Project
SCANDINET - Promoting Integrated Transport in Peripheral Areas of the Union
Funding origin:
European
STRIA Roadmaps:
Network and traffic management systems (NTM)
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/1997,
End date: 01/06/1998
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
Transport in peripheral regions of the EU may face particular problems such as a lack of infrastructure and limited levels of demand, which constrain the financial viability of certain services. An example can be found in parts of Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark), where short and long distance transport services are currently not satisfactorily integrated. Closer links are needed between hinterland transport modes and ferry connections in the Scandinavian countries and between Scandinavia and the Continent.
Objectives:
The objectives of SCANDINET were to:
- estimate actual and potential demand for intermodal transport services in peripheral and isolated areas of the EU;
- identify the possibilities for combining national, international and transit flows into selected corridors and terminals by using intermodal transport;
- assess the possibilities for extending the viable usage range of intermodal transport to 700-800 km;
- identify the gaps and bottlenecks in information flows and to define a concept for operational organisation of real-time information services.
Share this page