Anchored in the Umeå-Vasa maritime corridor and complemented with the Umeå-Trondheim rail corridor, the project will demonstrate digital innovations, enhance data sharing, improve situational awareness and support sustainable and efficient transport solutions.
The Green and Digital e2e corridors project will among others establish a Nordic cluster of stakeholders for supply chain innovation to engage transport ecosystem stakeholders, tech providers and non-profit actors. It will also compare the corridor’s profitability and benefits with other transport routes between Finland and Norway and utilize the digital infrastructure of Virtual Watchtower net to enhance data sharing. Transport buyers – a key stakeholder in the transition to green transport and mobility – will be heavily involved in the project, which also aims to facilitate the commercialization of new services supporting the corridor.
In the long term, the project aims to establish a role model for green and digital corridors among the five Nordic countries, serving as an inspiration for the rest of the world.
“By realizing a green and digital end-to-end transport corridor, we will pursue three combined objectives: sustainable transport, resilience and security of supply, and new opportunities for business. Moreover, we will increase connectivity and integration in our region by connecting various transport modes, while adding a digital infrastructure and use and share data to promote our goals. With this project the Nordic region will demonstrate how establishing and acting through an ecosystem for green corridor innovation can further sustainable, secure and predictable transportation,” says Nina Egeli, Head of Program at Nordic Innovation.
The project will involve a broad range of stakeholders – transport buyers, transport and terminal operators, fuel providers and digital service providers.
Building on experiences from the MAREN project
The Green and Digital e2e corridors in the Nordics project builds on the experiences from the Maritime Energy Transition project (MAREN), 2020-2024. The goal of the MAREN project was to foster a more coordinated and rapid maritime energy transition by identifying the needs and potential for new solutions, mobilizing suppliers, and developing business models for the supply of maritime energy, to reduce carbon emissions.
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Background
The Green and Digital e2e corridors project is supported under the Nordic Green Mobility program.
