FUTUREMED is a project under the MED Programme that aims to improve the competitiveness of port systems in the MED area by improving accessibility through technology and procedural innovations, and guaranteeing sustainability of transport. The project intends to define and implement, by means of concerted territorial actions and pilot projects, sustainable middle- and long-term development strateg
ies. These will be focused on:
the removal of the current barriers concerning accessibility of ports (seaside and landside);
the integration of ports with the hinterland;
the development of logistics activities and intermodal transport connected with ports;
the development of infomobility aiming at fostering attractiveness and making port system more efficient;
the specialization of port systems. Specifically, the project addresses three currently strategic sectors for the MED area: freight, passenger and touristic traffics. The project intends to make freight and passenger flows seamless by means of experimental activities and pilot projects concerning interoperable information systems which integrate port systems with inland logistics infrastructures and with transport and service operators. Such information systems will make benefit of the existing national ICT platforms and will be finalized to define the blueprint of an integrated one-stop-shop system transferable to all the MED area, composed of a specialized freight transport management system and a specialized passenger and touristic management system. Such a system will involve the harmonization of data, in terms of structure, gathering and interpretation, in all the MED area. Specific applications will be developed:
a dynamic system for the real-time management of freight and passenger flows, aiming at identifying actions to remove congestion and bottlenecks in the interface between ports and related territories;
solutions to digitalize intra-EU port-to-port and port-to-operators communications related to bureaucratic duties (e.g. Customs);
solutions to enable visibility along the transport chain for the operators;
solutions for specific supply chain (e.g. PARTNERS
Lazio Region - the lead partner of the project
Port Authority of Civitavecchia
Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia - Central Directorate for infrastructure, mobility, spatial planning and public works
Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation
Port Authority of North Sardinia
Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas – CERTH
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. TRAINOSE S.A. Fundaciòn Zaragoza Logistics Center
Valencia Port Foundation
AFT
University of Maribor
BSC, Business Support Centre, L.t.d., Kranj – Regional Development Agency of Gorenjska
Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs (CCEIA)
