Motorways of the sea. Shifting freight off Europe’s roads

Brochure on the 'Motorways of the Sea' concept.

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and Transport develops and implements policy in these closely linked areas. The 2001 White Paper,European transport policy for 2010: time to decide, sets out 60 practical measures designed to bring about significant improvements in the quality and efficiency of transport in Europe by 2010, and to achieve a rebalancing between the modes of transport. The motorways of the sea
initiative is a key component of EU policy to promote the use of intermodal transport, making greater use of an underused resource to make freight transport in Europe more efficient.