ASCAME events

The webinar prior to the Mediterranean Textile Forum (MediTex) was held on September 3 in online format with the title "Future opportunities, challenges and expectations of the textile sector in the post-COVID period". Various Mediterranean experts gathered at this event co-organised by the Izmir Chamber of Commerce and ASCAME (Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry), to address the future after the pandemic of one of the key sectors for the economies of the region.

The Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Mediterranean (ASCAME) has signed three collaboration agreements with MEDports, CETMO (Center for Transportation Studies for the Western Mediterranean) and ALACAT (Federation of National Freight Forwarders and International Logistics Operators Associations of Latin America and the Caribbean), in order to boost the Transport and Logistics sectors in the Mediterranean, promote initiatives in the regional private sector, and facilitate trade activities between Mediterranean companies and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Mediterranean Summit of Logistics, Transport and Ports 2019 included the 17th edition of the Meda Logistics & Transport Forum and the 12th edition of the Meda Ports & Shipping Summit. Two meetings that are now essential for the main transport and logistics agents and has the aim to conduct an analysis of the sector’s current situation at a regional level, establish the challenges, opportunities and business niches thereof, and serve as a contact platform for representatives of organizations, international and regional associations, businessmen and future investors and partners.