/TL_CCLBarcelonaJune7-2011

The LOGISMED Training Action Plan was launched in the 9th Mediterranean Logistics and Transport Forum The 9th Mediterranean Logistics and Transport

Forum,

ASCAME

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organized sponsored

by by

Barcelona Port, was held within the framework of 13th Edition of SIL Exhibition, on 7th June 2011 in Barcelona. The EIB acted as an Institutional Partner together with the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona.

The Forum, under the title “Paving the way�, focused on the analysis of the Mediterranean Logistics perspectives, as well as the boost of the railway sector in the MENA region and confirmed the commitment of the Logistics and transport sector in the regional economic integration.

In the opening session, EIB Vice-president Fontaine Vive highlighted the importance of achieving a competitive transport sector to enhance the mobility of goods and population in order to achieve the politic, social and economic transformation process in the new Mediterranean context. He also remarked that the LOGISMED initiative aiming to create a network of logistic platforms would help to reduce the gaps that the sector presents nowadays. This EIB initiative also acknowledges the synergies of the joint collaboration of the CMI and UfM in order to support and assure the success of the project.

During the sessions on the Mediterranean railway sector and other investment models for transport and logistics sector, southern (Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco) and northern Mediterranean countries (Italy and Spain) shared their experiences in terms of investments and services in various sectors.

Last session, organized by the EIB, was the launching of LOGISMED Network.

Key ideas from the session: 

High level of interest among participants, creating a lively debate.

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The initiative answers to one of the actual needs of the sector and the countries and is one of the projects that could strengthen the logistic supply chain in the southern Mediterranean countries.

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Importance of Marketing – Create awareness of the initiative and the importance of being a network: synergies, economies of scale, etc.

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The Governments and the trade and business associations must play a leading role to promote and implement the initiative. The UfM and the EIB will try to find the best way to support them to launch the project.

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Importance of setting up a Data Electronic Interchange System for the platforms of the network.

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The added-value of labelling this initiative as an UfM project.

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The importance of developing a training activities programme to create a pool of professionals at all levels to reach the right amount of skilled labour to facilitate the establishment of international transport and logistic companies when the new (or reconverted) logistic platforms will become operational.

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There is a need for training at administration levels. Therefore, training should not only be addressed to workers of the logistic sector but also to officials.

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Enhance Mobility of Students / Creation of interchange programmes.

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The EIB Training Action Plan is on going and will analyse the real needs in terms of educational training among the logistic platforms managers and operators and will propose an Action Plan with concrete measures and adapted to each country to meet those needs. IDOM is the consultancy company that will develop the Action Plan in the next eight months.

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The relevance of the value that the CMI, as a network of networks, adds to the initiative in terms of dissemination, sharing knowledge with other institutions involved in similar initiatives, lessons learnt in creation of networks and finding the right counterparts.

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Proposal for the creation of a portal for the sector to interchange business contacts.