General framework - Ionian and Adriatic Seas - …Before the year 1989 there was a border between Western and Eastern Countries …Today the Adriatic is a corridor to/from the heart of the European Union

General framework - Modal split -> Short Sea Shipping - Short Sea Shipping is part of EU TEN T networks since April 2004. Thus maritime services become infrastructures *Source: EU Commission, DG TREN.

General framework - Transportation networks, year 2020 - *Source: Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, 2004.

Goal - Given the general framework… Venice Port Venice Vienna Ancona Pescara Bari Brindisi Port Bari Port Brindisi Port Corfu Port Thessaloniki Port Dubrovnik Port Split Split Koper Thessaloniki Bar Port Gioia Tauro Durres Port Durres Cities on Water Eurosportello EIC Slovenia Port Bar …And given the fact that ports are a component of different supply chains (i.e. node of transport networks)

Goal …we begin with a review of past ICT projects… Networking around a data base project which will be reflecting the existing capacity available for freight and passengers in the area