ASEM SYMPOSIUM on Eurasia Transport and Logistics Network Seoul th September 2015 Hon.Joe Mizzi, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure - Malta Institutional Policy and International Cooperation in Eurasia Network Development - Malta’s Perspective 1
Institutional Policy and International Cooperation in Eurasia Network Development Malta’s Perspective 2
Malta - Geographical Location and Demography 100km 3
Europe’s TEN-T Core Network Corridors 9 Core Corridors Mainly Rail and Maritime Completed by 2030 Cost €1.5 trillion 4
Malta’s TEN-T Core Network 5 Port of Valletta Malta International Airport Port of Marsaxlokk
Europe’s TEN-T Core Network Corridors Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor - Malta’s connection to TEN-T - Malta to invest in TEN-T Core: Maritime - Upgrade of Core Maritime Port Infrastructure - Maritime Single window - Vessel Traffic Management Systems Air Transport - upgrading air transport infrastructure - upgrading air traffic control /management Road - Intermodal connection between Maritime Ports and Airport - Intelligent Transport Systems 6 Illustration: Femern A/S
Possible Europe – Asia Network Corridors 7 -Identify Corridors Bottlenecks & Missing Links - Port, Airport & Land Infrastructures - Efficient Traffic Management Harmonisation - Standards - Communication between systems Administrative Simplification - border crossings - Documentation Investment Financing -Sustainable finance matching
Next Step to Establish a Eurasia Expert Group High level officials from ASEM member coutries -Working Group on Transport Modes and Finance - Working Group on Logistics and Regulation Collaboration with International and Regional Organisations 8 Thank you for your attention