The Adriatic Sea Forum is the most relevant event dedicated to maritime transport in the Adriatic Sea, focusing on passenger and freight transport.

More specifically, the two-days forum, attended by at least 200 participants, offered the opportunity for intense debate and a close look at issues of importance for the future of the cruise, ferry, sailing and motorboat sectors in the Adriatic, an area looked onto by 7 nations (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Italy and Slovenia) and which includes 25 regions and over 150 tourist destinations.

During the 2022 edition, other Interreg Italy-Croatia funded projects were featured on top of SUSPORT: MIMOSA, FRAMESPORT and TECHERA.

Several SUSPORT beneficiaries were present – the Ports of Bari, hosting the event, Trieste, Ravenna, Ancona and Zadar.

More specifically, Mr. Francesco Magagnoli – Port of Ravenna Authority – illustrated the project’s main features and results during a session titled “LNG and SSE in Adriatic: something in sight?”, the challenges tackled by the project – and potential solutions – being debated with representatives of the cruise and passenger transport sector.