New trends in the Mediterranean Ports Industry

1. New trends in the Mediterranean Ports Industry
- Focus on climate change issues -
14th MEDITERRANEAN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT SUMMIT

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Index
• The UfM in short
• Maritime transport and climate change
• Role of ports for the decarbonization of maritime transport
• Mediterranean opportunities

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Union for the Mediterranean
THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTION
28 EU member states +
15 Southern and Eastern
Mediterranean countries
1 MISSION
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43 MEMBERS
Enhance regional cooperation and integration in the Euro-Mediterranean
through regional dialogue and the implementation of concrete projects
and initiatives with tangible impact on the region’s citizens.
Youth Employability
& Inclusive Growth
Women’s
Empowerment
Sustainable
Development &
Infrastructures
3 MAIN PRIORITIES

4. Recent development on climate policy
 The Paris Agreement was sign by 197 countries
 Carbon neutrality by the second half of the century
 Every 5 years starting from 2023: revised nationally determined
contributions
 USD 100 billion per year by 2020 of financial support
 Role of non-governmental actors clearly recognised
 International maritime transport not in the Paris Agreement
 Managed by the IMO not by the UNFCCC
 In 2011, the IMO adopted the
 Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), which sets compulsory energy
efficiency standards for new ships, and
 Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), a management tool for
ship owners.
 IMO is exploring market based measures (taxes, emission trading, etc.)
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5. Maritime transport and climate change
 800 – 1000 MtCO2e per year, i.e.
approx. as much as Germany
 to be increased between 50% and
250% by 2050 – depending on
future economic and energy
developments
 could be reduced by up to 75% by
applying operational measures and
implementing existing technologies
Source: IMO GHG studies
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6. Role of ports for the decarbonization of
maritime transport
 Port operations
 Cargo loading and unloading processes/devices, trucks and other land-based
transportation units, buildings and facilities, harbor vessels.
 Ship-related port emissions reduction
 Reducing the time of ship stay in port (just in time operations, virtual arrival, etc.), providing
cleaner fuels, providing shore connection to ships (OPS/AMP/shorepower), etc.
 Not only technical measures, but also organizational measures
 Importance of consistency with national climate policies
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7. Mediterranean opportunities
 Benefit from the Mediterranean scale:
 Network effect (e.g. on shorepower, LNG supply, etc.)
 Knowledge sharing
 No free rider
 Mediterranean Sea has a global impact
 Mediterranean Ports could take the lead (e.g. on standards)
 Climate adaptation measures to be considered
 Mediterranean ports are facing similar challenges
 How to the UfM can support Mediterranean ports in this respect?
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