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Oversize Baltic Completed
2011-07-22
Klaipėda Science and Technology Park (KSTP) and its eight partners from Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Sweden have implemented the project Oversize Baltic. It is an international project aiming at improving the possibilities of transporting oversize cargo in the South Baltic Region, solving administrative problems, ensuring smooth planning of shipments, and drawing the corridors of such haulage. The project lasted for two years.
"More than 6000 permits to transport oversize cargo are issued in the South Baltic Region annually With the development of important projects in the energy sector, construction and modernisation of factories, the volumes of cargo of this type is increasing and all countries are making efforts to make the haulage of oversize cargo as smooth and fast as possible. A general strategy for the hauliers of the South Baltic Region has been developed in the course of the project. The final conference in Palanga was attended by a few dozen of specialists from Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Sweden," told Roma Stubrienė, Director of KSTP.
The project Oversize Baltic not only worked out the general strategy, but also assessed all legal and infrastructural conditions that can facilitate the movement of cargo from and to Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Sweden.
One of the objectives of Oversize Baltic was to delineate the corridors were oversize cargo could travel without major obstacles. Such corridors can facilitate the haulage of cargo, contribute to the development of the Baltic Sea Region. A balanced haulage system opens broader opportunities for closer co-operation with the Eastern states where many large scale projects are implemented. Forecasting of transport corridors enables more expedient and effective planning of the road infrastructure. Clear definition of potential movement directions of oversize cargo shipments allows adjusting roads for the haulage of such cargo more effectively.
The hauliers of oversize cargo do not conceal that information about procedures for such cargo in different countries is accessible with difficulty. The implementers of the project Oversize Baltic state that as a result of this project the virtual oversize transport OTIN has been developed. This system allows hauliers to obtain summarised information about shipments in the South Baltic Region necessary for hauliers - the system generates systematised itinerary maps, legislation and permit issuance applications of different countries. In this way, hauliers can complete the procedures necessary more promptly as search for information used to be excessively time consuming up to the present time.
The leader of the project was Kaunas Science and Technology Park, our country was represented by the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, NPPE Klaipėda Shipping Research Centre. Poland was represented by Maritime University of Szczecin, Germany by the Federal Association of SMEs and Wismar University of Technology, Business and Design. Swedish experience was shared by Blekinge Institute of Technology, Port of Karlshamn, Swedish Road Administration. Sixteen associated partners were also involved in the project. More than 60 business companies took part in the training that took place during the project. The hauliers analysed the existing problems together and suggested solutions. The training has not only helped to share experience, but also created opportunities for businessmen to find partners for their projects.
"Although this two-years' project is over, the work will be continued. Together with the partners, we designed the strategies of transportation of oversize cargo, analysed the experience of different countries and looked for the ways to facilitation the haulage of such cargo. Now a major challenge is ahead of us - to make efforts to implement this strategy and take care that the plans are not only on paper, but contribute to the solution of specific problems," summarised the project Ms Stubrienė.
More information about the project on the website www.transportoversize.eu
