Updating maritime lines network & Silk Road european terminals at the top of the agenda of the June Club of Ports' meeting

On the occasion of the 30^th Annual Session of the Crans Montana Forum to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) from June 26 to 29, 2019, the Club of Ports special Programme will gather specialized Ministers, Directors of Ports, Shippers' Councils, Maritime Authorities, International and Regional Organizations coming from the whole World to address Maritime Industry major challenges.

This Session will be notably dedicated to the prospects opened by the new Silk Road with a focus on the opportunities offered by the two new chinese hubs based in Italy : Trieste and Genoa.

Among the topics on the agenda : 

• Trieste and Genoa are the new European maritime terminals of the new Silk Road
• Turkish, Danish and Hungarian stakeholders are already active
• Major interest for African Maritime activity : the huge development of hinterland connections from Trieste and Genoa towards the whole Europe
• New opportunities and challenges raised by Chinese investments in the Balkans’
  transport infrastructures
• The importance of transshipment to China and the East