SOE News

Grants on offer for green freight ideas with Marco Polo

14th Jun 2012

Shifting gears to greener freight

EU’s Marco Polo offers 65 million euro in funding

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.

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.

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.

Learn more about European Info Day.

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 1,000 km for their journeys. All these trucks together would create a massive 64,000-km traffic jam!

To apply with your project contact:
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

Post a comment

To be able to contribute to this discussion you need to be a registered SOE website user. If you already have a username and password, log in using the forum fields below.

Remember me

If your browser doesn't automatically prompt you to save your login details, read how to change your browser's settings.

Forgotten password?

Members without username and password

If you're an SOE Member and don't yet have a username and password, you can register for access.

Non-Members

If you're not a member, then find out how SOE Membership can benefit your career.

Visit the Membership pages to find out more and how to join.