Promotional Platform for Short Sea Shipping and Intermodality

Project Information

PROPS

Grant agreement ID: 218621

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2008

End date 31 October 2011

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Total cost € 2 485 107,53

EU contribution € 2 309 054,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS RESEARCH CENTER
Greece

Objective

The PROPS project builds on previous EU and national activities undertaken to promote and develop short sea shipping. In particular, PROPS aims to work closely with the Short Sea Promotion Centres (SPCs) to develop a workable and replicable methodology that will enhance their practical promotion activities – in the fields of legislative, technical, and operational actions – and to extend their operations to encompass inter-modal and co-modal transport. The first step will be to identify, from the SPCs, the best practices aimed at improving the integration of short sea shipping with relevant inland logistics chains. Particular attention will be paid to the linkages of key supply chain stakeholders and the removal of bottlenecks. This initial activity will be followed by a comprehensive analysis of the core processes that are, or need to be, carried out by SPCs, both individually and via the SPC European Network, to develop and utilise a business networking approach to enhance the current. practical work of the SPCs. One outcome of this activity will be a set of performance indicators and benchmarks, linked to self-assessment tools and training programmes for the SPCs. Tools will be developed to assist the SPCs improve their performance and their overall integration into European logistics business networks. For instance, an ‘e-booking system integrator’, to improve access to commercial freight booking systems, will be established. Both strategic and tactical support mechanisms will be developed, and learning from past failures will be formalised as a mechanism for improving the work of the SPCs to promote short sea shipping and intermodal transport. A media campaign, run by a large, professional media company will establish and test the campaign in enhancing role of the SPCs and the perception by business of the need to increase the amount of freight transport by short sea shipping as an integral part of logistics supply chains.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business
• engineering and technology › civil engineering › transportation engineering › port and harbor engineering
• social sciences › social geography › transport › navigation systems

Keywords

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Programme(s)

• FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Topic(s)

• SST-2007-2.2-03 - Promotion of short sea shipping and intermodality

Call for proposal

FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1_05June
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Funding Scheme

CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS RESEARCH CENTER

Administrative Contact

Lambros Laios (Prof.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AL. PAPANASTASIOU 91 ; 185 33 PIRAEUS ; Greece
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Πειραιάς
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd.

Ireland

Administrative Contact

Gerry Trant (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BALLINEADIG LODGE FARRAN ; - Cork
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

TURUN YLIOPISTO

Finland

Administrative Contact

Eliisa Särkilahti (Ms.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: YLIOPISTONMAKI ; 20014 Turku
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Etelä-Suomi › Varsinais-Suomi
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

James Hannah (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HOLLOWAY ROAD 166 220 ; N7 8DB London
• Region: London › Inner London — East › Haringey and Islington
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Bulgarian Shortsea Promotion Centre Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Administrative Contact

George Petkov (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Shipka ; Varna
• Total cost: No data

AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE GIJON

Spain

Administrative Contact

Humberto Moyano (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CLAUDIO ALVARGONZALEZ 32 ; 33201 GIJON
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

INLECOM SYSTEMS LTD

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Antony Tait (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 60 MANSFIELD ROAD, WANSTEAD ; E11 2JN London
• Region: London › Outer London — East and North East › Redbridge and Waltham Forest
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

SINTEF OCEAN AS

Norway

Administrative Contact

Haakon Lindstad (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PAUL FJERMSTADS VEG 59 ; 7052 Trondheim
• Region: Norge › Trøndelag › Trøndelag
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

Bell Pottinger Group

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Neil Cameron (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings ; London
• Total cost: No data

TIS PT, CONSULTORES EM TRANSPORTES, INOVACAO E SISTEMAS, SA

Portugal

Administrative Contact

Fernando Crespo Diu (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA MARQUES DE TOMAR 35-6D ; 1050-153 Lisbon
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

THE ALLIANCE OF MARITIME REGIONAL INTERESTS IN EUROPE (AMRIE)

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Fernando Pardo (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue du Commerce 20-22 ; 1000 BRUXELLES
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

K-NET S.A.

Greece

Administrative Contact

Despina Datseri (Ms.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dochiarou 3 ; 11362 Athens
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

SELEX ELSAG SPA

Italy

Administrative Contact

Giovanni Trombetta (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VIA GIACOMO PUCCINI 2 ; 16154 GENOVA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Senator fuer Wirtschaft und Haefen Bremen

Germany

Administrative Contact

Renate Bartholomaeus-Luethge (Ms.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Zweite Schlachtpforte 3 ; 28195 Bremen
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

COMPANIA TRASMEDITERRANEA SA

Spain

Administrative Contact

álvarez-Cascos Carlos (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA DE EUROPA 10 ; 28108 ALCOBENDAS MADRID
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Irish Exporters Association

Ireland

Administrative Contact

John Whelan (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Merrion Square ; Dublin
• Total cost: No data