CONNECTING CITIZEN PORTS 21

Programme 2007 - 2013 North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

Connecting Citizen Ports 21 brings together 7 major inland ports and intends to promote connectivity and sustainable transport by optimising the organisation of freight logistics and sustainable spatial development of inland ports in NWE. Water transport is the most sustainable. reliable and safe means of transport for freight. CCP21 wants to contribute to more sustainable transport by optimising the organisation of freight logistics and strengthening the position of inland ports. Inland ports are the nodes in the transport chain. where freight and passengers are being transferred and economic added value is realised. Strengthening and enlarging the capacity of the nodes. will enlarge the efficient use of the existing network. NWE’s dense and well developed network of inland waterways has a large unused potential because the capacity and use of inland ports is limited. The location of inland ports in cities offers opportunities for new logistic and spatial concepts. such as city distribution. regional container shipment and multipurpose land use. Nevertheless. inland ports are under pressure. Connecting them to the EU waterways network and competing in the global logistic market demands increase of scale of ports. Secondly inland ports receive fierce competition from other urban functions for the limited space available at the waterside. Cities and citizens are not aware (anymore) of the presence and role of their inland port. To achieve smart growth the CCP21-partners work together on optimising inland ports as nodal points to be an integrated part of the EU transport chains and to be sustainable and physically integrated in the urban fabric. This integral approach is represented by the 4 objectives: 1.Increase the awareness and acceptability of inland ports 2.Promote cohabitation through innovative multipurpose land use 3.Optimise the organisation of freight logistics 4.Promote sustainable city distribution

Achievements (EN):

CCP21 Partners have been collaborating to achieve results in the context of each objective. Through various studies, tools, infrastructure works and communication activities, the project has increased the awareness and acceptability of inland ports, promoted cohabitation through innovative and multipurpose land use, improved the organisation of freight logistics and promoted sustainable city distribution. The project results include: - An ICT tool that improves the level of cooperation between different inland ports. - An awareness and acceptability strategy that increases the image of inland ports towards citizens. - A visualisation tool that shows the benefits of inland waterway transport in an attractive way for the general public. - Infrastructures that combine port activities with (semi-)public spaces, which legitimizes port activities in urban areas and city centres and improves the economic performance within and for the city, improves connectivity and contributes to the modal shift. - The construction of a multimodal urban logistic platform that helps to reduce the burden of economic, commercial and transport activities on the environment. - The construction of a multipurpose vessel for city distribution that that contributes to the modal shift.

Website: http://www.nweurope.eu/

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Transport and mobility Logistics and freight transport Improving transport connections

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Haven van Brussel / Port de Bruxelles

Address: Redersplein 6, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

Port autonome de Liège

Name: Port autonome de Liège

Address: Quai de Maestricht, 14, 4000 Liège, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

Rheinports Basel-Mulhouse-Weil

Name: Rheinports Basel-Mulhouse-Weil

Address: Hafenstrasse 43a, D-79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Provincie Utrecht

Name: Provincie Utrecht

Address: Pythagoraslaan 101, 3583 BB Utrecht, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Port Autonome de Paris

Name: Port Autonome de Paris

Address: 1, Quai de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, France

Legal status: n/a

Schweizerische Rheinhäfen

Name: Schweizerische Rheinhäfen

Address: Hochbergerstrasse 160, CH- 4019 Basel, Switzerland

Legal status: n/a

Ports de Lille

Name: Ports de Lille

Address: Place Leroux de Faukemont B.P. 1394 R.P., 59015 Lille Cedex, France

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): CONNECTING CITIZEN PORTS 21

Project acronym: CCP21

Project start date: 2009-09-25

Project end date: 2014-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 8 254 888.36

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 911 094.02

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2007 - 2013 North West Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

114 / 114 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 104 / 1 104 (100%)

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CONNECTING CITIZEN PORTS 21

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