INTERREG III B CADSES PROJECT BOOK - Infocooperare

A-B LANDBRIDGEAdriatic - Baltic Landbridgewww.ablandbridge.euProject DescriptionBesides east/west connections and transport corridors,the enlarged EU also needs an improvementin the transport routes connecting the Mediterraneanand Baltic countries.The Adriatic-Baltic land bridge project will conducta pre-feasibility analysis and develop a deploymentroadmap for north/south intermodalTRANSPORT & ITMEASURE 2.1transport connections which link Europe and theMediterranean countries with global markets. Themulti-sector partnership, consisting of actors fromregional administrations, ports, ministries of transport,transnational associations, operators, andother multi-sector specialists from six participatingcountries (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, CzechRepublic, Poland) will conduct a bottom-up assessmentof the land bridge corridors and an identificationof potential market opportunities.Results and EffectsBy means of improving transport infrastructurebetween the Adriatic and Baltic Seas, the projectaims to improve service levels for freight transportusers, including regional and national industries,businesses and global forwarders. The expectedmodal shift towards rail, inland waterways andshipping will benefit the environment and particularlypopulations now negatively affected by roadfreight traffic and lack of access to transport andmarkets.A-B Landbridge links the Adriatic with the Baltic SeaThe results of this analysis will provide regions,ports and operators with the opportunity to adjustthe production of innovative transport services andcreate an attraction of flows and growth of thelocal economies. Moreover, the project should articulateand consolidate a transnational spatial andtransport development vision. It should facilitatethe integration of national and regional transportsystems into the pan-European networks. Finally,the Adriatic-Baltic Landbridge should lead to thedevelopment of strategic plans for public-privatepartnerships along the landbridge routes.DurationStart ....................................................... 06/2006End ......................................................... 04/2008Budget (EUR)Total Budget ....................................2,489,998.32thereof ERDF ...................................1,540,638.23EU Regions/Member StatesNon EU Member StatesLead PartnerProject PartnerLead PartnerVeneto RegionRegional Transport Planning Unit /Logistic UnitPalazzo Linetti, Calle Priuli - Cannaregio 9930121 VeniceITALYContact PersonMr. Luigi CrimiTel +39 041 279 2324Fax +39 041 279 2022E-Mail landbridge@regione.veneto.it0 200 kmProject PartnersAustria: Austrian Transport Ministry, Vienna / Telepark BärnbachErrichtungs- u. Betriebs GmbH, BärnbachCzech Republic: South Bohemia Region SBH, Ceske Budejovice/ City Plan Ltd., Prague / Czech Railways (Ceské Dráhy,a.s.), Prague / The Central Bohemia Region CBR, PragueGermany: Baltic Energy Forum E V., Mallentin / EPV-GIV EuroprojectTraffic -Society for Engineering Services Ltd, Erfurt /Rostock Port - Hafen Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH,Rostock / German Association for Housing, Urban and SpatialDevelopment, BerlinItaly: AMRIE, Mestre / Central European Initiative CEI-ExecutiveSecretariat, Trieste / Centre for Transport System Studies-CSST S.p.A., Venice / Venice Port Authority, VeniceSlovenia: University of Ljubljana, PortorozPoland: Ministry of Infrastructure of the Republic of Poland,Warsaw / Amber Road Cities Association (ARCA), Gdynia /The Port of Gdynia Authority S.A., Gdynia / MaritimeInstitute, Gdansk / Self-Government of the Pomorskie Region(Voivodeship), Gdansk / Szczecin and Swinoujscie SeaportsPort Authority, Szczecin / West Pomerian Region, SzczecinŁasztownia (Poland)68INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK