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3 - Sustainable maritime and multimodal transport
SO 3.1 - Cross-border mobility

CROSSCONNECT

Cross-border coordinated sea-land approach interconnecting ports of the Adriatic Sea with airports and urban areas

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Information

Start date
01/03/2024
End date
31/08/2026
Total budget
2.088.780,00
Partnership
IT - 4
HR - 4
Project typology:
Standard project

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Project specific objectives

  • To capitalise and transfer the available knowledge and strategies on innovative and green intermodal solutions;
  • To develop and test innovative solutions and ICT tools for enhancing the processing of passengers between ports and other transport infrastructures;
  • To define and capitalise a strategic framework for the implementation of innovative intermodal connections between ports and the hinterland. 

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Project main outputs

  • A strategy that consolidates the key results from the assessment and capitalisation process of the available knowledge and strategies related to innovative and green intermodal solutions;
  • Four new intermodal connections to link ports with airports and urban transport jointly tested to analyse new intermodal connestions and solutions, with the aim of easily transferring and adapting them to other territories;
  • A strategic roadmap interconnecting ports with urban areas and airports to provide stakeholders operating in the Adriatic Sea with technical and administrative data, recommendations, information, and measures to support the transfer and uptake of experimented solutions. 

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About

The proposal aims to enhance the inter-modality capacities of ports in the Adriatic region, making them greener, more ICT-based, and integrated with the hinterland's transportation needs. The project's objective is to develop a multi-modal coordinated approach, incorporating sustainable and technologically advanced solutions to connect Croatian and Italian ports with urban areas and airports, thereby improving passenger mobility. The project outputs aim to benefit a wider range of stakeholders at regional and national levels, including other ports, airports, urban transport authorities, municipalities, regional authorities, and transportation service companies. It is used a cross-border approach to facilitate joint pilot actions and cooperation between partners from both countries, to improve coordination with hinterland facilities, enhancing passenger mobility and promoting innovative and sustainable connectivity across the Adriatic region.

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Lead partner

The Lead partner represents and takes full financial and legal responsibility for the entire partnership.

Dubrovnik airport Ltd

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News & Events

  • EVENT
    04/05/2026
    Date:
    26 Jun 2026

    CROSSCONNECT at Adriatic Sea Forum

  • NEWS
    28/04/2026

    CROSSCONNECT Pilot Action Successfully Tested in Venice

    The CROSSCONNECT pilot action connecting the Port of Venice and Venice Marco Polo Airport has been successfully tested on 26 April 2026, marking a significant step forward in improving intermodal passenger transport.

  • NEWS
    17/04/2026

    CROSSCONNECT in the Spotlight: A Delegation from the Lower Saxony Parliament’s Tourism Subcommittee Visits the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority

    As part of a fact-finding mission focused on tourism, sustainability, and territorial governance, on 17 April 2026 the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority hosted a delegation from the Tourism Subcommittee of the Lower Saxony Parliament, led by MP Axel Miesner. Significant attention was given to European initiatives such as CROSSCONNECT, developed under the Interreg Italy–Croatia Programme.

  • NEWS
    23/12/2025

    CROSSCONNECT presented at Round Table on Intermodality in Dubrovnik-Neretva County

    CROSSCONNECT was presented at the CYROS round table on 17 December 2025, highlighting pilot actions in Dubrovnik to improve port-airport connectivity through electric vehicles, a passenger app, and intermodal solutions for more sustainable regional mobility.

  • EVENT
    10/12/2025
    Start date:
    17 Dec 2025
    End date:
    17 Dec 2025

    CROSSCONNECT joins round table “Intermodality of Maritime Transport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County”