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LO-PINOD
LO-PINOD - Logistics Optimisation for Ports Intermodality: Network, Opportunities, Development


Summary

LO-PINOD (Logistics Optimisation for Ports Intermodality: Network, Opportunities, Development) challenged traditional practices of freight distribution and offered a more sustainable alternative.

Through improvements to short sea routes, multi-modal connectivity between regional ports and their hinterland, and diversified port land use and operational models, LO-PINOD helped deliver social and economic benefits to communities and businesses across the North Sea Region.

Duration
01/06/2010 - 31/12/2014
Priority
3 - Improving the Accessibility of Places in the North Sea Region
Area of Intervention
3.2 To promote the development of multi-modal and transnational transport corridors
ERDF Grant
3,370,300.00 €
ERDF Equivalent
650,000.00 €
Total Eligible Budget
8,040,600.00 €
Lead Beneficiary
Institute for Sustainability, UK
Laurienne Tibbles
laurienne.tibbles@instituteforsustainability.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 207 517 1846
Project Homepage
Beneficiaries per Country
United Kingdom
Kilbride
Peel Land and Property (Ports) Ltd - Port of Sheerness
Thanet District Council
South East of Scotland Transport Partnership
Institute for Sustainability
Germany
Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH
Belgium
AG Port Ostende
Denmark
Port of Esbjerg
Port of Hanstholm
Sweden
Port of Karlshamn
The Netherlands
Harlingen Seaport
Municipality of Meppel
Provincie Drenthe
Norway
Port of Drammen
Port of Bodö
Background and Aim

Aim
LO-PINOD’s aim was to make regional ports more accessible, sustainable and competitive transhipment nodes and thereby contribute towards a more balanced polycentric European transport network. This will benefit the economic prosperity and quality of life in the NSR, especially in areas away from global gateways.

The project sought to enhance selected segments of the multi-modal transport network, to demonstrate how it was possible to facilitate more efficient movement of goods, to make better use of available capacities and spread the associated opportunities beyond large gateways.

Three topics were addressed:

  • Improving multimodal landside links, testing how multimodal schemes integrate regional ports to their national/EU transport network and to each other. This allowed for a better coordination of national policies and prioritisation of investment programmes at a macro-regional level in the future.
  • Developing regional ports into efficient and diversified transhipment nodes through joint staff schemes to improve procedures, e.g. security and safety, and developing and integrating new markets
  • Seaside accessibility and linking ports with towns by developing connections to main routes and gateway ports, and activities with local communities.

Background
Decades of globalization have led to increased competition, congestion and pollution across main transport corridors, as transhipment of cargo focused on centralized gateway ports. Often, transport infrastructure investment decisions were taken based on local interests to ensure competitive advantage and lacked a coherent transnational approach to infrastructure propositions.

This resulted in patchy intra-regional accessibility, negative environmental impact and pressure on infrastructure around gateway ports due to rising traffic volumes. This pressure impedes economic growth and could be reduced by strengthening regional ports and ports cooperation.

The North Sea Region economy relies on efficient and resilient market access. Consequently, development of multi-modal transport corridors and links to the maritime transport network is crucial to support balanced economic development. Regional ports are vital elements of this system and require a polycentric development policy to expand their multi-modal offer (e.g. rail or barge) to more isolated regions, make transport more sustainable, and spread growth and opportunity more evenly around the North Sea Region.

Regional ports are not only places of commercial activity, but an integral part of the communities they serve and of the North Sea Region identity and heritage. However, industrialization and security restrictions have contributed to disconnecting ports from their adjacent municipalities, a trend which needs to be stopped to avoid alienation of ports and communities and public opposition to new development.

  • Investment initiation for multi-modal inland connections of North Sea Region ports
  • Upgraded skills and a staff knowledge pool of LO-PINOD ports
  • Set-up of new transport connections and integration of new port services into the EU multi-modal network
  • Incresed strategic support on the national and EU policy level.
Project News
Events
LO-PINOD Final Conference
Dates: 10/10/2014 -

Port of Ramsgate inner marina lock gate

The Port of Drammen Maritime Museum

Travelling on the Fjords

Edinburgh partnership meeting

Walking tour of Ramsgate

Port of Brunsbüttel

Port of Sheerness develops master plan

Heritage building at the Port of Sheerness
Documents
LO-PINOD report 21 - Exploring access to commercial markets by sea / SEStran Short Sea Shipping Report
LO-PINOD report 20 - Improving multimodal landside links / The Kilbride Group final report Sittingbourne – Ridham Docks
LO-PINOD report 05_Annex 02 - Improving multimodal landside links / Port of Ramsgate Low Carbon Plan
LO-PINOD report 19 - Improving linkages with community / Thanet maritime masterplan
LO-PINOD report 18 - Improving linkages with community / Drammen heritage study
LO-PINOD report 17 - Improving linkages with community / LO-PINOD partners undertake economic impact assessments
LO-PINOD report 16 - Port diversification into maritime energy sector / Port of Ostend ‘Seanergy’ port collaboration grouping
LO-PINOD report 15 - Port diversification into maritime energy sector / Port of Ostend sustainable renovation
LO-PINOD report 14 - Port diversification into maritime energy sector / Port of Hantsholm report on LNG for shipping: perspectives for regional ports
LO-PINOD report 13 - Port diversification into maritime energy sector / Port of Hantsholm report into financing port development
LO-PINOD report 12 - Port diversification into maritime energy sector / Harlingen cruise brochure
LO-PINOD report 11 - Port diversification into maritime energy sector / Feasibility study on establishing an offshore shuttle
LO-PINOD report 10 - Port diversification into maritime energy sector / Regional ports work together to maintain competitiveness against large ports
LO-PINOD report 09 - Exploring access to commercial markets by sea / Transporting fresh produce through more sustainable routes
LO-PINOD report 08 - Exploring access to commercial markets by sea / The empty containers report
LO-PINOD report 07 - Exploring access to commercial markets by sea / Bulk cargo study
LO-PINOD report 06 - Improving multimodal landside links / Port of Ostend rail investment summary report
LO-PINOD report 05_Annex 01 - Improving multimodal landside links / Port of Ramsgate Low Carbon Plan
LO-PINOD report 05 - Improving multimodal landside links / Port of Ramsgate Low Carbon Plan
LO-PINOD report 04 - Improving multimodal landside links / Meppel Low Carbon Harbour Plan
LO-PINOD report 03 - Improving multimodal landside links / Port Development Strategy
LO-PINOD report 02 - Improving multimodal landside links / Drammen multimodal development of port facilities
LO-PINOD report 01 - Improving multimodal landside links / Esbjerg’s intermodal terminal
LO-PINOD Newsletter - Issue 06
LO-PINOD Newsletter - Issue 05
LO-PINOD Newsletter - Issue 04
LO-PINOD Newsletter - Issue 03
LO-PINOD Newsletter - Issue 02
LO-PINOD Newsletter - Issue 01
LO-PINOD brochure 2013

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