The Centre for Transportation Studies for the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) have jointly published a Policy Study entitled “Towards Enhanced Connectivity and Sustainability in the Mediterranean Transport and Logistics Sector”
Within the framework of the work programme of the Group of Transport Ministers of the Western Mediterranean (GTMO 5+5) for the Maltese presidency, the CETMO, as technical secretariat of the group, has carried out the diagnosis “Maritime connectivity in the Western Mediterranean”.
Alberto Palacios & Jordi Selfa
CETMO
Structural transformation is ocurring in the transport sector, which needs cooperation and collaboration between the many different actors in the Mediterranean to exploite the opportunities that arise.
Gabino González
REMPEC
The Mediterranean Sea is significantly affected by the growth of maritime flows crossing it and their pollution generates new challenges to face different pressures on the marine environment.
Mustapha El Khayat
AMLOG
Right after lockdown was lifted, the structural vulnerability of various professions in the logistics value chain became evident. Can these structural problems be solved with labour from the southern shore of the Mediterranean?
Jordi Torrent & Maite Roman
Port of Barcelona
In 2021-2022, international maritime-based logistics chains experienced a crisis that was probably unprecedented. Was this a paradigm shift or a temporary situation?
Ghazi Ben Ahmed
Mediterranean Development Initiative
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) comes at a time of great instability in the North African region, compounded by a pandemic with severe economic and social impacts.
On 6 September 2022, the inaugural meeting of the International Transport Infrastructure Observatory (ITIO) was held in the framework of the 35th annual session of the Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP5) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Paul Tourret
ISEMAR, Institute of Maritime Economics
A dense network of maritime lines interconnects the regions of the Mediterranean basin. The service offer, the environmental performance and the modal complementarity are the elements to be considered for a more efficient network.
Enric Ticó
FETEIA-OLTRA
Although the movement of goods is a very active sector, there is still much room for improvement in the development of trade among actors of the Mediterranean.