INDIA-MIDDLE EAST-EUROPE ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (IMEC)

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INDIA-MIDDLE EAST-EUROPE ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (IMEC)
Why in News
“Recently India, the U.S., UAE, EU, France, Italy and Germany signed a memorandum of understanding 
to establish the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), on similar lines to China’s 
BRI.”
Aim- To create a comprehensive 
transportation network to enhance 
transportation effi ciency, reduce 
costs, increase economic unity, 
generate employment, and lower 
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
 Components of the project- 
 IMEC is envisioned as not 
one, but two corridors — 
an eastern corridor linking 
India to the Arabian Gulf 
and a northern corridor 
linking the Arabian Gulf to 
Europe. Both ends have robust port, rail, and road infrastructure.
 The project’s physical infrastructure includes railway lines as well as electric cables to enhance 
digital connectivity and pipes for clean hydrogen export, railway and ship-to-rail transit network 
to supplement maritime and road routes.
 Ports to be Connected:
 India: Mundra (Gujarat), Kandla (Gujarat), and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Navi Mumbai).
 Middle East: Fujairah, Jebel Ali, and Abu Dhabi in the UAE as well as Dammam and Ras Al Khair 
ports in Saudi Arabia.
 Railway line will connect Fujairah port (UAE) to Haifa port (Israel) via: Saudi Arabia (Ghuwaifat 
and Haradh) and Jordan.
 Israel: Haifa port.
 Europe: Piraeus port in Greece, Messina in South Italy, and Marseille in France.
 The project forms part of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII).

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