Nordic Transport Political Network Efficient and Sustainable Corridors – Transport Policy and Regional Development Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................... 3 The Transport Corridor ...................................................................................................... 4 5 Strategies – 10 Actions .................................................................................................. 6 Global Development and European Transport Policy ......................................................... 8 Demand for Transport ...................................................................................................... 10 Transportation Systems ................................................................................................... 14 Infrastructure.................................................................................................................... 16 The 5 Strategies 1. The NTN Corridor as a Platform for International Cooperations .................................. 18 2. A Better Platform for Decision Making (Transport Statistics)....................................... 20 3. A Corridor with Options................................................................................................ 22 4. Sustainable Transport ................................................................................................. 24 5. A Hydrogen Corridor ................................................................................................... 26 The NTN’s Interreg project ”Transport Corridors” Illustrated ........................................... 28 Reports Overview ............................................................................................................ 30 Arrangements .................................................................................................................. 31 Preface Efficient and sustainable transport corridors are a vital challenge to regional development, transport pol- itics and environmental politics. The Nordic Transport Political Network, the NTN, is a regional cooperation in the field of transportation, which is the namesake of the ”NTN Corridor”. The NTN was launched in 1996 on the initiative of the County of North Jutland. Its basis was the Nordic Link cooperation in relation to the ferry corridor to/from Southern Norway and Western Sweden via Jutland. The wish for a broader perspective led to the establishing of the NTN with aid from the Interreg II C EU-programme for the North Sea. The circle of participants included Jutland, Southern Norway and Western Sweden. Phase 1 covered 1998-2001 focusing on an increased research based knowledge of transportation. In spring 2003 the NTN project called "Transport Corridors" was approved for grants from the EU's Interreg III B programme for the North Sea. Nordic Link, Westlink and others still exist; however, here the concept of the "NTN-Corridor" is used as a common denominator for the shared transport corridor connecting Western Scandinavia with Central European markets. The objective of the project has been one of detecting NTN Participants: developing potentials for efficiency and sustainability in the corridor to/from Sweden and Norway through Jutland and Northern Germany. NORWAY: County of Vestfold, county of This final report sums up results and experience gained in Telemark, county of Aust-Agder, the project, but in turn it points to future strategies and county of Vest-Agder, county of actions to be taken for a continued development. Rogaland, county of Hordaland, county of Møre and Romsdal SWEDEN: The Gothenburg Region Association of Local Authorities DENMARK: County of South Jutland, county of Vejle, county of Århus, county of Ringkjøbing, county of Viborg, county of North Jutland (lead partner). ASSOCIATED REGIONS IN GERMANY: Kreis Dithmarschen, Kreis Nordfriesland, Kreis Steinburg. 3 The Transport corridor ■ = Railway ■ = Roads ■ = Ferries • = Ferry ports TRANSPORT CORRIDOR The total resources (Demand for Transport, Transportation Systems, and Infrastructure) available to the transportation of goods (and persons) between two geographic areas Demand for Transportation Infra- Transport Systems structure For goods transport and the goods Carriers who are operating in the Roads, railways, terminals, ports transported within the corridor corridor, and qualifications, sy- and airports stems, IT and network with others 4 The Transport corridor THE CORRIDOR THE TRANSPORT POLITICAL STRATEGY: NETWORK Globalisation and expanding free trade areas have led to an increased growth The network was built around the in goods transport. In their most re- regional level. The regions of the NTN 1. The NTN Corridor as a platform for cent white paper the European Com- have an interest in the positioning and international cooperation mission pointed to the challenge of development of the corridor as a creating efficient transportation sys- transport corridor in the transeuro- 2. A better platform for making tems for goods. One of the means in pean grid. Two Interreg projects have decisions mention is the ”development of multi- generated knowledge and a good plat- modal corridors primarily for goods form for the continued work in the 3. A corridor with options transportation”. The NTN Corridor is NTN network. There is a good basis the transport corridor, reaching from for the further work in the transport 4. Sustainable transport Norway and Western Sweden through political NTN network. The basis for Jutland and North Schleswig to Ham- this has been established as: 5. A Hydrogen Corridor burg. The Corridor is covering a trans- port route that was a main artery for Mission: vital trade between countries for cen- A transport corridor with options turies. characterised by efficient and sus- tainable transport solutions across Features of the Corridor: borders. • Covering more than 4 countries, and the geographically the regions behind the corridor are located in the perimeter of Central Europe, and its major global container ports. Vision: •Transports should be made a • The ferry lines between Norway/ position of strength for the Sweden and Jutland/Northern regions in the corridor. Germany have an important role to • A competent network in an active play in the developing of the corri- interaction with politics, industry, dor. business, experts and adminis- tration in the regions covered by • The lorry is important. A continued the corridor - visible on a nation- development of the corridor calls wide and worldwide scale. for interaction between lorries ferry lines and the development of concepts for rail haulage. • This is not just a dedicated transit corridor, it also contains rich inter- action between the goods trans- port and the industrial sector of the corridor. Most recently this was made clear in the “Calculation of 1 Please refer to the report: “Calculation of the the international transit traffic international transit traffic through Denmark”. through Denmark” 2005. Read the report at www.ntn.dk 5 5 Strategies – 10 Actions Based on the 5 strategies, a total of 10 4. Position the corridor in national 5. Enhance the regional planning in actions were prepared. They are mak- and international transport poli- an international approach ing up the basis for the continuation of tics The role of the regions in relation to the NTN network: The NTN corridor is a central transport international goods transport is the corridor for the regions covered. development of framework conditions. Strategy 1: Consequently it must be positioned in The work in NTN across borders puts The NTN Corridor as a Platform for national and European transport poli- the relations and a common agenda on International Cooperation: tics. the skyline. The regional work with developing plans will benefit from 1. Make the project results and For example this goes for national transport and infrastructure when findings visible transport plans and updates of the regarded in the perspective of an inter- Keep up the continuous efforts in TENT, the European transportation national corridor. Here the NTN makes presentation. network. an active interaction take place with the transport group of the "North Sea 2. Maintain and update the website On a short term the NTN is to deliver Commission and others. The NTN website, www.ntn.dk is pre- its input for: senting the project work and accom- Strategy 2: plished arrangements. The website is - Revision of a National Transporta- Better basis for decision making continued and updated on an ongoing tion plan in Norway basis. - The proposal of the Minister of 6. Maintain statistics database and Transport and Energy concerning monitor the traffic development 3. Arranging an annual NTN the future of the Danish combined A statistics database has been esta- conference terminals blished for the NTN Corridor, to docu- Enterprises, politicians and research- - The goods flow analysis by the ment the total goods transport in the ers have focused on transportation in Danish Ministry of Transport and corridor. the corridor and its challenges. The Energy tradition of an annual transport confer- - EU policies and upcoming EU pro- The database will continue to be devel- ence is maintained. grammes for transport and avail- oped as a tool for the regions. It will be ability. updated on an annual basis. The data- 6 5 strategies – 10 actions base is supplemented with and indica- of Transport and Energy. In