Shteiwi stressed the importance of strengthening partnership and dialogue between various stakeholders in the sector to ensure the achievement of practical and implementable recommendations that contribute to addressing existing challenges and developing the legislative, regulatory, and investment environment supporting the transport and logistics sector.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Economic and Social Council, Nizar Al-Wa'ili, highlighted the importance of unifying efforts and coordinating between various partners and components of the transport and logistics sector, especially between private sector institutions and companies operating in various fields of the sector, to enhance integration among them and contribute to unifying visions and priorities towards the challenges facing the sector.
He pointed to the importance of the role played by the Council in providing a platform for dialogue between the public and private sectors, experts, and specialists, which contributes to accurately diagnosing challenges and coming up with solutions and recommendations based on practical realities and the needs of the sector.
He pointed out the importance of the work of the transport and logistics team focusing on priority issues, in line with the Council's approach to preparing policy papers and studies that include practical and applicable recommendations, enhancing the efficiency of the sector and its ability to contribute to economic growth, create job opportunities, and attract investments.
The Chairman of the Economic Policies Committee, Jamal Al-Rifai, outlined the main challenges facing the transport and logistics sector, including the high costs of transport and operation, the efficiency of infrastructure and transport networks, the connection between industrial zones and commercial centers, ports, and border crossings, and the efficiency of ports and logistics centers.
The meeting reviewed the challenges associated with freight movement and its impact on foreign trade, procedures for crossing trucks and vehicles, the costs and duration of clearance and transport, and the challenges facing transit traffic, in addition to the procedures and legislation governing the sector, the multiplicity of references, and the need to simplify procedures and move towards electronic services.
This meeting is a preparatory step within the work of the Economic Policies Committee, in preparation for expanding the scope of dialogue in the coming phase to include various related parties and institutions from the public and private sectors, representative bodies, experts, and specialists, with the aim of listening to the challenges from various parties in the sector and coming up with a set of recommendations and practical solutions that can be built upon in preparing a policy paper on the transport and logistics sector.
The meeting was attended by representatives of various bodies, experts, and specialists in the transport and logistics sector, representatives of the Jordan Shipping Association, the Clearing Association, the Logistics Association, the Logistics Sector Skills Council, and the Association of Car and Truck Owners.
