Central Europe Annual EventPrague, November 24th, 2010

Hans SCHUSCHNIG

Regional Government of Carinthia –Department for Economic Law and Infrastructure

BATCo – Baltic-Adriatic Transport Cooperation

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

BATCo is implemented in order to support the further development of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis.Therefore a selection of institutions along this intermodal corridor have come together in the Baltic-Adriatic Transport Cooperation (BATCo).

These 18 national and regional partners from 5 European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and Slovakia), seek to develop a variety of technical, environmental and economic interventions which will facilitate the development of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis from now through 2013.

The Baltic-Adriatic Axis stands for the

intermodal railway axis which connects

the Baltic and the Adriatic sea basins and

their relevant ports (Trieste, Venice,

Ravenna, Koper, Gdansk, Gdynia), with

primary hinterland cities between Poland

and Italy.

The Baltic- Adriatic Axis is a backbone of

the Central European transport network.

THE BALTIC-ADRIATIC AXIS

The Baltic-Adriatic Axis consisting of

•the Trans-European Networks - Transport (TEN-T) railway priority project 23 Gdansk – Warszawa – Katowice - Brno/Zilina – Bratislava/Wien

•and the southern extension Wien - Graz – Klagenfurt/Villach – Udine Trieste/Venezia - Bologna/Ravenna

is one of the most important north-south routes in Europe and the easternmost crossing of the.

THE BALTIC-ADRIATIC AXIS

The Baltic-Adriatic Axis fulfills the requirements of the European Commission for nodes and lines, being an ideal future element of the Core Network:

•connecting Regions within the EU with high economic potential andapproximately 40 million inhabitants

•giving EU regions room to realize their economic potential in the world market

•supporting internal markets, international trade and enhances the global competitiveness of the European Union.

•Reducing climate relevant gas emissions (de-Carboniziation and CO2-

Reduction) owing to future characteristics of this axis (modal shift)

•The Baltic-Adriatic Axis is a high-perfoming North-South connection interlinking the right nodes in 19 regions of 5 Member States.

TEN-T Revision

THE BALTIC-ADRIATIC AXIS

Duration: 36 monthsMarch 2010 – February 2013

Total budget: € 3.723.373,98

ERDF contribution: € 2.902.134,40

18 Partners from 5 EU countries

Lead Partner:Regional Government of Carinthia – Department for Economic Law and Infrastructure

Facts & Figures

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Partnership

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

• Development Agency Carinthia• Internationalisierungscenter

Steiermark• Regional Government of Styria -

Department FA18A Transport planning

• Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology

ITALY• Institute for Transport and Logistics

Foundation• Aries Special Agency of the Chamber

of Commerce of Trieste• Union of Veneto Chambers of

Commerce

• Port Authority of Trieste• Ministry for the Environment, Land

and Sea• Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia

GiuliaPOLAND• Regional Development Agency SA• Upper Silesian Agency for Enterprises

Reconstructing CO.• Port of Gdańsk Authority• Maritime Institute in Gdańsk• Central Mining InstituteCZECH REPUBLIC• The Union for the Development of the

Moravian-Silesian RegionSLOVAK REPUBLIC• Transport Research Institute

AUSTRIALead Partner: Regional Government of Carinthia – Department for Infrastructure & Economic Law

Objectives

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

The main objective is the sustainable and harmonised advancement of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis and its competitiveness.  As accessibility is a precondition for economic development and growth, the objectives are

•to up-grade intermodal transport connections - particularly accelerating the implementation of high capacity railway connections along the axis (“green transports”)

•to protect the environment via the reduction of negative transport related effects and

•to secure employment via the strengthening of the economy.

Objectives

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

The Baltic-Adriatic Transport Cooperation is based on 3 thematic pillars and therefore foresees numerous activities and measures in regard to technical, environmental and economic aspects which are intrinsically tied to the development of the Baltic-Adriatic Axis.

Objectives

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Development and implementation of technical planning tools in regard to the transport system along the Baltic-Adriatic Axis, including the elaboration of a harmonised up-to-date transport related data-basis (e.g. axis-wide transport model, identification of green potentials, green transport decision support model) in order to provide a holistic decision making basis for target groups involved, aiming at the acceleration of investments in transport related infrastructure and services under the consideration of transnational aspects.

WP3 - Transport system

Objectives

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Identification of reduction potentials of negative effects on the environment (incl. axis-wide transport impact model, identification of environmental protection and safety potentials, decision support model) caused by passenger and freight transport along the Baltic-Adriatic Axis as well as the related costs in regard to Air Pollution (CO2, PM10, NOx, HC), Noise Pollution and Traffic Safety (accident rates, insurance rates etc.) in order to initiate and accelerate necessary implementations based on created awareness on reduction potentials.

WP4 - Transport related impacts on environment

Objectives

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Stimulation and development of economic activities by supporting end users (logistics centres, SMEs etc.) along the Baltic-Adriatic Axis.  In this regard BATCo will contribute to the economic development, by the:•Strengthening of intermodal logistics solutions and business models to support their use by SMEs.

•Creation of transnational business cooperation nodes, which support local organisations in business networking across the larger corridor’s geographical area in the development of new services, experts and products.

WP5 - Economic / Logistics Development

Letter of Support (LoS)

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Support for the Baltic-Adriatic Axis is of high importance to demonstrate the strong solidarity and commitment of stakeholders along the Baltic-Adriatic Axis towards the European Commission and the European Parliament.

Therefore BATCo has initiated the collection of Letters of Support which should be signed by

•Enterprises•Institutions•Organisations•Associations

from both, the public and the private sector.

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Progress made since project start

The first project period was characterised by the fulfilment of start-up requirements and building-up basic project structures.

A well attended Kick-off meeting, including high-level key-note speakers, has been held in Klagenfurt (AT) in April 2010.

The Steering Group, involving representatives of all 18 partners, has been set-up.

The Partnership Agreement has been signed by all partners.

Tendering procedures for external experts and services (Corporate Design, Website etc.) have been carried out.

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Progress made since project start

WP3 - Transport system

Activities in WP3 focused on

•Preparation of the BATCo Transport Model using TRANS-TOOLs as modelling software

•Determination and description of standardised parameters for the definition of a common understanding on required transport data

•Collection, harmonisation and examination of transport data from partner region

•Collection and Analysis of other relevant available studies, reports and data

•Review of existing information related to transport efficiency along the BAA

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Progress made since project start

WP4 - Transport related impacts on environment

Activities in WP4 focused on

•Preparation of the BATCo Transport Impact Model using TRANS-TOOLs as modelling software

•Determination and description of standardised parameters for the definition of a common understanding on transport related environmental impacts

•Elaboration of a standardised design for the collection of environmental data to identify the reduction potentials

•Elaboration of an axis-wide calculation model for the identified, standardised parameters

BATCo – BALTIC-ADRIATIC TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Progress made since project start

WP5 - Economic / Logistics Development

Activities in WP5 focused on

•Collection and analysis of information and data for the development of the BATCo Info Pool serving as a standardised and axis-wide data basis for WP3, WP4 and WP5

•Elaboration of a Business Cooperation Model (draft) to foster transnational business cooperation and set-up a Business Cooperation Alliance (BCA)

•Elaboration of a draft concept for Transnational Logistics Center Incubators (TLC Incubator)

Contacts

Regional Government of Carinthia – Department for Economic Law and Infrastructure

Mießtalerstraße 19020 Klagenfurt am WörtherseeAustria

Mr. Albert KREINER Mr. Hans SCHUSCHNIGHead of Department BATCo Project Leaderoffice@balticadriatic.net office@balticadriatic.net

Thank you for your kind attention!

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