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Harnessing ocean resources in a sustainable manner is the 'new frontier of the African renaissance', according to the African Union. To this end, the African Union has designed an ambitious maritime strategy aimed at restoring ocean health, reinstating security at sea, and strengthening strategic 'blue growth' sectors. The EU is supporting this strategy, which is in line with the main aspects of its own approach to the Africa-EU partnership.

This study sheds light on the modal share of port traffic in the EU. It brings together data on port traffic and its characteristics and analyses the various modes used to connect ports with final destinations of goods, including transhipment, short sea operations and inland ports. It supports the assessment of progress made towards reaching policy objectives on the modal shift from road to alternative modes.