Regional Working Group on Transport and Logistics
(Prior to 2011: Regional Working Group on Communications)
A Regional Working Group on Transport and Logistics (RWGTL) was established in 1993 and presented the report "Transport Analysis of the Barents Region" in 1997. The report was updated in 1999 taking into account new member counties in the Barents Region. The analysis was based on the transport situation in the region and on a set of studies on future transportation demand related to the forest-, ore and mineral-, fishing-, gas and oil industry, general freight transportation and passenger transportation.
The recommendations of the analysis were to:
- Establish a Barents regional backbone network.
- Establish a heavy freight network.
- Establish a Barents transport and forwarding company.
- Create conditions to establish cross-border passenger transport.
The work in the WGC follows an Action Programme focusing on two issues:
- To turn into concrete activities and projects the recommendations given in the report "Transport Analysis of the Barents Region"
- To co-operate closely with the BEATA Steering Committee within the framework of the INTERREG III B project ‘Sustainable Transport in the Barents Region’ granted for the period 2003-2005 and 2006-2007. It will result in studies and plans covering the entire Barents Region in a coherent way.
The regional working group for transportation cooperation in the Barenst region has during the period of 2003-2007 (five years) practically been replaced by the Sustainable Transport in the Barents Region (STBR) project. County administrative board of Norrbotten has been the lead partner.
STBR is a common interest for the EU/ministry and the regional level. As agreed between this levels STBR have been the tool very much taking care of the practical transport cooperation in the Barents region.
Sustainable Transport in the Barents Region website
The partners have agreed to continue the cooperation organized in the same way. The partners are wright now working on a new application for Interreg Baltic Sea Region IV B Programme.
Mandate for the RWGC, adopted by the Barents Regional Committee November 2010.
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The RWTL held its first meeting in many years in 2011 in Kajaani, Finland on the 22nd of March. Documents from the meeting can be found here and in the document archive. |
Contact persons
Hannu Heikkinen, chair
Joint Authority of Kainuu Region
Kauppakatu 1
Fi-87100 Kajaani, Finland
Tel: +358 8 6155 4220
Mobile: +358 44 710 0864
Fax: +358 8 6155 4260
E-mail:
hannu.heikkinen@kainuu.fi
Tuomo Palokangas
Planning Director
Council of Oulu Region
Kaupperienkatu 8A
FIN-90100 Oulu, Finland
Tel.: +358 8 3214 000 (Switchboard)
Fax: +358 8 3214 013
E-mail:
tuomo.palokangas@pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi
Sami Laakkonen
Development manager
E-mail:sami.laakkonen@pohjois-karjala.fi
Kari Riikonen
Regional engineer
E-mail:kari.riikonen@pohjois-karjala.fi
Ernest A. Belokorovin
Ministry of Industry, Transport and Communication of the Arkhangelsk Region
49 Trotsky Pr., 163000, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Tel.: +7 8182 653038
Fax: +7 8182 210200
E-mail: transdep@dvinaland.ru
Nikolay N. Ostapchuk
Transport logistics management expert
Murmansk, Russia
Tel.: +7 8152 24 62 19
Mob.: +7 911 304 36 46
E-mail: nostap@mail.ru
Mikael Bergström
Head organization Communications, Västerbotten
Umeå, Sweden
Tel.: +46 90 10 82 64
Mob.: +46 708788264
Mårten Edberg
Infrstructure strategist, Västerbotten
Umeå, Sweden
Mob.: +46 702168625
E-mail: marten.edberg@regionvasterbotten.se
Bo Erik Ekblom
Chief Transportation Officer, Norrbotten
Luleå, Sweden
Tel.: +46 920 96000
Mob.: +46 70 6396151
Fax:+46 920 96220
E-mail: bo-erik.ekblom@lansstyrelsen.se
Per Strømhaug
Senior adviser, Nordland
Bodø, Norway
Tel: +4775 65 03 62
Mob:+47415 03 031
E-mail: per.stromhaug@nfk.no
Eirik Selmer
Adviser, Communications, Finnmark County Administration
Vadsø, Norway
Tel.: +47 78 96 21 07
Mob.: +47 92 24 94 41
E-mail: eirik.selmer@ffk.no
Bjørn Kavli
Head of the Transport Department, Troms County Government
Tel. +47 77 78 81 71
Mob. +47 99 29 30 28
E-mail. bjorn.kavli@tromsfylke.no
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