The programme area is crossed by relevant freight traffic flows, originated and directed in- and outside it. This traffic is mainly supported by road infrastructures, that were not planned for these flows. This involves a negative impact on the territorial competitiveness and environment, due to air pollution, noise and reduced mobility. The project objective is to promote the coordination between actors dealing with logistics for a better management of the transport policies and an efficient implementation of the multimodal logistics cooperation, especially exploiting the ground/water connections. This will be achieved through a monitoring on the existing multimodal platforms, the coordination of strategies for the promotion of the water/ground multimodality, the definition of common quality standards in transport and logistics services, the implementation of pilot studies for multimodality based on sea and inland waterways as factor of competitiveness and environmental sustainability. The project will therefore highlight the potentials of the waterways crossing the area, contributing to the full integration of the maritime and river transport in the logistics chain. Achievements: • Feasibility study for establishing a permanent transnational network in support of competitive• Guidelines for transferring WATERMODE indicators on evaluation of logistics facilities into a European context • Preliminary studies on the improvement of the sustainable transport solutions between ports• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Albania• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Austria• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Bulgaria• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in central Italy• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Hungary• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Montenegro• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in northern Italy• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Romania• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Serbia• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in Slovenia• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in southern Italy• Report taking stock of port and multimodal facilities in western and eastern Greece• WATERMODE standardised training guidelines seek to ensure safety in ports' logistics systemFor more information see:http://www.southeast-europe.net/en/projects/approved_projects/?id=82