REMARCC II - Network of REgional MARitime Competence Centres
Overview
Background & policy context:
The strategic approach of the project is the promotion of short sea shipping and inland waterway as main component of intermodal transport and its contribution towards the future maritime development of the North Sea Region. Higher efficiency of transport corridors and networks in the North Sea Region, strenghtening of port's position in intermodal transport and logistics chains, better integration and use of information and communication technologies as improved interaction and communication between public and private stakeholders in the logistic sector are aimed to be achieved.
Therefore, the project focuses on the following three domains and the development of regional strategies for improving:
- Logistics competence
- Logistics optimisation and
- Logistics marketing.
Objectives:
The aim of the project is to achieve and promote competitive and sustainable intermodal transport systems in the North Sea Region (NSR) including waterborne transport (short sea shipping and inland navigation) as main leg through:
- Creation of regional and interregional waterborne transport and logistics collaboration clusters;
- Improvement of the competence of the waterborne transport and logistics networks organisations and individuals;
- Optimisation of waterborne transport and logistic processes;
- Development of strategies and mechanism for the promotion of the use of waterborne transport and logistics, and
- Creation of a quality assurance framework for implementing measures and continuous quality improvement.
The project aim contributes to the strategy NORVISION regarding co-operations for the promotion of short sea shipping and inland navigation involving actors from port operators, shipping companies, shippers, forwarders, logistic providers and hinterland infrastructure with a leading role in port regions.
Methodology:
Based on the previous Interreg IIc project 'Network of REgional MARitime Competence Centres (REMARCC)', the project will address the development of intermodal transport and waterborne logistics clusters in the North Sea Region (NSR) by vertical and horizontal measures.
In order to ensure a practical approach, stakeholders from industry, administrations, policy makers and research will be integrated.
The project comprises 6 workpackages with key issues for the support and promotion of short sea shipping and waterborne transport (in addition to the workpackage on 'project management'), incl. the co-ordination of co-operation between the NSR-REMARCC and Northern Maritime Corridor (NMC) and similar projects within the Baltic Sea Region.
- WP 0. Project Management
- WP 1. North Sea Logistic Cluster
- WP 2. Knowledge Management Processes
- WP 3. Coaching and Training in Intermodal Transport and Logistics
- WP 4. North Sea Quality Circle
- WP 5. Intermodal Supply Chain Optimisation
- WP 6. Promotion Strategies for Short Sea Sipping - An analysis of existing North Sea Logistics Clusters (NSLC), i.e. interaction and communication processes will provide the basis for the following workpackages, inter alia regarding stakeholders to be involved or obstacles and chances for improvements.
A further key issue is the integration of Knowledge Management (KM) regarding information, successful procedures and tacit knowledge on waterborne transport and logistics. Coaching and Training will be offered to target groups to implement results, e.g. education academies, associations or regional administrations. For improving waterborne transport services and adjacent logistics activities, an organisational framework named the North Sea Quality Circle (NSQC) will be established, incl. benchmarking, ICT and certification activities. Facing changes and challenges in logistics systems, Intermodal and Supply Chain Optimisation (ISCO) will be executed in order to investigate and demonstrate optimisation measures for intermodal chains including waterborne transport services. The development of Promotion Strategies in Intermodal Transport and Logistics (PS) will provide the regions with a set of tools to make aware suppliers and demanders of the opportunities and potentials to use waterborne intermodal transport cha
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