Shifting Gears to Greener Freight – EU’s Marco Polo Offers 65 Million Euro in Funding
BRUSSELS, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –
With 65 million euro in available funds, Marco Polo invites transport and logistics
companies across Europe to propose new projects to reduce road transport. The most
innovative, operational ideas for rethinking the logistics chain can receive a significant
grant.
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In a new animated clip, we follow a trucker on the road, discovering the benefits of
the programme. He reaches a new destination, a greener Europe, and invites others to join
in and apply for a grant as well.
Candidates can apply here: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/getting-funds.
Video: http://www.ec.europa.eu/marcopolo
European Info Day
On 28 June, transport and logistics companies from across Europe gather in Brussels,
to learn how to develop their winning proposals and share ideas. They will learn from past
experiences of Marco Polo operational projects.
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/events/2012/european-info-day-2012_en.htm
A 64 000 km traffic jam avoided!
Some 164 grants have been awarded so far, with 624 companies involved; half of which
were SMEs. In 2010 alone, these efforts created 306 million euro in environmental
benefits, removing 14 billion tonne-kilometres of freight off European roads.
By the end of the programme’s first 10 years, an expected 4 million truck trips will
be avoided, with an average distance of 1000 km for their journeys. All these trucks
together would create a massive 64,000-km traffic jam!
Apply with your project
Helpdesk: eaci-marco-polo-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu
+32-2-29-50-924
Marco Polo
Marco Polo is the EU funding programme for freight transporters, shippers and logistic
operators, committed to sustainable transport of goods across Europe. It pursues the
reduction of congestion on Europe’s roads by shifting freight off the road to more
environmentally friendly modes of transport, such as short-sea shipping, rail and inland
waterways.
http://ec.europa.eu/marcopolo
EACI
The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation was established by the
European Commission to ensure the effective management of three EU-funding schemes and a
European business network. EACI’s team is made up of specialists on energy, the
environment, business support and multi-modal transport..
http://ec.europa.eu/eaci
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