NDPTL Support Fund: financed projects

 

Projects accepted to receive grants from the Support Fund for the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics (NDPTL Support Fund):

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Extension of deep-water container terminal in Gdansk

Grant beneficiary: DCT Gdansk S.A.
Country: Poland
Grant award decision: June 2014
Total project costs: EUR 860,000
Grant from NDPTL Support Fund: up to EUR 150,000
Project description:
The investment finances preparatory studies and planning for the expansion of the public deep-sea container terminal in Gdansk. The objective is to adapt the terminal’s container-handling capacity.

 

New terminals in ports of Umeå and Vaasa

Company: Municipality of Umeå
Country: Sweden
Grant award decision: June 2014
Total project cost: EUR 700,000
Grant from NDPTL Support Fund: up to EUR 350,000
Project description:
The project focuses on early feasibility studies and planning for new ferry terminals in the ports of Umeå, Sweden, and Vaasa, Finland. The aim is to improve the maritime link across the Bothnian Corridor, which completes the E12 motorway connecting Russia to the Atlantic coast of Norway.

 

Intermodal transportation in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus

Grant beneficiary: AB Lietuvos gelezinlekiai
Country: Lithuania
Grant award decision: June 2014
Total project cost: EUR 280,000
Grant from NDPTL Support Fund: up to EUR 140,000
Project description:
The project assesses the need for intermodal rail transportation between Poland, Lithuania and Belarus by carrying out a market analysis and identifying potential obstacles.

 

Road from Finnish-Russian border to Vyborg bypass

Grant beneficiary: Road Administration of the Russian Northwest Federal District
Country: Russia
Grant award decision: November 2013
Total project costs: EUR 2.7 million
Grant from NDPTL Support Fund: up to EUR 200,000
Project description:
The project focuses on planning and designing a new road between the Brusnichnoye border crossing point and the Vyborg bypass because of constantly increasing traffic. The first phase of the project includes a feasibility study of the new road section and a plan for repairs to the existing road.

 

Road between Oulu, Kajaani and Vartius

Grant beneficiary: Finnish Transport Agency
Country: Finland
Grant award decision: November 2013
Total project cost: EUR 1.8 million
Grant from NDPTL Support Fund: up to EUR 500,000
Project description:
The project includes the design of a new road between Oulu and Kajaani, an evaluation of the road section between Kajaani and Vartius, and plans for improving transport arrangements at the Vartius/Lytta border crossing point. The need is due to growing traffic flows and increasing transnational business interests.

 

Intermodal container terminal in Gdansk

Grant beneficiary: PCC Intermodal S.A.
Country: Poland
Grant award decision: November 2013
Total project cost: EUR 392,858
Grant from NDPTL Support Fund: up to EUR 196,000
Project description:
The project covers identification studies for designing a new dry port (intermodal container yard) in Gdansk, and the preparation of the technical documentation required for its construction. The project provides feasibility studies, environmental reporting and design documentation.

 

Improvement of the Saimaa Canal infrastructure

Grant beneficiary: Finnish Transport Agency
Country: Finland
Grant award decision: November 2013
Total project cost: EUR 248,000
Grant from NDPTL Support Fund: EUR 109,000
Project description:
The project provides a study of the technical requirements for the modernisation of the Saimaa Canal infrastructure in eastern Finland. The investment finances the planning and design of the canal’s electrical distribution, lighting, mechanical structures and machine rooms.