Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

Programme 2007 - 2013 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENPI CBC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

Project in brief The development of maritime transport and logistics sector in the Mediterranean still needs to be improved in order to ensure more efficient and sustainable trade relations between the northern and south-eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. In this context and by means of a virtual logistics platform structured around the ports of Porto Torres (Italy) and Beirut (Lebanon), OPTIMED project will promote new opportunities, facilities, tools and skills leading to the enhancement of commercial connections amongst public and private operators in Lebanon, Italy, Spain and France. The seven actors part of the project will also develop new tools (such as the organization of business meetings and the promotion of short sea shipping) thus contributing to a more efficient transport and logistics model, characterized by better delivery times of freight and consequently by a greater competitiveness. Specific objective To optimize the maritime trade network between the northern shores of the high Tyrrhenian arc and the southern-eastern shores of the Mediterranean sea, creating an innovative virtual logistics platform structured around ports trengthened as Ro-Ro* hubs

Website: http://www.enpicbcmed.eu

Expected Results (EN):

• New identified opportunities for economic operators and institutions between the northern shores of the High Tyrrhenian arc and the southeastern shores of the Mediterranean sea • Planned interventions to the port infrastructures of Porto Torres and Beirut in order to improve their performance as Ro-Ro hubs in the framework of the freight shipping network • A more efficient process of shifting freight started, based on the implementation of the virtual platform supporting the new optimized maritime trade network • Target groups and stakeholders stimulated to develop new business relationships based on the opportunities of new optimized maritime trade network

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Logistics and freight transport

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: AUTONOMOUS REGION OF SARDINIA - Assessorato dei Trasporti

Address: Cagliari, Italy

Legal status: n/a

EUROPEAN SHORT SEA SHIPPING SCHOOL

Name: EUROPEAN SHORT SEA SHIPPING SCHOOL

Address: Moll de Barcelona Nord s/n - Terminal Drassanes, 8039 Barcelona, Spain

Legal status: n/a

ASCAME- Association of Mediterranean Chambers Of Commerce

Name: ASCAME- Association of Mediterranean Chambers Of Commerce

Address: Av. Diagonal 452, 8006 Barcelona, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and MountL

Name: Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and MountL

Address: Sanayeh, Bldg. 1st FloorBeirut, Lebanon

Legal status: n/a

Università degli Studi di Cagliari

Name: Università degli Studi di Cagliari

Address: Via Università, 40 , 9124 Cagliari, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Port Authority of North Sardinia

Name: Port Authority of North Sardinia

Address: Piazzale Stazione Marittima, 7026 OLBIA (OT), Italy

Legal status: n/a

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EUROPEAN SHORT SEA SHIPPING SCHOOL

Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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ASCAME- Association of Mediterranean Chambers Of Commerce

Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and MountL

Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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University of Cagliari

Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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Port Authority of North Sardinia

Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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AUTONOMOUS REGION OF SARDINIA - Assessorato dei Trasporti

Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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Summary

Project name (EN): Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

Project acronym: OPTIMED

Project start date: 2013-12-31

Project end date: 2015-12-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 999 403.13

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 799 462.82

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2007 - 2013 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENPI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2018-01-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

95 / 95 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

721 / 721 (100%)

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Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports

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