A multi-modal ferry connecting Guyana and Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, the OECS, and the French overseas territories would significantly help boost cargo transit capacity for manufacturers and traders, as well as citizens.

This Team Europe Initiative includes a project to modernise the Alexandria Area Control Centre (ARCC), whose technology is now obsolete.

In 2023 the remaining funds from the Fonds d’études et d’aide au secteur privé (FASEP) will be used to finance the completion of feasibility studies and allow for a roundtable of potential donors.

The initial production target is of 6 million tonnes per annum of methanol for green shipping. In 2023, private sector participants will finalise the feasibility study for the first phase in Morocco and Egypt.

This corridor between the ports at Sines and Barra do Dande will contribute to the security of the supply chain in the agri-food sector and support a green energy and critical raw materials supply chain, promoting economic and social development.

In 2023 works to extend and upgrade the port infrastructure will begin.

The railway corridor is part of the strategic Trans-European Transport Network. It is a multi-modal transport network that includes sea and riverine ports, airports, roads and railways. In 2023, grant agreements and construction contracts will be signed.

The project aims at achieving climate goals in Indonesia and improving the urban public transport situation in Surabaya metropolitan area, an area with a population of approx.10 million.

EIB will launch studies in 2023 for the financing of this road in Benin and EU financing will be prepared.