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Midway Alignment Botnia-Atlantica (MABA)

The project developed the basis for the connection of the Kvarken connection to the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). The goal was to develop the logistics system in a more efficient and environmentally friendly direction.

Project description

The Kvarken region has been granted EU funding for Phase I of the TEN-T project Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor - Kvarken Multimodal Link, for upgrading the Kvarken ferry link. The goal is i.e. to develop a new customized ferry for the Kvarken region and to develop the ports and the whole regional logistics system in a more efficient and environmentally friendly manner. MABA is an important complement to the Midway Alignment project, and strengthens the prospects for achieving the region's common goal, that is a functioning, environmentally friendly transport corridor in the Kvarken region. The project will produce background material and templates required for accessing the TEN-T network and the project will also help disseminate knowledge of Kvarken traffic in the municipalities of the Botnia-Atlantica region and to key players in the Baltic region.

Co-financiers

Infrastruktur i Umeå AB (SE), Kvarken Council (FI), City of Vaasa (FI), Umeå municipality (SE)

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Results:

MABA has contributed to the specific objective of ”Increased number of strategies connected to sustainable transportation links in east-west direction” by, among other things, highlighting the TEN-T problems at the national and EU levels, analyzed the financial feasibility and economic viability of a new ferry investment (through Financial Engineering pre-study and Detailed Financial Engineering study), analyzed the endorsement of a ferry investment in terms of public economy (through Impact Analysis), started a new form of cooperation with Mittnorden committee, companies in the Kvarken region and industry and commerce organizations in Narvik, as well as through the project’s extensive information dissemination at the national and EU levels, which has attracted the region’s transport problems a lot of attention.

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