MERIDIAN project fosters the digitalisation of the mobility system focussing mainly on the CEF Core Network Corridors Scandinavian-Mediterranean and North Sea-Baltic. This will be achieved by implementing digital systems and services along the busiest European freight corridors. The project will further target expansion of digital infrastructure, roll-out of C-ITS in central Europe, implementation of ITS for bottlenecks on open road and tunnels, digital corridor management and Multimodal Services. Its implementations will support common objectives to increase traffic safety, reduce congestion and environmental pollution whilst supporting the objectives of COP26 along these important freight corridors in Europe. The purpose of the project is to provide the covered TEN-T with technology and systems in accordance with the European Union transport policy on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). For this purpose, 24 ministries, road authorities, road operators, urban and port authorities, a federal highway research institute and hub operators from Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia and the Netherlands teamed up to implement 36 deployments projects on the TEN-T core and comprehensive network.

In this framework of common topics addressed by the projects regarding ICT solutions for the logistic sector, the Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, lead partner of DIGSEA, illustrated the most recent trends in port development highlighting the added value of the outputs realised by DIGSEA, as to foster digitalisation in the port and maritime sector and promote cross-fertilisation between the projects.

The event promoted a fruitful discussion among stakeholders and policy makers on the importance of ICT tools in the logistic sector.