Thursday, 08 January 2009 23:00

Dryport Project - funding approved by INTERREG 4b programme

The €4.8 million European project known as "Dryport" is to examine the critical role that dryports can play in maximising the capacity and efficiency of sea ports, while also shifting traffic off the roads and on to rail or inland waterway. The Transport Research Institute, along with SESTRANS, will be the Scottish partners in an multi-national European consortium.

Dryport will be looking at the development, design and effective operation of dryports that are fully integrated with the freight handling systems of the sea port facilities they support.  The project will also look at monitoring carbon dioxide effects and the integration of dryports into the EU’s Motorways of the Sea concept. The most important aspect of Dryport will be promoting the shift of goods from road to rail and water.

For further information, please see the TRI Projects page or visit the Dryport Website.