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Innovative technical solutions to face environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea Mr. Erik Bergkvist President of the Regional Council of Västerbotten. The link from a European perspective. Improves the efficiency of the European transport network
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Innovative technicalsolutions to face environmentalchallenges in the Baltic Sea Mr. Erik Bergkvist President of the Regional Council of Västerbotten
The linkfroma Europeanperspective • Improves the efficiency of the European transport network • Promotesgrowth and regional integration • Creates internal market effects • Considerable environmentalbenefits • Usesinnovativetechnicalsolutionssupportingfutureprojectswithin the transport sector
Importance of the link • Shortest seaway between Sweden and Finland • Important waterborne connection • Rail link between Sweden and Finland, TEN-T Core rail network • Identified by BTO as strategic transport system of the Baltic Sea • Link for trade development • Development of industry and trade: enhancing growth, integration and efficiency of the internalmarket • Development of tourism • Social, historical and cultural bonds • New innovative technology will be tested
New ship, adapted to specific conditions of the Gulf of Bothnia – a vital part of Kvarken Link • Technical innovative solutions • Reduced weight: using high tensile steel • Ice breaking performance: less weight, higher resistance • Lowerweightreducesfuelconsumption and emissions • Technical innovative solutions for the use of alternative fuel (LNG) • Ship design with environmental considerations • New innovative solutions – for the benefit of all ferry traffic in Europe!
Partners Partners– Public Private Parnership – Co-operation with the private sectortosolve transport issuses NLC Ferry AbOy The City of Umeå The City of Vaasa Kova Login Ab Oy Port of Umeå Port ofVaasa 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 OyMerinovaAb Volvo Trucks, Umeå SCA Transforest
Supporters The Swedish Transport Agency • The Swedish Transport Administration • Företagarna (Swedish Federation of Business Owners) Region Västerbotten • Västerbotten Chamber of Commerce • OstrobothniaChamber of Commerce • The Ostrobothnian Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment • VaasaRegion 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 ofExpertiseProgramme (OSKE) - Maritime Cluster, Western Finland • Nordland Fylke, Norway • MidtSkandia • CERUM, Umeå University • Vaasa Consortium of Higher Education • Gold ofLapland • 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 • GasumOy