For the 17th consecutive year, SIL Barcelona, the Leading Exhibition for Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics and Supply Chain in Southern Europe is hosting the MedaLogistics Summit – the most established conference of its sort held in Barcelona. The Summit is jointly organized by the Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME), Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, and with the collaboration of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.

Like every year, the MedaLogistics Summit convenes international experts from the industry’s leading sectors, including logistics, maritime, transport and infrastructure. Together, they exchange views on how to enhance the Mediterranean as a heavyweight hub for trade and logistics on a global scale. The 12th Mediterranean Ports & Shipping Summit will be held in the framework of this Summit the 27th of June and will outlook on the opportunities and challenges of port container terminal development as well as Mediterranean’s maritime infrastructures and industrial acceleration. In addition, the discussion will explore the ways to strengthen the human capital of the sector to improve efficiency and effectivity.

Particularly, this Summit is a commitment to continue invigorating the logistics and ports industry as a fundamental basis for economic integration across the region. Throughout its 16 previous editions, the MedaLogistics Summit has established itself as a pioneer in the sectors par excellence by offering a platform for dialogue and cooperation since 2003.

The annual Summit of the Mediterranean and International Transport Sectors is the world's largest gathering of the Mediterranean transport, global transport and logistics event. Every June ministers with responsibility for transport, business leaders, heads of international organisations and policy makers, representatives of business associations and leading researchers meet for 2 consecutive days in Barcelona, to discuss the future of transport and logistics through the prism of a strategic topic.