INWAPO

Project acronym:
INWAPO

Project name:
Upgrading of Inland Waterway and Sea Ports

Project duration:
November 2011 – August 2014

Programme:
Project is co-financed by the European Union from The operational programme “Central Europe” (80,02%) and by private equity (19,98%)

Project objective:
The main objective is promoting coordination between inland waterway ports and sea ports and development of intermodal infrastructure and intermodal transport services.

Project description:
The project INWAPO, leaded by the Venice Port Authority, has been set up to promote a better coordination between policy actors and stakeholders interested to increase the competitiveness of the alternatives to road transport, especially valorising the potentials of the water/ground multimodal logistics cooperation. The general objective of INWAPO project is to provide support to the implementation of the investments in intermodal infrastructures and the activation of new intermodal transport services. The specific objectives will encompass the promotion of better connections of the central European ports with their hinterland as well as between with other ports, with a focus on the relations between inland ports and maritime ports.

Role of Kios:
Kios s.r.o. succeeded in the tender which was published in Public procurement journal by Public Ports Plc. and the main role is support all their activities during the project lifetime in following work packages:

• WP1 Project management
• WP2 Communication, knowledge management and dissemination
• WP3 Analysis of potential waterborne transport volume
• WP 4 Needs assessment
• WP 5 Feasibility of new links
• WP6 Pilot action

Project web site:
www.inwapo-project.eu