). Fluent transport of ...
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SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE MARINE AND RIVER INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (SEE MARINER)
Start date: Jan 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2013,
...ea and river transit space of vessels carrying hazardous freight which constitutes many potential environmental risks for coasts and inland waterways. Economic development and a strong growth of transport and increased traffic in the SEE area aggravate the already increased threats of pollution and thus require a good management and high performance of observation, communication and monitoring res ...
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How could the logistics and the safety of the transports of chemicals be improved in the Mediterranean area (LOSAMEDCHEM)
Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: May 30, 2013,
... cooperation among chemical districts and between them and the main harbours 2) improve integration between harbours/hinterlands 3) sustain intermodality 4)reinforce the railways/waterways transportation for chemical products 5) promote a transfer of know-how and safety technologies 6) harmonize regulations and policies. ...
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ORTs as a gateway for Access inner regions (PORTA)
Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: May 29, 2013,
The project concerns the congestion of shipping systems because of bottlenecks at the access of urban ports, deepening: 1. infrastructural and intermodal criticality in interregional/local transportation networks 2. economic influence and environmental impacts of shipping in the coastal metropolitan systems and their hinterland 3. integration of urban/transport policies between the issues o ...
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A distributed and open FREIGHT transport ICT solution 4 ALL stakeholders in the Mediterranean area (FREIGHT4ALL)
Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: Nov 29, 2012,
FREIGHT4ALL aims tackling the fragmented functioning of transnational multimodal freight transport chains by providing an interoperable and distributed ICT solution. It will facilitate remote collaboration of the involved parties and jointly use of available e-logistics systems, thus strengthening territorial cohesion and providing cost effective and sustainable services. The real life cases and e ...
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Mediterranean Ports' Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation (CLIMEPORT)
Start date: Jan 4, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,
The CLIMEPORT project encourages Mediterranean Ports to combat climate change reducing greenhouse emissions and fostering a better use of energy in order to achieve sustainable development in port communities. During the project, an extensive benchmarking process will be carried out within the Mediterranean port sector concerning the use of environmental good practices and renewable energies in po ...
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Container terminals as a key element in the Mediterranean short sea shipping (TERCONMED)
Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,
...hort Sea Shipping between the Mediterranean countries has been considered a valid solution in relation to the intentions of the EU. But until the moment, and in a prominent way, for this type of transport we have been using the RO-RO maritime traffic type, which consists in loading the trucks on the vessels, also tractors or only platforms. To carry out these operations, we have ad hoc port termin ...
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MPROVING PRODUCTIVE CLUSTERS ACCESSIBILITY TO GLOBAL MARKET (BACKGROUNDS)
Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: Mar 29, 2012,
BACKGROUNDS aims at developing a governance model involving ports and port infrastructures within the Mediterranean basin and targeting a better integration of existing poles with their own territories and the relevant productive clusters. This would lead to an appreciation of local peculiarities within the general framework of the global market. ...
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Mediterranean Electronic Marine Highways Observatory (MEMO)
Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 29, 2012,
...for enhanced maritime safety and sustainable development of coastal and marine resources in the MED area. The Observatory includes databases, vessel traffic real time vessel monitoring information, ports and Legislation information. Partners worked on a comprehensive and concrete framework for the functional sustainability of the project's outputs and results.Latest project activities and outputsD ...
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SOuth-NORth Axis (SoNorA)
Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Feb 27, 2012,
SONORA addresses the need for improved multimodal accessibility in Central Europe in South-North dimensions. Building upon past project experiences which focused on the landscape and general transport conditions and plans within the area, SONORA targets to incisively bring forward the state of the art on the deployment of primary transport infrastructure and services, through trans-national collab ...
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Transnational Network for the Promotion of the Water-Ground Multimodal Transport (WATERMODE)
Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2011,
The programme area is crossed by relevant freight traffic flows, originated and directed in- and outside it. This traffic is mainly supported by road infrastructures, that were not planned for these flows. This involves a negative impact on the territorial competitiveness and environment, due to air pollution, noise and reduced mobility. The project objective is to promote the coordination between ...
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STARring a trans-regional network of REGIOnal research-driven marine clusters (STARNETREGIO)
Start date: Jan 15, 2008, End date: Jul 14, 2010,
...age of the EU in the maritime industry sector has to be sustained and depends mainly on the sector's performance, its flexibility and continuation of competitiveness. In this regard, shipbuilding and port equipment are important and strategic industry in a number of EU member states and for the European Community as a whole. RTD investment for boosting the sector is needed and has to focus on the ...
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...e capitalization of the result, involving the different agents that have to profit it: - IMPROVING THE SUPPLY CHAIN BY USING INNOVATIVE IT TOOLS. Promoting the intermodality in the logistics and transport chain to reduce external costs is one of the main axes of European policy related to transport. A lot of projects of Med and similar programs have been developed in this field as BACKGROUNDS, TRA ...
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The OPTIMUS project aims at developing a new approach for the design,performance and evaluation of simulation-based training activities in theport and logistics sector. Many EU ports and logistics facilities are usingdevices that simulate the driving and manoeuvring of goods-handlingvehicles for training activities, but each one is currently adopting differentmethodologies and training paths, with ...
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IOnian aNd Adriatic cities and portS joint cooperation (IONAS)
Start date: Apr 30, 2004,
...INTERREG Community performance and to promote the involvement of new actors in the INTERREG Programme.These overall objectives will be reached through the following specific objectives:1: Better transport and logistics services in ports2: Environment impact of ports activities and sustainable development3: Joint cooperation between ports and cities4: Raising knowledge on the New Cohesion Policy 20 ...
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ICT technologies (including interoperable web-platforms and emerging technologies such as RFIDs) have proven of great assistance to tackle MED/EU port challenges regarding logistics and communication systems. Their customized use in different ports has limited their effect. Hence, it is essential to develop a communication framework between ports, administrations, logistic activities areas, releva ...
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...onomic return of new intermodal freight services, on demand of interested companies or by proposal of any of its members. In addition, this technical group would provide a wide range of commercial support possibilities. A key point is the demand-oriented approach. This means that the Committees will not promote any new service unless it meets a proven need by shippers, forwarders or transport oper ...
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During the last years, numerous studies have been carried out in order to determine the impact of port activities over the environment. As an example of that, the most recent project leaded by the Port Authority of Valencia concerning ports impact on climate change, CLIMEPORT, has allowed a better understanding of the degree of influence of key port activities in terms of quantification of GHG emi ...
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