16. 02.10:
UPCOMING CALL: FREIGHT MANAGEMENT (MARCO POLO)
The info day for the 2010 calls for proposal under the Marco Polo programme for projects to shift freight transport from the road was held on 10 February. The next call is scheduled to open by mid-March, with a likely closing date at the end of May.
EUR64 million is being made available for:
- Alternatives to road such as short sea shipping, railways and inland waterways;
- Innovations that help overcome technical barriers to intermodal transport;
- Combining Motorways of the Sea actions with other modes of transport;
- Improved logistics reducing the need for transporting goods by road;
- Training and other ‘soft’ factors within the transport business.
Transport services/logistics concepts operating at a European level, offering innovative environmental & social benefits, and presenting credible long-term viable prospects may receive funding. This can include the freight elements of mixed passenger-freight services and Ro-Ro Ferries services. Infrastructure projects, research or study projects are not eligible for support.
