Partnership for the Observation and study of new Routes and Transnational Sea-highways
Motorways of the Sea are constantly expanding with a goal of offering an extensive network of fast, frequent, reliable maritime links for the transport of trucks, trailers, cars and other rolling cargo in the Mediterranean and North Europe. Sea transportation as the natural alternative to the already congested motorways, thus promoting the EU&#39;s policy of shifting goods from the road to more environmentally friendly transport solutions.
 
The PORTS project intends to study the impact of new routes and MoS between Apulian, Montenegrin and Albanian coasts, particularly between the ports of Taranto, Kotor and Durres, and to analyse their socio-economic impact.  It also aims to increase  cross-boarder dialogue and ultimately accessibility, by:
-creating a large international network including all the relevant stakeholders in the area;
-creating an international research laboratory (PORTS LAB) to study new forms of integrated transport RO/PAX and new cruiser lines between the ports of Taranto, Kotor, Bar and Durres and to analyze data with a mathematical provisional transport model;
-organizing international round tables in order to discuss main findings of the research
-sharing good practices and training professional within the industry.
Main target of the actions are public authorities managing transport of passengers and freight, and economic operators along the spine of the eastern Balkans.

Through this actions and by using this approach we expect to:
-Increase the number of contacts among public and private stakeholders in program areas,  study the market area and ultimately promote a sea link connecting Taranto, Albania and Montenegro;
-Develop new and global visions for connecting the Area;
-Produce documents and material publicly available that will support this vision.

The international approach is a prerequisite for achieving the indicated results.