(ANSA) - TRIESTE, NOVEMBER 15 - The mission of the Port of Trieste in Munich (Germany), ended yesterday was aimed at presenting the new railway investments and the new development plans of the Port of Trieste. According to Bavarian operators and institutions, Trieste has been confirmed as the major hub in the Mediterranean Sea for trade with the Far East. Especially now, given that Europe is paying close attention to China and the One Belt One Road project, ''Trieste becomes an important international hub and rail port'' said Zeno D'Agostino, president of the Port Network Authority - thanks to its strategic geographic position, capability to accommodate large ocean ships and daily direct rail connections throughout Europe''. The event organized by the Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, in collaboration with the Italo-German Chamber of Commerce and the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Berlin, took place at the The Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria. D'Agostino presented investments, numbers and statistics and underlined the steps forward taken in the railway sector, through an investments of around 110 million, and the port's strategic role the economy of the Fvg Region and for the Italian Government. As far as railway relations are concerned - a press release reported - 30% of the trains from the Julian port go to Germany; in the first half of 2018, 1,467 trains were recorded on this route, with an increase of almost 12% compared to the first half of 2017. (ANSA).