The project FRESH WAYS – Cross-border mechanisms for Green Intermodal and Multimodal Transport of fresh products has been approved under the INTERREG Greece-Italy 2014-2020 Cross-Border Cooperation Programme, Axis 3: Multimodal Sustainable Transport System.
Project “FRESH WAYS” aims to optimize existing passengers’ air routes to ship fresh products in the aircraft holds along with passengers transport between Italy and Greece. By intensifying exchanges between Italy and Greece, Fresh Ways project works to increase non-seasonal tourism and deepen south-south connections in the Mediterranean area of Europe.
The project is co-funded by European Union, European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) and by National Funds of Greece and Italy for a total budget amount of € 2.737.235,00.
The Airports of Puglia is the lead partner of the project and the rest of the consortium the Chamber of Bari, the University of Salento – Department of Innovation in Engineering, the Chamber of Preveza and the University of Patras- Department of Civil Engineering.