VEDLEGG 6 BGLC-report
PORT OF NARVIK: SUMMING UP REPORT Rune Arnøy, Port director, Port of Narvik Jan Erik Netter, Advisor for Port of Narvik
Date: 03.03.2014
GENERAL We are now discussing our outcome of the BGLC project participation, and could, if commented or mentioned from other BGLC partners, agree that we have been somewhat absent in discussions and meetings during the BGLC project period, but we have all the way had an eye on the project progress and distributed documents and reports. We must also underline that we did not see the total project potential when we became a partner. We should have given more attention to the collaboration possibilities in the budget work, but we are sure there will be some BGLC follow up projects to discuss and take part in after the Umeå final conference! It is in the end of a project period that new ideas turn up and the BGLC project is no exception in that respect. We are now examining the BGLC results of findings to position ourselves and look for further cooperation possibilities.
PORT OF NARVIK INVOLVMENT Port of Narvik is mainly participating in activities connected to Work Package 3 (WP3), (but has also an eye focusing on WP6): WP3 consists of five different activities with five different goals: 1. Upgrade the Bothnian Corridor to a Green Corridor 2. Find out how port of Narvik should handle the increased ore shipments 3. Study semitrailer models and find one that we think will work in the Swedish weather 4. Learn how to make the railways more reliable and how to fix errors quicker than we do today The outcomes of these activities will be carried over into the project’s other areas and form a base to the development of BGLS Future Strategy.
THE CANADA PORT TOUR The main Port of Narvik activity has been the Canada port visit. We now very well our challenges, position and possibilities in the Barents region and towards east (rail and road and TEN-T connections). Could we be of interest as a port (bulk and general cargo/unit loads) to connect our region towards west, i. e. US East Coast and Canada? Port of Narvik is
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