Co-operation on Sustainable Freight Transport
The freight transport sector needs to reduce its climate impact, and intermodal transport can play a significant role in this effort. Intermodal transport involves moving goods using various types of transportation, such as trucks, trains, and ships, working together to deliver the goods to their destination. To achieve a more sustainable freight transport sector, each mode of transport must become more sustainable, and different modes of transportation should be used in combination.
However, based on previous work conducted by the Nordic co-operation, intermodal transport faces several challenges. While technology, infrastructure, and incentives need to be developed, changes in behaviour and increased collaboration also have the potential to enhance the use of intermodal transport.
The second phase of the Co-operation on Sustainable Freight Transport Programme addresses these challenges by creating a shared understanding of the obstacles and opportunities for achieving more sustainable transport solutions. The programme promotes collaboration among actors in the Nordic Region to increase transport efficiency and sustainability, as well as to support the development of sustainable freight transport.
Focus areas:
- Establishing a co-operation group at the Nordic level that considers the conditions, perspectives, and interests of different countries.
- Conducting a survey to compare the performance of intermodal transport with pure road transport in selected corridors, describe the impact of existing and announced policy instruments and regulations on intermodal transport and assessing the extent of current and potential growth of intermodal transport flows.
- Implementing initiatives that promote co-operation among Nordic actors in intermodal transport.
- Carrying out pilot projects to facilitate, streamline, or increase the use of intermodal transport.
- Supporting the development of transport solutions among interested actors.
The programme will focus on what the transport industry itself can influence, specifically how the existing transport system can be utilized rather than relying on changes and development of infrastructure and policy instruments.
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