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October 2010<strong>The</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> <strong>Sector</strong>on the Southern Shores of the Western MediterraneanLiberalization which has no strategies and is hampered by administrative obstacles will leadto a predominance of foreign operators in the logistics sector (vicious circle). Conversely,liberalization which has strategies for modernizing and structuring logistics clusters willencourage national companies (virtuous circle).A set of recommendations for the region as a whole is listed below (specificrecommendations for each country are presented in paragraphs 4.2.2, 4.3.2, 4.4.2, 4.5.2 and4.6.2 of this rapport).A. Improving Relations Between Government Departments and Between theGovernment and the Private <strong>Sector</strong>Relations between Government DepartmentsAs a general rule, besides different government levels, a number of Ministries are involved inthe transport and logistics sector. This study’s main recommendations, in particular atministerial level, are the following:• Place the Ministry of Transport in charge of defining strategies related to logistics, since itis the government authority most familiar with the problems facing the sector. Thisrequest came up very frequently in the interviews.• Promote sub-contracting transport and logistics operations by organizing campaigns inthis direction and capitalizing on the government's ability to sub-contract. This type ofaction will lead to market growth and increase customer pressure for improvements,which will be particularly beneficial to internal logistics in these countries.Relations between Government Departments and the Private <strong>Sector</strong><strong>The</strong> improvement of relations is a key factor for the correct operation of action plans and theirimplementation. <strong>The</strong> main recommendations are the following:• Consult operators in the sector and ensure they are involved in strategic planning as wellas follow-up and monitoring of action programmes.• On the operational level, create bodies for public-private cooperation on topics such asdeveloping regulations aimed at the transport and logistics sector, controlling their12 CETMO