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1. July 2014 NA 5702/JD/LA/MM/JFM
Weastflows - a European project serving
Seine Gateway®
Focus on progress made by AURH
Weastflows N°2
is producing its first impacts: Seine Gateway® is recognised as an
essential link in the Atlantic Corridor
The new European Union policy
for transport infrastructures,
made public in October 2013,
lists priorities that the Weastflows
project share as goals, thus
justifying, if still necessary, the
interest of this project once
again: construction of missing
links, resorption of bottlenecks,
development of intermodal
connections and reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions.
The Seine River Valley, a
key European element
Having the Seine River Valley
recognised as a key link in
the Atlantic Corridor is a first
territorial victory, as this appears
for the first time on European
Union maps. Development of
transport infrastructures, and
in particular, modes which are
alternatives to roadways, has
become a priority and synonym
of European investments.
Remaining connected in
the European economic
core
The Atlantic Corridor links
Lisbon to Madrid, Bilbao and
Bordeaux in its Southern part,
and Le Havre, Rouen and
Paris to Metz, Strasbourg, and
Mannheim in its West-East part.
It gives the Seine River Valley
the opportunity to be connected
to the European economic
core, which is currently shifting
towards the East, towards
countries with GDP growth rates
amongst the highest in Europe,
such as Poland and the Czech
Republic.
The new Trans-European transport network map published by the European Commission in October, 2013
representing corridors to be developped in priority (source: European Commission, TENtec)
Dynamics to be continued
This new European map is the
symbol of the recognition of
work carried out since 2010 to
develop the Seine River
Valley: the Paris-Normandy
New Railway Line (PNNL), the
Serqueux-Gisors railway line
electrification project as well as
development projects for the Le
Havre, Rouen and Paris ports,
including the Achères Port.
It justifies the continuation of
dynamics undertaken complying
with the logic of a corridor.

2. AURH’s role in Weastflows, the expertise of geographical information: progress report on Action 1
AURH is one of the 22 partners in the Weastflows project (INTERREG IVB programme), which involves seven countries: Ireland, the United Kingdom,
Germany, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. Weastflows is the contraction of the words “flow,” “west” and “east.” To face the
congestion in the Northern Range ports and on the North-South routes, the goals of this project are to facilitate modal shift whilst encouraging
the development of West-East corridors for goods and freight transportation.
AURH is leading Action 1: “Assessment of sustainable transport capacities,” one of the 12 actions in the project. Work carried out by AURH
concerns knowledge and analysis of the dedicated freight transport infrastructure network. As a European repository of data dedicated to
freight transport does not exist, AURH is basing its work on the implementation of a Geographical Information System (GIS) covering the seven
countries in North-West Europe, and on open data from the OpenStreetMap participative cartography project.
Four deliverables have been planned:
• an atlas of goods transport infrastructures (published in June, 2013);
• an analysis showing the characteristics of the North-West European transport system (cf. focus below);
• an identification of bottlenecks and blocking points impeding the development of sustainable freight transport;
• a forward-looking analysis on regional recommendations to optimise the circulation of goods and promote modal shift.
Deliverable 2 is the second
stage in work carried out by
AURH for Weastflows, following
the Atlas of the main freight
transport infrastructures in
North-West Europe, published
in June, 2013.
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This deliverable uses data from
the Geographical Information
System (GIS), designed by
AURH and completed with the
assistance of all Weastflows
partners. Data from this GIS is
now considered as a reference
and a free of charge source of
information on freight transport
in North-West Europe.
OpenStreetMap is the base-line
repository. It has been designed
and enriched to respond to
Weastflows’ requirements.
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Deliverable 2 analyses the
potential sustainability of freight
transport infrastructures in
response to the key question
of the ability of the current
and future network to facilitate
modal shift.
It includes a quantitative and
qualitative analysis of the
network dedicated to freight
transport.
It also gives information on the
existing interactions between
the North-West European
regions thanks to the use of
a freight flow matrix. This
matrix was designed by the
Scottish partner SEStran, in
the framework of Action 4 of
the Weastflows project on the
analysis of freight demand.
AURH integrated it into the
Geographical Information
System for a spatial analysis.
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For this deliverable, AURH
designed a method that uses
GIS spatial analysis tools
regarding the infrastructure
network:
 developing grid variation
analysis
for geographical reading
and highlighting of network
concentrations;
 definition of indicators
to show strengths and
weaknesses;
 cartography of goods
exchanges and
interactions
between North-West
Europe regions for a
preliminary matching with
infrastructures.
ATLAS Major North-West European
freight infrastructures
Weastflows project - Action 1 - Deliverable 1 - June 2013
GeoWeastflows platform
November 2013 - The interactive cartography tool developed
by the Henri Tudor Public Research Centre in Luxembourg
and AURH can be accessed free of charge through a simple
registration at: http://geo.weastflows.eu
The 2nd deliverable is available
from September, 2014
ANALYTICAL ATLAS Freight transport in North-West Europe,
territorial dynamics, infrastructures
and interregional exchanges
Weastflows : a leverage effect on Seine River Valley projects
The Atlas of North-West Europe freight transport
infrastructures
June 2013 - 47 maps bringing together context
maps, maps by transport mode and regional maps.
June 2013 NA 5594/JD/LA/MM/JFM
Weastflows - a European project serving
Seine Gateway®
Focus on Action 1 led by AURH
The Weastflows project
accompanies on-going
dynamics in North-West Europe
through use of lobbying as a
springboard for multiplier effects
in its areas and for concerned
stakeholders. By identifying
new railway, maritime or river
routes for freight, Weastflows
can create new development
opportunities.
Several investments, projects
or regional services already
begun in the Seine Gateway®
area, will thus be strengthened
and returns will be maximised.
It includes (a non-exhaustive
list):
1/ the increase of the Le Havre
port equipment capacity thanks
to Port 2000 which will allow to
double freight container traffic;
2/ improvement of navigation
conditions to access ports along
the Seine River (improving
maritime access to the port
of Rouen, modernisation of
navigation locks, etc.);
3/ the Paris-Normandy New
railway Line Project (LNPN);
4/ the Le Havre port multimodal
platform to increase flows and
optimise railway and river links
and traffic;
5/ the South Seine River
multimodal platform project
(municipality of Rouen);
6/ the Pîtres, Le Manoir/Alizay
multimodal platform project;
7/ the port of Achères
downstream from Paris and
including a multimodal platform,
the South Seine River and
Seine Andelle platforms
upstream from Rouen, which
will create added value along
the entire Seine River;
8/ the direct railway link
between Port 2000 and
Le Havre – Paris line;
9/ modernisation of the
Serqueux-Gisors railway line
dedicated to freight transport as
an alternative to the Le Havre-
Rouen-Paris line;
10/ improving connectivity
between Seine Estuary port
terminal equipment in order to
strengthen the positioning of the
Normandy port complex as an
international maritime platform;
11/ the Seine-Escault Canal;
12/ the development of short
distance maritime links with
the United Kingdom and
Ireland (for example: the
Dieppe/Newhaven, Le Havre/
Portsmouth, Rouen-Radicatel
/ Dublin lines) and railway lines
to Germany;
13/ development of added value
supply chain services with the
VIALOG cluster in Dieppe.
The European Weastflows
project, a contraction of the
words “flow,” “west” and
“east,” is an integral part
in the framework of the
INTERREG IVB programme
for North-Western Europe.
This four-year programme
(2011 - 2014), was recognised
by the European Commission
as strategic initiative project.
Weastflows aims to create in
Europe a new West-Eastern
transport corridor including
the Seine River Valley. With a
strong environmental dimension,
the goal of this project is
also to promote modal shift
from roadways towards more
sustainable modes, thanks to
the development of innovative
technologies as well as the
creation or optimisation of new
transport infrastructures.
Weastflows is based on two
facts. The first one concerns
the progressive saturation of the
historic North-South corridors
stemming from the Northern
Range ports, in spite of heavier
and heavier investments to
improve their fluidity.
The second concerns the fact
that one of the North-West
Europe area is not linked to the
main European freight corridors,
in particular Normandy and its
ports.
On a local basis, stakes include
linking Normandy and its
Le Havre and Rouen ports to
the Trans-European Transport
Network (TEN-T), enlarging
their hinterlands towards
the East and connecting the
various gateways, identified
in Weastflows, between
themselves: Seine Gateway®,
Thames Gateway (London,
Kent, Essex), Liverpool
Atlantic Gateway (Liverpool,
Manchester), Duisburg Gateway
and Luxembourg Gateway.
More generally speaking,
Weastflows will contribute to
a new European geography
in which Normandy, Seine
Gateway®, and ports on the
Seine River Valley will become
pivots, allowing them to capture
and organise the flow of goods
and freight.
By making Seine Gateway®
a part of European networks,
Weastflows facilitates its
opening towards the World
as well as its recognition as
a powerful and necessary
element in the European
economy.
Weastflows continues work that
has already been undertaken,
such as the “Western Link”
project supported by the C8
(Conference of the 8 regions in
the Paris basin) with the goal of
progressively linking the Paris
basin to the Trans-European
Transport Network (TEN-T).
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AURH is one of the 22 partners involved in the Weastflows project which concerns seven countries: Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany,
France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. More precisely, AURH is leading Action 1 (“Assessment of sustainable transport capacities”)
in the 12 actions this project includes.
Work done by AURH in the framework of Action 1 will include four deliverables:
1/ an atlas mapping freight transport infrastructures (validated by the European instances in March, 2013);
2/ an analysis of the characteristics of the North-West European transport system;
3/ an identification and an analysis of bottlenecks and blocking points impeding the development of sustainable freight transport;
4/ a forward-looking analysis on territorial recommendations aiming to optimise the circulation of goods and facilitate modal shift.
An overhead view of the Le Havre multiple mode platform construction site
(© Le Havre Port)
Weastflows: making Seine Gateway® one of the key access route for freight
transport in North-West Europe
An overhead view of Port 2000 (© Le Havre Port)
The Paris-Normandy New Line Project (© Réseau Ferré de France) Modernisation of the Serqueux-Gisors railway line (© Réseau Ferré de France)
AURH - Urban Planning Agency of Le Havre and Seine Estuary area
4 quai Guillaume Le Testu - 76063 Le Havre cedex - Tel: +33(0)235421788 - aurh@aurh.fr - www.aurh.fr
Contact: Juliette Duszynski, Project leader in strategy, economic and port development, European projects
For further information on Weastflows, please log onto our dedicated internet site: www.weastflows.com as well as AURH’s blog:
www.aurhinweastflows.com
Geostrategic position of the Seine
Gateway® at a European scale
(source: AURH)
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Focus on the 2nd deliverable of Action 1: assessment of freight transport
infrastructures in North-West Europe
Weastflows project - Action 1 - Deliverable 2 - September 2014
AURH publications can be accessed on the www.aurhinweastflows.com blog

3. tGraodinitgio nbaely oEnudro tpheea n statistical division
The European Union statistical
system is based on a shared
territorial division called NUTS
(Nomenclature of Territorial
Units for Statistics). This
nomenclature has three stages
of division, from NUTS 1 to
NUTS 3, which are based
on administrative divisions
of member States correlated
to their population weight.
Because of this, there are large
divergences from one country
to another, in particular in terms
of areas, which generates
disequilibrium when comparing
two zones between themselves
(cf. illustration below).
Because of this, AURH has
decided to analyse transport
networks using a grid analysis
method. The goal is to
allow a correct analysis of
infrastructures by going beyond
the effects created by territorial
divisions.
dAi vmisoioren precise territorial
AURH has designed a specific
territorial division that splits the
North-West Europe area into
1,290 squares of 800 km2
each, which is much more
precise than NUTS, which
divides the same area into 485
NUTS 3 units, with an average
area of 1,650 km2.
The size chosen corresponds
to the area of the smallest
German administrative division,
which is equivalent to districts
or city districts.
Ipnocsrseiabsiliintige sanalytical
Each square brings information
resulting from crossing it with
transport infrastructures.
With a grid analysis method, it
is possible to:
 exceed limitations of
administrative divisions or
traditional statistics;
 supply a homogeneous
data repository with which
each area can be compared
objectively;
 cross reference data.
Applied to the analysis of
transport networks, this method
highlights the concentrations
of infrastructures, points out
congested zones as well
as areas relevant for the
development of intermodality.
It clearly shows the continuities
and discontinuities of the
network.
Focus on the grid analysis method
Seine Gateway® 1.0
Artis t’s rendition and preview of the Seine Gateway®
and key elements of its roll-out
Seine Gateway® Report
October, 2012 - Presentation of foreign gateways,
definition of a model applied to the Seine River
Valley, description of Seine Gateway® and its roll-out
stages.
Seine Gateway® Poster
April, 2012 - Document presenting Seine Gateway®
as a globally connected, high level of services
territory.
Note on stage N° 1
June, 2013 - First four
page flyer including an
intermediary progress
report on AURH’s actions
in the Weastflows project.
From NUTS 3 division
to grid division
Ventilation of the
infrastructure network
in the squares of the
grid
(Sources: Weastflows project, AURH processing)

4. Developing a network of sustainable European gateways
Weastflows offers the possibility
of promoting Seine Gateway®
in Europe whilst positioning
it alongside other European
gateways, in particular through
Action 3. This action focuses on
the development of sustainable
gateway systems across North
West Europe. It aims to support
policy integration to better
sustainable connectivity.
Six gateways studied
In the framework of Action 3,
six gateways are being studied.
Four gateways are located
at the intersection between
maritime and terrestrial flows: • Shannon Limerick Gateway; • Liverpool / Manchester
Gateway; • Thames Gateway; • Seine Gateway®.
Two gateways are located in an
intersection between multiple
mode terrestrial flows: • Luxembourg Gateway; • Duisburg Gateway.
Each gateway has a different
level of maturity and its own
qualities to enhance the
development of sustainable
freight logistics systems.
A shared “sustainab dlee ffirneitigiohnt ogfa tae way”
A “Sustainable Freight
Gateway” refers to a city or a
region which has a logistics
ecosystem that contributes to
economic development and
social well-being, whilst having
a limited environmental impact.
The base of a sustainable
freight gateway is a network of
multiple mode infrastructures
and public policies which
support a commitment to more
sustainability (reduction of CO2
emissions, development of
multimodal transport solutions,
support for innovation, etc.).
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A toolkit for Public Policies
In this context, MWRA (Mid-
West Region Authority)*, the
Irish partner leading Action 3,
has worked with other partners
who support gateway projects.
Together, they have designed
a toolkit for public and private
decision-makers to help them
define their policies concerning
freight transport and logistics
and help them achieve
sustainable gateways. Amongst
the tools developed are a label,
as well as a “sustainable freight
gateway” logo.
Gateways studied in Weastflows
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
*Action 3 has been led since July, 2014 by
Limerick city and County Council (LCCC).
It replaced MWRA as Weastflows partner.
sTuhsista lianbaebll et ulrongsis tics into a competitive advantage
Each partner, including AURH,
is invited to use this label as
a business card to promote
its own gateway. The goal
of this label is to encourage
the development of more
sustainable logistics and to
highlight the attractiveness of
the gateway. A parallel can
be seen with the Lean&Green
Duisburg Gateway
programme. This approach,
developed in the Netherlands,
has spread to other countries
and encourages companies to
reduce their CO2 emissions.
Use of the “Sustainable Freight
Gateway” label at a European
level is aimed at promoting
cooperation and defending
shared interests through
lobbying actions which will
allow a network of “sustainable
gateways” to be created and of
which, Seine Gateway®, could
be part.
Seine Gateway®
AURH - Urban Planning Agency of Le Havre and Seine Estuary area
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Contact: Juliette Duszynski, Project leader in strategy, economic and port development, European projects
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Maritime gateways
«Terrestrial» gateways
Shannon/Limerick Gateway
Liverpool/Manchester Gateway
Thames Gateway
Seine Gateway®
Luxembourg Gateway
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Data source ©
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbl
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The logo developed to accompany the
“sustainable freight gateway” label and
the specific Seine Gateway® logo
(Sources: Weastflows project,
rolled out by MWRA)
Location of gateways studied in the Weastflows project (Sources: Weastflows project, AURH processing)