Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor - Kvarken Multimodal Link 18.11.2014 / Mathias Lindström

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What is Midway Alignment? Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor is an TEN-T-financed project that aims at: • Expanding/strengthening the connections between strong, fast growing, internationally important regions. • Connecting periferal regions to the European transport network. • Enabling economic development, bringing the regions closer to each other and to other regions within the EU. • Improving the transport routes in the Bothnian Corridor and supporting the existing multimodal TEN-T network, making use of multiple modes of transport (sea, road, railroad).

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Major benefits of the project • Supporting and connecting to the transport network corridors and connected transport hubs, with core status. Thus creating possibilities for peripheral regions to receive CEF financing…. • Possibilities for new transport patterns and strengthening the railway system • Connecting the two regions with Europe, creating and facilitating the regional development • Increased industrial development and increased trade and cooperation • Increased social and cultural exchange and cooperation

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Nordic Logistic Corridor (INTERREG) – a functioning transport route in eastwest direction connecting Northern part of Europe with Russia and Asia.

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Joint ferry company founded in 2012 between the cities of Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in Sweden

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A joint port company established between Vaasa and Umeå. Up and running 1.1.2015.

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All of these a part of Nordic Logistic Corridor and Midway Alignment of The Bothnian Corridor

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Cooperation between Universities, hospitals, municipalities in Umeå and Vaasa

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Project objectives • Upgrade the transport link between Finland and Sweden and to create a fully integrated transport solution in the Baltic Sea Region within the TEN-T system • Support the EU transport goals • Connect Nordic countries, with the EU network • Create and facilitate regional development • Increase social and cultural cooperation • Increase industrial development and increase trade • To create a logistic transport system from Norway through Sweden and on to Finland, and further, by investments in infrastructure, logistics and maritime transport. • To build a complete transport chain for goods and passengers

Activities Phase 1, Studies (2014-2015): • Initial activities: infrastructure investments, temporary ferry • Preparatory studies: Transport development, Environmental analysis, Rail development analysis, Port development analysis, Market analysis, Financial Engineering, Traffic management analysis • Development of concept: transport concept and ferry concept, and land infrastructure concept/plan • Design of ferry • Design and planning of land based infrastructure • Budget: 20,7 MERU

Phase 2, Works (2016-2018): • Construction of ferry • Construction of land infrastructure and port development • Implementation and improvement of traffic management

Public-Private Partnership o The Midway Alignment Project is a Public-Private Partnership with a large number of organizations cooperating in the activities and supporting the project. o Municipalities, regional organizations, national authorities, industry, universities, technological experts etc participate.

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Partners Partners 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

NLC Ferry Ab Oy The City of Umeå The City of Vaasa Kova Login Ab Oy Port of Umeå Port of Vaasa The Kvarken Council Regional Council of Västerbotten Regional Council of Ostrobothnia The Swedish Maritime Adm. Wärtsilä SSAB Komatsu ABB Det Norske Veritas, DNV Technology center Oy Merinova Ab 17. Volvo Trucks, Umeå 18. SCA Transforest

Supporters • The Swedish Transport Agency • The Swedish Transport Administration • Företagarna (Swedish Federation of Business Owners) Region Västerbotten • Västerbotten Chamber of Commerce • Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce • The Ostrobothnian Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment • Vaasa Region Development Company • The Board of the Council of Ostrobothnia • The Mayors of the Municipalities of the Vaasa Region • The Regional Organisation of Enterprises in Coastal Ostrobothnia • Centre of Expertise Programme (OSKE) Maritime Cluster, Western Finland

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Nordland Fylke, Norway MidtSkandia CERUM, Umeå University Vaasa Consortium of Higher Education Gold of Lapland Visit Hemavan Tärnaby AB Visit Umeå AB Västerbotten Tourism Board Real Rail AB Green Cargo Hector Rail Freja Transport and Logistics Schenker Oy Oy Aha Logistics Ltd Oy Backman-Trummer Ab Gasum Oy

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1st artist impression / Ilkka Rytkölä

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