SUTRANET is a project carried out under the European Commission's (EC's) Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme.
The vision of SUTRANET has been to improve the knowledge-base for freight transport systems in the North Sea Region and for transport related policy decisions.
The focus has been on improved efficiency and sustainability of transport networks and solutions serving unitised goods transport flows in the region.
The rationale behind SUTRANET is that this will enhance regional development and interactions in the North Sea Region, in the form of a strengthened regional competitiveness within the EU and in the global economy, and resulting in more local income generation and employment.
The SUTRANET project consisted of four interrelated work packages as follows: |