The Aqaba Container Terminal and the Port Authority of Genoa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to lay a joint general framework and executive plan to upgrade container and cargo Ro-Ro handling procedures and raise performance to European standards. Ministry of Transport Secretary-General Mohannad Qudah said that the MoU would help to attract European goods into Aqaba and increase the number of ships docking in the port and demand on transport and logistical services.
Qudah said that the MoU would also improve the standards of marine services and security, protect the marine environment, and develop customs procedures for goods containers and Ro-Ro transported by sea between the two countries.
Ro-Ro cargo is a term for roll-on roll-off cargo which is driven on and off the vessel.
RORO cargo consists of items such as tractors, buses and trucks, or oversized cargo loaded on special flatbed, mafi or lowboy trailers.
The memorandum was sealed by Chairman of the Aqaba Container terminal Shadi Al-Majali and President of the Port Authority of Genoa Luigi Merlo.
The signing, overseen by the Ministry of Transport, was in implementation of the transport sector's new strategy, which is compatible with the Kingdom's cooperation programs with the European Union and also falls within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Transport Project.
The Euro-Mediterranean Transport Project aims to facilitate cooperation between the 12 Mediterranean Partner Countries with the goal of supporting the development of the future Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area and promoting regional economic integration.
Qudah said that the MoU would also improve the standards of marine services and security, protect the marine environment, and develop customs procedures for goods containers and Ro-Ro transported by sea between the two countries.
Ro-Ro cargo is a term for roll-on roll-off cargo which is driven on and off the vessel.
RORO cargo consists of items such as tractors, buses and trucks, or oversized cargo loaded on special flatbed, mafi or lowboy trailers.
The memorandum was sealed by Chairman of the Aqaba Container terminal Shadi Al-Majali and President of the Port Authority of Genoa Luigi Merlo.
The signing, overseen by the Ministry of Transport, was in implementation of the transport sector's new strategy, which is compatible with the Kingdom's cooperation programs with the European Union and also falls within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Transport Project.
The Euro-Mediterranean Transport Project aims to facilitate cooperation between the 12 Mediterranean Partner Countries with the goal of supporting the development of the future Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area and promoting regional economic integration.