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the marine transport is expensive, but sure
Survey Eurobarometer on the quality and safety of the field
March 3, 2015
. In extreme synthesis the perception is that the European citizens have of the operated services of navigation are in the seas that on the rivers of the European Union. It today evidences a survey Eurobarometer on the quality and safety of published the marine and fluvial transport from the EU commission.
In particular, 18% of the consulted ones have asserted that the prices of tickets of the marine services constitute the more serious problem of the marine or fluvial transport in the EU. 15% consider that the greater problem is that of the pollution of waters and another 15% attributes it to the sparsity of connections between destinations. 14% of the interviewed ones deem instead that the main problem is that of the deficiency of frequent marine services.
Sul forehead of safety, 68% of the interviewed ones has declared that the cruise ships and the ferries are sure and, as emphasized from 33% of the interviewed ones, the safety feeling increases when the passengers are reassured about the competence of the crew and the means presence of rescue.
Moreover 78% of the interviewed ones consider the availability of approachable destinations from the disembarkation port important, while the name of the company that work the service is considered important solo from 46% of the interviewed ones.
Between the people consulted, only a quarter (24%) had travelled on a ship or fluvial boat in last the 12 months and the majority had made it in occasion of vacations (70%) or other asset in free time (23%), 4% for work-related trips and 1% had used the marine transport for the displacements daily paper.
"Europe - the European commissioner to the Transports has commented, Violeta Bulc - needs a quality of the marine field of excellence in a position to competing to international level, as it constitutes a fundamental pillar of the European economy. To strengthen the marine transport and its quality is indeed the base for an European and hard flexible economy the European Shipping Week (than this week is celebrated, ndr) - it has emphasized - constitutes an optimal occasion in order to be confronted with the challenges that we find ourselves of forehead and to promote the competitiveness and the sustainability through a better regulation to European level".
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. In extreme synthesis the perception is that the European citizens have of the operated services of navigation are in the seas that on the rivers of the European Union. It today evidences a survey Eurobarometer on the quality and safety of published the marine and fluvial transport from the EU commission.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
