The project aims to consolidate Calabria as a "natural bridge" between Europe and North Africa and support the common logistical and tourist development.

A recent meeting at the Gioia Tauro Port Authority laid the foundation for strategic cooperation between the Calabrian port and Tangier Med in Morocco, one of the Mediterranean's most advanced logistics hubs. The goal of the meeting was to transform the Mediterranean basin from a border to a "common space of opportunity and shared progress."

The meeting was attended by key figures 

According to gazzettadiplomatica.it, the meeting was attended by key figures including Paolo Piacenza, the Port Authority's new extraordinary commissioner; Domenico Naccari, honorary consul of the Kingdom of Morocco for Calabria; Simona Scarcella, mayor of Gioia Tauro; and Giuseppe Saletta, councilor of the Palmi Bar Associatio

A feasibility study for a passenger and freight maritime line

Among the proposals that emerged from the discussions, the idea of ​​launching a feasibility study for a passenger and freight maritime line between Gioia Tauro and Tangier attracted particular interest and appreciation. The initiative aims to establish a direct connection between the two shores of the Mediterranean to facilitate trade between Italy and Morocco, foster tourism and industrial cooperation, and strengthen economic and cultural ties. As Domenico Naccari, Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Morocco for Calabria, emphasized, "Strengthening cooperation between Italy and Morocco means investing in stability, development, and logistics innovation."

Development of the Gioia Tauro hinterland

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The discussion also included the development of the Gioia Tauro hinterland, an infrastructure considered essential for the region's logistical and productive revitalization.

A leading international logistics hub,

The potential of Gioia Tauro, a leading international logistics hub, can only be fully realized through a network of stable and complementary relationships with other Mediterranean ports. Special Commissioner Paolo Piacenza confirmed that the collaboration with Tanger Med goes "exactly in this direction, opening new prospects for intermodality, passenger traffic, and the growth of the hinterland."

 Initiatives for enhance the port and its related industries

The Gioia Tauro municipal administration, through Mayor Simona Scarcella, confirmed that it welcomes initiatives that enhance the port and its related industries, believing that dialogue with Morocco opens up "new and concrete scenarios" that can reposition the city at the center of Mediterranean trade and cultural routes.

The parties' joint efforts now focus on maintaining a permanent discussion forum to translate this vision into concrete instruments for economic and institutional cooperation between the two ports and their respective territories, consolidating Calabria as a natural bridge between Europe and Mediterranean Africa, in line with the objectives of Euro-African cooperation.

Source : Shipping Italy 

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