The Adriatic ports of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia have Signed a joint protocol for the creation of a system of cross-border cooperation in the field of decarbonisation of the port sector. The agreement was signed today in occasion of the conference "Green and intelligent ports in the Adriatic-Ionian region. Decarbonisation and digitalisation of ports and freight transport" held in Trieste at the MIB and organized by the Authority of Harbour System of the Sea Eastern Adriatic in collaboration with the FVG Region and under the hopes of the European Macrostrategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR).

In recent years the ports that overlook the shore Adriatic of the three countries have collaborated to improve their environmental performance and their efficiency through solutions telematics, both within NAPA - the association that brings together the ports of Ravenna, Venice, Trieste, Koper and Rijeka - both in the framework of several projects co-financed by European funds with led by the Julian airport, including SUSPORT (SUStainable PORTs) and DIGSEA (Digitalisation of multimodal transport in the Sea Adriatico) within the Interreg Italy-Croatia programme; beyond ad ACCESSMILE - (Improving the accessibility of the last better for rural and peripheral areas at the main TEN-T nodes of Central Europe through ICT) of the Interreg Central programme Europe. The knowledge developed within these projects, together with those of EALING (European flagship action for cold ironing in ports) of the CEF Program have been systematized bringing the experiences of more than thirty realities between ports, freight ports and logistics operators belonging to eleven countries European.

During today's conference, the main results of these initiatives. Among the speakers, Professor Thierry Vanelslander of the University of Antwerp illustrated the Latest research findings on challenges and possible solutions available to improve their environmental performance. Gadi Benmoshe, Vice Chairman of the Collaboration Committee telematics of the IAPH (International Association of Ports and Harbors) highlighted the increasingly topical challenges related to cyber security, also in the port area. Finally, Professor Pierluigi Coppola, coordinator of Thematic Group No 2 of the EUSAIR strategy, highlighted the role of green and digital ports In the wider context of the Adriatic-Ionian region. Per The meeting was also attended by Anne Jensen, European coordinator of the Adriatic-Baltic corridor, which in the afternoon visited the port of Trieste together with the president of the Julian AdSP, Zeno D'Agostino.