The Marco Polo programme: key for sustainable mobility Cristóbal Millán de la Lastra Marco Polo programme coordinator European Commission Directorate-General for Energy & Transport Unit G2
MACO POLO - MARKET CONTEXT annual freight transport growth much higher than overall economic growth road +35%, short sea shipping +31%, inland waterway +9%, rail +6% short sea shipping: strong, sustained dynamism inland waterway: considerable unexploited potential rail: halted relative decline since 2001, higher increase in states with early market opening environmental impacts of transport remain high: 1% of GDP, road congestion cost 1% of GDP
MARCO POLO POLITICAL CONTEXT 2001: Transport White Paper: intermodality as key concept (shifting the balance, linking the modes) 2003: MARCO POLO programme (2003-2006) to support intermodal services and alternatives to road-only transport until commercial viability 2006: Keep Europe Moving - Mid-term review of 2001 White Paper co-modality: promotion of optimal use and integration of modes (continuity of policy, no U-turn) logistics: using existing capacities more efficiently, cutting costs, reducing environmental impact
MARCO POLO I MARCO POLO I (2003 2006) : shifting freight off the road to more environmental friendly transport modes modal shift Budget: 102 million 4 Calls for proposals published 3 different action types: Modal shift actions, Common learning actions and Catalyst actions
MARCO POLO I OVERALL RESULTS Call 2003 Call 2004 Call 2005 Call 2006 Available budget (in M ) 15 20.4 30.7 35.7 Committed budget (in M ) 13 20.4 21.4 18.9 Received proposals 92 62 63 48 Concluded contracts 13 12 15 15 Contracts cancelled before ending 2 2 0 n.a. Average subvention per contract (in M ) 1 1.7 1.4 1.3 Planned freight to be shifted (in billion tkm) 12.4 14.4 9.5 11.5 Environmental benefit (in M ) 204 324 245 241 External costs saved per subvention 15.7 15.9 11.4 12.7
MARCO POLO I GLOBAL OBJECTIVES Total Planned Model Shift (bln. Tonkms) 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Total Planned Modal shift Modal shift target 0 2003 2004 2005 2006
Unea 083 Vaasa Marco Polo I Call 2003 New modally shifted routes Belfast Cork 059 059 Moerdijk Köln 038 082 014 SSS: Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Atlantic & East Sea 035 Antwerpen Zeebrugge Le Havre 024 023 035 München Traunreut Lambach 008 Graz 042 Trieste 023 Santander 082 060 Figueira da Foz Barcelona Thessaloniki 088 Valencia Salerno Huelva Cartagena Palermo Cadiz 014 Istanbul Rail: NL/BE to South Eastern Europe
Marco Polo I Call 2004 New modally shifted routes Padborg 061 Hamburg SSS: in the same geographical areas Lübeck Birmingham 061 040 Rotterdam 009 031 Limay 040 051 Le Havre 051 050 München 023 026 009 Ribadeo Santander 034 Livorno 049 Setúbal Valencia 026 Verona Koper Bologna Bilbao Figueira da Foz Sevilla Piacenza 023 Rail: more widespread + DE to IT 1 IWW
Marco Polo I Eskilstuna Call 2005 Ventspils Göteborg 018 058 Esbjerg 040 058 Gdansk Rostock 013 015 034 011 053 SSS: also Baltic Sea Passau Offenburg 047 015 034 015 028 Golbey New modally shifted routes Poznan 018 Rotterdam Duisburg 034 Essen Zeebrugge 013 034 041 015 028 011 Lyon 015 Marin 053 Genova 027 Aveiro Toulon Le Boulou Barcelona Tanger Vidin 011 Piombino Civitavecchia Istanbul Taranto 051 015 Koropi 009 051 051 053 Livorno 009 Setúbal Huelva Milano Rail: also FR, Scandinavia & new East-west corridors
Marco Polo I Call 2006 New modally shifted routes Poznan Lübeck Hamburg Köln Duisburg 006 Barking 028 030 Genk Ronet Ludwigshafen 018 015 009 037 Ottmarsheim 037 017 Gliwice Pardubice 010 022 030 020 Piacenza Lambach 022 Vitoria 015 Marseille Lavéra Zaragoza Tarragona Valencia 005 Novara Tortona Genoa Gardenna Gyor 027 037 011 028 1 IWW: river Elbe Magdeburg Cervignano 023 Timisoara Arad 037 Pitesti Rail: BE, ES, RO well presented
MARCO POLO I TRANSPORT MODES 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 SSS RAIL RAIL/SSS IWT
MARCO POLO I ACTION TYPES 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 Modal shift action Common learning action Catalyst action
MARCO POLO I SHIFTED TKM PER 1 GRANT 1.200 1.000 Shiften tonkm per subsidy 800 600 400 200 0 2003 2004 2005 2006
MP I GOOD CHANCES FOR GOOD PROJECTS 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Received proposals Eligible proposals Concluded contracts 2003 2004 2005 2006
MARCO POLO II Continuing Marco Polo I with larger scale and scope Duration: 2007-2013 Budget: 450 M more than twofold increase of annual budget Larger possibility to finance infrastructure if linked to the service Larger geographical scope close third countries 5 action types; 2 new innovative ones: Motorways of the Sea Traffic Avoidance Actions
MARCO POLO II Key Features objective: shift international increase in road freight off the road (road freight transport estimated growth of 20.5 billion tkm/year in EU-25 in the period 2007 to 2013) risk funding, business-driven all segments of international freight (except air) services only <> no research, studies or (core) infrastructure
legal entity: commercial undertakings only (private or public) eligible for participation: EU-27 Member States close third countries eligible for EC-funding: EU-27 Member States EFTA & EEA States after conclusion of specific agreement Candidate and close third countries after Memoranda of Understanding European dimension MARCO POLO II Key Features international routes (EU Member States and close third countries) min. 2 undertakings,1 of them in EU but exceptionally also1 EU MS
MARCO POLO II Key Features Eligible costs: only costs incurred after submission date of the application even if the action starts earlier No profit allowed: during the (accumulated) years for funding does not exclude the possibility to show profit sometime in the period Viability: - the project should show profit and continue after MP funding No state aid allowed: maximum combined public grant allowed = maximum subsidy rate of eligible costs of each action type (35% - 50%)
MARCO POLO II Key Features No unacceptable distortion of competition: - a detailed justification must be given! Credibility essential: proven by letters of intent/commitment, good business plan, market study etc. presently the main reason for failing the evaluations! Financial capacity: last annual financial statement Technical capacity: track records and experience of all partners, CV s etc.
MARCO POLO II Key Features Modal shift actions New or significantly enhanced existing transport services Robust, not necessarily innovative: just shift freight off the road Maximum subsidy of 1 per 500 tkm shifted Minimum grant threshold: 500 000 or 250 M tkm shifted Subsidy rate up to 35 % Maximum duration 3 years
MARCO POLO II Key Features Catalyst actions Overcoming structural market barriers Highly innovative: causing a real breakthrough Subsidy rate up to 35% Minimum grant threshold: 2 M Maximum duration 5 years
MARCO POLO II Key Features Common learning actions Improve co-operation and sharing of know-how Mutual training: coping with an increasingly complex transport & logistics market Subsidy rate up to 50% Minimum subsidy threshold 250 000 Duration up to 2 years
MARCO POLO II Key Features Motorways of the Sea frequent, large volume intermodal services based on SSS Subsidy rate up to 35% Maximum subsidy of 1 per 500 tkm shifted Minimum subsidy threshold 2,5 M - at least 1.25 billion tkm to be shifted per contract Duration up to 5 years
MARCO POLO II Key Features Motorways of the Sea same general objective of sustainable efficient transport but different approach funding is fully complementary MARCO POLO II Transport services Ancillary infrastructure Modal shift objective Private sector driven Bottom-up (undertakings) Short-term TEN-T Infrastructure Strategic infrastructure Creation of transport network Public sector driven Top-down (Member States) Long-term
MARCO POLO II Key Features Traffic avoidance actions - innovative integration of production and transport logistics less empty runs, reduction of volume/weight etc. Subsidy rate up to 35% Actual, measurable and sustainable traffic avoidance of at least 10% of the freight volume Maximum subsidy of 1 per 500 tkm (or 25 vehicle- km) Minimum subsidy threshold 1 M - at least 500 M tkm (25 M vehiclekm) to be avoided per contract Duration up to 5 years
MARCO POLO II Key Features Ancillary infrastructure Funding rules Infrastructure required for timely completion of new modally shifted transport service Works are completed within 24 months after start of action Transport service starts within 3 months after the completion of the works Other EU funding, especially TEN-T funding, is excluded Total aid (state aid and EC funding) not more than 50% of eligible costs For all action types except MOD and CLA actions
MARCO POLO II Results of Call 2007 Very good chances for good proposals! 2007 Received Proposals Subvention requested Selected proposals Subvention requested by selected projects Budget available 55 93 M 27 (49%) 58 M 56 M
MARCO POLO II Results of Call 2007 Evaluated proposals by mode(s) (2007) 7% 2% 24% sss rail+sss 7% rail Traffic Av. 9% 9% iww sss+mos Logistic 35% Intermodality Proposals selected for funding by mode(s) (2007) n = 55 0% 11% 41% 7% 33% sss rail+sss rail Traffic Av. iww sss+mos Logistic Intermodality n = 27
MARCO POLO II Results of Call 2007 Evaluated proposals by type of action (2007) 5% Modal Shift Actions 4% Catalyst Actions 22% 7% 62% Common Learning Actions Motorways of the Seas Traffic Avoidance Proposals selected for funding by type of action n = 55 (2007) 4% Modal Shift Actions 7% 0% Catalyst Actions 7% Common Learning Actions Motorways of the Seas Traffic Avoidance 81% n = 27
Marco Polo I Call 2007 Götteborg 048 016 New modally shifted routes 028 015 037 014 Bremerhaven Birmingham 039 026 020 Waghäusel 004 003 018 046 030 Volvic Santander 054 Passau 017 043 044 Castellon 054 Murcia Cartagena 027 Arad Szeged Timisoara Pitesti 037 046 Civitavecchia 020 020 Vidin 020 Livorno Barcelona 030 009 Wels 037 Verona Sète 039 028 Sassuola Genoa Carrara Bilbao Zebrzydowice 020 Ingolstadt 039 Wüppertal Melnik Genk Frankfurt Mannheim Regensburg Stuttgart Maubeuge Le Havre Gdynia Lübeck Hamburg Hannover 048 015 Gent 030 Rotterdam022 Hockenheim Poole Scheerness Gdansk 007 Pescara 020 024 Istanbul Very evenly distributed map: except for the East Mediterranean area which is not covered
MARCO POLO II What s next? Next Call for proposals beginning 2008; deadline March/April almost no changes compared to Call 2007 1 st quarter of 2008: transfer of Marco Polo project management to EACI Executive Agency of Competitiveness & Innovation
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