Brussels, 10/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 10 February, the European Commission published the third call for proposals under the second Marco Polo programme, which seeks to help companies introduce services that shift freight off the road and onto short-sea shipping, rail and inland waterways. Grants (worth a total of €62 million for 2009, two million more than in the previous year) will be offered for up to six years for the start-up phase of the projects. Successful projects...