Midway Alignment - Botnia Atlantica II

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The MABA II project aims to facilitate future cross-border infrastructure investment in the BA region by providing supporting documents. The project will work on the following actions: Investigation of the TEN-T status and core connections of Kvarken ports, current situation analysis and investigations of existing resources, including the development of cross-border port statistics, in-depth Impact Analysis, follow-up and deepening of regional and national development effects of a new ferry and enhanced connection across Kvarken, analysis of final ferry design, design/procurement documentation for the port and terminal areas and new ferry, investigation of different funding options, knowledge and information dissemination, participation in seminars and fairs, meetings with relevant authorities at EU and national level. The activities will take place in the partnership and in close cooperation with the regional authorities and industry. The MABA II project aims at the end of the project to have well-founded data, studies and analyses in order to enable the process of developing the central link of the East-West Transport Route to progress, and that authorities at regional, national and EU level should be able to decide on further actions. These objectives shall be achieved by developing and presenting studies and analyses on the TEN-T status of Kvarken ports and TEN-T Core links, developing and presenting studies on alternative financing solutions and launching design for the development of the port and terminal areas and a new ferry.

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