Efficient flow of goods and passangers between Finland and Sweden

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2023-11-11

Description

Description (EN):

The Baltic Sea Region is extremely dependent of efficient transport solutions all year around. Currently there is a need to improve the quality of maritime transport between Finland and Sweden in order to optimize the flow of goods in the corridor both by sea to better integrate sea transport with road and rail. The possibilities for just-in-time arrivals and departures, especially in the maritime part of the corridor should be improved. The EfficientFlow project is a joint Swedish - Finnish initiative that contributes developing two transport corridors in the Central Baltic area e.g. the corridor to and between the ports of Gävle and Rauma and the ScanMed corridor between Stockholm and Turku. The project will make the transport flow in the corridors more efficient by improved processes and new digital solutions. The project will deliver improved processes, business models and ICT tools for enhanced information exchanged between port actors, between ports, between port and hinterland operators and between ports and ships. The results of the project will be carefully analysed and evaluated, widely disseminated and can serve as best practices examples for other corridors and ports in the Central Baltic area and beyond. By improved information exchange between the actors of the two corridors in the Central Baltic area will contribute to higher efficiency and timesaving in both corridors, reduced transport time, higher transport predictability and improved sustainability and transport quality. The project is expected to produce a time saving of 7%. The project will be implemented in a partnership with the Swedish Maritime Administration as Lead Partner and with the Finnish Transport Agency, Port of Gävle, Port of Rauma and SAMK as partners. Terminals and operators (maritime and hinterland) together with other actors in the maritime transport eco-system will benefit from the project results and will participate in and contribute to the project work.

Achievements (EN):

The EfficientFlow project improved the flow of goods and passengers through the two corridors of Gävle-Rauma and Stockholm-Turku in Baltic Sea Region by implementation of Sea Traffic Management concept: The project had two blocks of activities: 1. Port flow optimisation - development of Port Activity Application. Port Activity App™ is a digital solution for sharing information before and during a ship call to a port. The sharing of information through the app between port actors makes planning more efficient for everyone involved. For example, when it comes to operational planning, the app provides updated current and correct information about when the ship is expected to arrive, when it arrives at the quay, planned departure time and any delays, etc. Port Activity app was tested and developed in Gävle and Rauma ports. 14 ports in Finland will start using the app after the project end. Port Activity app is an open-source solution and freely available for all interested organisations. 2. Ship flow optimisation. The project introduced the Flow optimization in the regular ferry traffic to improve situational awareness, facilitate higher predictability and efficiency as well as time saving and safety in the corridor. ECDISes, Portable Pilot Units and VTS systems were developed to be able to exchange routes with each other in order to very accurately calculate where in the fairway, canal or other confined water ships will be meeting each other. The relevant information on how the “system” works can be found in the documents, links and movie clips below on the project website. The short summary about the ship flow optimisation activities is presented in the project video. Project website: www.efficientflow.eu

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R3.3. Transport flows of goods

Expected Outputs (EN):

The EfficientFlow project will contribute to more efficient traffic flow in the two corridors Gävle-Rauma and Stockholm-Turku by implementation of Sea Traffic Management and its integration into the full logistic chain. The results will consist of less manual information exchange, improved processes and practical application of new ICT tools. The value proposition identified by the project partners and users, encompasses: • increased situational awareness among the actors in the ports and at sea in the corridors; • connected port and more flexible route planning; • improved port-hinterland information exchange; • well-coordinated, faster and more optimized port operations; • improved just-in-time processes, saved fuel, less waiting times, improved planning horizon, improved berth productivity; and • increased flexibility in case of non-expected events. As a result, ships will adjust speed in order to arrive just-in-time, which means making maritime transport more energy efficient, decreases harmful emissions (CO2), provides positive impact on erosion as well as provides safety and socio-economic benefits to the corridors. Increased accuracy of information by digitization, waiting times and lead times will be reduced in all parts of the logistic chain and a large number of telephone calls between actors will be reduced to a minimum by the introduction of new ICT tools adding to time savings in the movement of goods. The risk of misunderstanding and misinterpretation of information will also be reduced, which contributes to reduced movement time of goods in the corridors. The results achieved will last beyond the lifetime of the project and are transferrable to other ports and countries in the Central Baltic area.

Thematic information

Multimodal transport Logistics and freight transport Improving transport connections

Specific Objective: Improved transport flows of people and goods

Thematic Objective: (07) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures by:

Investment Priority: (07c) developing and improving environmentally-friendly (including low-noise) and low-carbon transport systems, including inland waterways and maritime transport, ports, multimodal links and airport infrastructure, in order to promote sustainable regional and local mobility

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Sjöfartsverket

Department: Research and Innovation

Address: Östra Promenaden 7, 601 78 Norrköping, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sjofartsverket.se

Total budget: EUR 1 541 921.29

ERDF budget: EUR 1 156 440.97

Rauman Satama Oy

Name: Rauman Satama Oy

Department: n/a

Address: Hakunintie 19, 26100 Rauma, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.portofrauma.com

Total budget: EUR 620 097.93

ERDF budget: EUR 465 073.45

Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu

Name: Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology and Faculty of Technology

Address: Satakunnankatu 23, 28130 Pori, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.samk.fi

Total budget: EUR 828 164.03

ERDF budget: EUR 621 123.02

Vessel Traffic Services Finland

Name: Vessel Traffic Services Finland

Address: Palkkatilanportti 1, 2400 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://tmfg.fi/fi/vts

Total budget: EUR 468 092.83

ERDF budget: EUR 351 069.62

Liikennevirasto

Name: Liikennevirasto

Department: Traffic Services

Address: Opastinsilta 12A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.liikennevirasto.fi

Total budget: EUR 20 531.95

ERDF budget: EUR 15 398.96

Gävle Hamn AB

Name: Gävle Hamn AB

Department: Port Authority

Address: Fredriksskans 1, 806 47 Gävle, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.portofgavle.se

Total budget: EUR 615 050.39

ERDF budget: EUR 461 287.79

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Project name (EN): Efficient flow of goods and passangers between Finland and Sweden

Project acronym: EfficientFlow

Project start date: 2018-03-01

Project end date: 2021-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 093 858.42

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 070 393.82

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 3 070 393.82.

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://centralbaltic.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-08, 2023-01-12 and 2024-03-08.

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Efficient flow of goods and passangers between Finland and Sweden

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