OBSERVATORY OF DANGEROUS GOODS
The maritime transport sector is relevant for socio-economic development in both France and Italy. The transport of dangerous goods makes up a substantial part of this sector. The transport of dangerous goods makes up a substantial part of this sector. The marine area under investigation is particularly sensitive and rich in biodiversity, including the Cetacean Sanctuary, which extends over approximately 87 thousand square kilometres between the coasts of France, Liguria, Tuscany and Sardinia. Therefore, it is necessary to address the issue of maritime safety and the transport of Dangerous Goods (DGs) with a shared Italian-French approach and promote the adoption of joint control and monitoring systems improving on the current navigation surveillance systems used by the individual countries at their ports and with the competent authorities. The main objectives of the project are the following: 1) Designing and implementing a joint Italo-French information system/monitoring centre of maritime flows of dangerous goods and increased navigation safety; 2) Defining MoUs between cross-border institutional bodies and private/public parties to harmonise the functional and organisational procedures for monitoring the maritime traffic of dangerous goods; 3) Defining joint risk assessment standards; 4) Library of emergency management models for accidents at sea linked to DG transport and accident risk maps. Regions, public authorities and private parties who handle DGs will share and coordinate through the Monitoring Centre.