The EU’s TEN-T Program will co-finance with over €2 million studies on the development of a cross-border canal linking The Seine in France and Scheldt (Escaut) rivers in Belgium.
The canal is expected to facilitate the water transport between the Paris metropolitan area and the ports of Dunkerque, Antwerp and Rotterdam.
The studies will focus on the cross-border section of the canal between Compiègne (France) and Ghent (Belgium) with the aim to increase the canal’s capacity and improve the level of waterway services.
In particular, the studies will look into:
The project is to be completed by December 2015. Its implementation will be monitored by INEA, the European Commission’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency.