Mediterranean transport and logistics in a post-COVID 19 era

COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on our daily lives on a planetary scale. Economic recovery is an immediate challenge, as well as knowing what new medium and long-term scenarios this pandemic will draw. But there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding these future perspectives and scenarios as a result of the pandemic exceptionality and the necessary consideration of social, health, economic, environmental factors, among others.

The “Mediterranean transport and logistics in a post-COVID 19 era: prospects and opportunities” initiative, led by Centre for Western Mediterranean Transportation Studies (CETMO) and European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), is born as an ambitious project to generate and discuss knowledge to contribute to the identification of these scenarios in the transport and logistics sector, in the Mediterranean area.

More specifically, the initiative “Mediterranean transport and logistics in the post-COVID-19 era: Perspectives and opportunities” calls upon experts from different professional backgrounds and Mediterranean countries and regional and international institutions to discuss possible post-Covid-19 scenarios for the Transport and Logistics Sector in the Mediterranean, through thematic articles. By gathering multiple insights and critical perspectives, the initiative aims at considering different approaches and involving different concerned actors for the promotion of future regional strategies and cooperation opportunities.

In conclusion, this initiative is conceived as a tool to support the Mediterranean transport and logistics sector to facilitate a mid and long term adaptation to the post-COVID-19 era, from the construction of a regional collective intelligence adapted to the new reality fruit of the collaboration between the experts of the region.