Green Jutland Corridor - the environmentally friendly choice!

Green Jutland Corridor is an EU-funded project through the Interreg program. The project consists of 26 partners who together will actively contribute to a more efficient and environmentally friendly transport corridor between Northern Europe and the rest of the continent. Freight transport is multimodal, and the Jutland Corridor consists of sea, road and rail. The synergies between these must be improved to ensure that transport becomes more environmentally friendly, more sustainable and competitive. 

On February 7-8, a major conference on cross-border freight transport was held in Larvik. CargoNet, DB Cargo Skandinavia, Color Line Cargo and several major players highlighted their new initiatives and plans for the future and what potential this would give to a green, multimodal Jutland corridor.

Color Line wants larger and fossil-free ferries between Norway and Denmark. When the expansion in the port of Hirtshals is completed in 2027, this could become a reality. At that point, the customer for new energy carriers will be present in the market.

DB Cargo Scandinavia will now pilot a railroad from Hirtshals in the north with goods and containers going down through Denmark and to Hamburg, Duisburg and the rest of Europe. The goal is to have the first trip as early as May 3.

On the Norwegian side, we know that BaneNor can take more freight along the Sørlandsbanen line. CargoNet and its partners are looking for good solutions to unlock this potential. Especially with a focus on how we can facilitate the most efficient solution for getting the cargo from ship to train.

Grenland has several major projects related to the production of hydrogen and ammonia as future energy carriers on both sea routes and traditional roads. There are several trucks on the road network today that use electricity and batteries, but the need for new energy carriers for longer trips is crucial. The battery ship Yara Birkeland, with several weekly departures from Breivikterminalen, relieves a lot of pressure on the road network with its capacity of 110-120 containers.

Some key takeaways from the conference:

• It is important to look at how the multimodal transport offer can be improved in the short term WITHOUT significant infrastructure investments.
• Ensure necessary infrastructure investments to improve capacity and ensure green, multimodal solutions across sea, road and rail - for the future!
• The National Transport Plan that is currently being rolled out must take into account cross-border transport corridors.
• Collaboration across borders, levels of government and sectors is key!

Read more on the project's website and follow the project on LinkedIn.