Issue2 | Winter2011/12
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The Green Paper Policy Review of TEN-T Policy

In 2009 the European Commission issued a document that preceded the publication of the 2011 White Paper on Transport. This document was the Green Paper. A green paper, when released by the European Commission, is a discussion document that intends to stimulate debate and launch a process of consultation. It usually stands for a range of ideas and is meant to invite interested individuals or organizations to contribute views and information.

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E-Maritime: Safety

Safety of passenger ships – Costa Concordia accident and Commission review of safety legislation

Vice-President Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for Transport has asked that the currently ongoing review of EU passenger ship safety legislation ...

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Other News

2012/01/11Stimulating growth and employment: an action plan for doubling the volume of e-commerce in Europe by 2015
2011/12/09Hi-tech route to a 'rail freight motorway'
2011/10/17EMSA takes over the LRIT-IDE, ensuring ship position information flows between data centres worldwide as part of the LRIT system
2011/06/16Commission requests nine Member States to comply with EU vessel traffic monitoring and information system regime

Intermodal Transport in Europe

EC ruling puts SeaFrance into liquidation

A ruling by the European Commission on Monday that bailout by the French government of ferry operator SeaFrance was illegal has pushed the company into liquidation.

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Other News

2012/01/27Now SNCF considers the future for Novatrans
2012/01/26Rail: Commission requests Netherlands to completely implement railway interoperability directive
2012/01/25European railways: Commission promotes interoperability and competitiveness
2011/12/29EU transport in figures, Statistical Pocketbook 2011
2011/12/22Transfennica Iberia increases it's capacity on the Bilbao - Zeebrugge line
2011/12/13Fret SNCF relaxes single-wagon conditions
2011/12/01Manifesto for the 45' Palletwide Container - A Green Container for Europe

TEN-T Corridors

Optimal Regulation and Infrastructure for Ground, Air and Maritime Interfaces (ORIGAMI) project survey results published

ORIGAMI is concerned with improvements in long-distance door-to-door passenger transport chains through improved co-modality and intermodality.

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Other News

2012/01/18€200 million made available for TEN-T projects
2012/01/11Call for proposals for the Trans- European Transport Network
2012/01/01Brochure: 10 Practical TEN-T Examples
2011/11/30TEN-T Days 2011: Connecting Europe: Putting Europe's economy on the move - Foreword

Port Procedures

Adding value: The role of the modern port

There’s nothing like a recession for sharpening the mind. We all like to think we’re operating a first rate service, but as bottom lines become increasingly squeezed, the survivors will be companies offering great value for money and excellent customer service.

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Other News

2012/01/27Strike set to bring Belgian ports to a standstill
2011/12/30Rotterdam 2011 container throughput grows less than 1%
2011/12/23Unifeeder launches weekly container service Antwerp - Saint Petersburg
2011/12/19Shipping confidence picks up despite eurozone fears

Green Transport

End Poverty 2015 Millenium Campaign

End poverty by 2015. This is the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they signed onto the Millennium Declaration and agreed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Other News

2011/12/23New environmentally-friendly containers at OPDR
2011/12/20Clean Shipping Index effective tool for promoting sustainable transport by sea
2011/12/14Anyone heard of SuperGreen?
2011/12/12Ship recycling doubles this year
2011/12/05Shipping: Riding waves to a greener, more sustainable industry
2011/02/01Commission wants your views on how we can produce and consume more sustainably

Related Projects

A European Maritime Space without Borders

The MOS4MOS action continues to gain momentum, as the Activity 2 of the Action came to a close during the Information Days in Livorno, Italy between the 19th and the 20th of January 2012.

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Escola News

LIFE-MOS Gloss opens the LIFE courses of 2012

Escola opens up its 2012 courses with a LIFE MOS Gloss, organised in association with MedCruise, which took place between the 21st and 24th of January 2012

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Other News

2011/12/23La Nuit du Shortsea
2011/12/21LIFE RAIL Avtoritas
2011/12/19The Escola participates in the Gesport seminar


in the next bulletin...

  • Monitoring and Operation Services for the Motorways of the Sea (MOS4MOS)
  • E-maritime and E-Freight
  • A sustainable Europe? A view from the transport sector




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