Olaf Merk (Project Manager, Ports and Shipping at ITF) is a panellist presenting insights from the ITF report "Maritime Subsidies: Do They Provide Value for Money?", in particular on level playing field conditions as intended by the EU Maritime State Aid guidelines.
Chile, holder of the Presidency of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in 2024-25, has issued two statements in support of maritime climate action and about the adoption of comprehensive...
Ukraine’s surface freight sector faces enormous challenges: the destruction of infrastructure and vehicles during the war, the desire to reorient trade towards Western neighbours and accede to the...
14:00 CESTIn this 30-minute online presentation and question and answer session, author Olaf Merk presents the new ITF report “Decarbonisation, Coastal Shipping and Multimodal Transport”.Coastal...
Video of Ask the Author: "Decarbonisation and Coastal Shipping" Coastal shipping – maritime transport that takes place between ports on the same continent – represents around...
14:30 CESTIn this 30-minute online presentation and question and answer session, author Olaf Merk presents the new ITF report "Water Transport Employment in Europe: The Role of Governance". This...
Latin America and the Caribbean Ambassadors’ Briefing (France)
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Secretary-General meets European Commission's DG MOVE Director-General (Belgium)
24 January 2024
2024 ITF Annual Consultation on Gender and Transport (France)
30 January 2024
Consultation on ITF's Transport Research Programme of Work 2024-2025 (France)
30 January 2024
ITF Consultation on the Summits 2024 and 2025 (France)
31 January 2024