Programme Marco Polo

New ways to a green horizon:
IFB organises international connections that are supported
by the European programme Marco Polo.

Fast and efficient transport underpins Europe's economy. Road is the preferred

mode but rising traffic volumes cause congestion, pollution and extra costs.

Alternatives exist which make economic and environmental sense - rail, sea

and inland waterways. Some transport professionals hesitate to switch modes

or to implement new distribution techniques aimed at reducing or avoiding

road transport.

Marco Polo brings sustainable freight transport to the fore Marco Polo aims

to free Europe's roads of an annual volume of 20 billion tonne-kilometres

of freight, the equivalent of more than 700 000 trucks a year travelling

between Paris and Berlin. Alternative forms of transport may well be greener,

cleaner and even cheaper over time, but producers, manufacturers and hauliers

can be reluctant to invest in change in what is a very competitive sector of

the economy.

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