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| Waterborne RESEARCH: EMMA |
| Project Acronym: |
EMMA |
| Type of contract: |
Shared Cost |
| Project title: |
European Marine Motorways: The potential for transferring freight from road to high speed sea transport systems. |
| Main contractor: |
NAPIER UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Type organisation: |
Education |
| Country: |
GB |
| Start date & duration: |
1996-08-20 - 27 months |
| Area: |
Waterborne |
| Relevant tasks: |
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| Total cost in kECUs: |
642 |
| Total EU contribution in kECUs: |
458 |
Objectives of research
Main objectives:
The aim of the project is to evaluate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of high speed sea freight ferry services as an alternative to long distance transport of freight by road. The specific objectives are : i) to analyse the existing volume of by-road freight and to identify those areas of the Community where transfer to sea routes could be feasible; ii) to carry out an in-depth study of three routes (which will be identified in i) above) in different regions of the Community, to survey the attitides and requirements of potential users; iii) to research and specify the technology, infrastructure, service levels and operating costs required by the sea ferry and port operators to enable them to compete successfully with road transport; iv) to forecast demand for a sea ferry service on each route, to ananlyse its commercial viability, to identify any impediments to the introduction of a viable service and to make recommendations on how they could be overcome; v) to evaluate the impact of these sea ferry services on road transport flows and on employment and to draw conclusions on the feasibility of the concept,
Demo Sites:
None
Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
Participants
| Organisation |
Type |
Country |
| NAPIER UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
Education |
GB |
| TECHNICATOME S.A. |
Industry |
FR |
| NEA - TRANSPORTONDERZOEK EN -OPLEIDING |
Research Organisation |
NL |
| STENA LINE AB |
Industry |
SE |
Coordinator's name: Mr Alexander J. LINDSAY
Address: NAPIER UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Colinton Road, 219
EH14 1DJ Edinburgh
GB
Tel: +44-131-4442266
Fax: +44-131-4553666
E-mail: s.lindsay@napier.ac.uk
European Commission Contact Point
Name: Ms. Astrid SCHLEWING
Tel: +32-2-2969866
Fax: +32 -2-2968350
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