The Logistics Sector on the Southern Shores of the Western ... - cetmo

October 2010<strong>The</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> <strong>Sector</strong>on the Southern Shores of the Western MediterraneanIn parallel, some general recommendations are presented. <strong>The</strong>se essentially aim at avoidingfundamental pitfalls in relations between government departments and operators, or betweenthe different operators themselves. To improve these relations, the study recommends usingthe cluster methodology employed widely in Europe, which is also relevant to themodernization of the logistics sector. In the end, it is a matter of basing strategies formodernizing the sector on a close interrelation between the parties involved, to capitalize onexisting vitality while overcoming the trend for individualism.Lastly, the CETMO would like to offer its sincere thanks to the professionals interviewed andthe support and information provided by the government departments involved in the sectorin the different countries. This report was compiled thanks to them, though they are notresponsible for its content in any way.In conclusion, this report was made possible thanks to EC funding through the EuropeAidcooperation office (for Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) in line with the work of the EuroMedTransport Forum, and thanks to the funds provided by CETMO (for Libya and Mauritania).2 CETMO