Ten European associations of the shipping invite the EU to make more in order to promote the marine transport



In occasion of the European Shipping Week, than it is being celebrated to Brussels, today ten primary organizations of the European industry marine have been profitable to light publish a combined declaration in which they have synthetized proposed and observations on European politics for the marine transport of for transport marine the intermediate review of the Strategy of European Union 2009-2018 to work of the EU commission.

In their declaration the associations Cruise Lines International Association - Europe (CLIA Europe), European Boatmen's Association (EBA), European Community Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (ECASBA), European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), European Maritime Pilots' Association (EMPA), European Tugowners Association (ETA), European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), European Dredging Association (EuDA), Interferry and World Shipping Council (WSC) have specified that the field from they represented shares the emphasis mails from the EU commission on the necessity of an improvement of the norm on the marine transport.

"To this end - they have emphasized the ten associations - absolute priority must be turned to a substantial review of the directive of the relative European Union to the declaration formalities (directive n. 65 on October 20, 2010 on the formalities of declaration of the ships in arrival or departure from the ports of the EU, ndr). The review - they have found CLIA Europe, EBA, ECASBA, ECSA, EMPA, ETA, ETF, EuDA, Interferry and WSC - would have to carry to a real situation of "European only door" for the navigation companies, that it totally guarantees the principle of a "single declaration" and that shares with the governments and all the competent authorities all the necessary data on the transport and the goods. This - they have evidenced the associations - would have to determine a reduction of the administrative burdens for the crews of the ships, the companies of navigation and the agents of the ships".

"They are however necessary - they have specified CLIA Europe, EBA, ECASBA, ECSA, EMPA, ETA, ETF, EuDA, Interferry and WSC - ulterior simplifications of the procedures and requirement so that the marine transport is placed on bases of parity with the terrestrial modalities of transport that already benefit of an only market. The commerce and the European economy - they have observed the associations - need that the marine transport has of a real Marine Space without borders able to procure real environmental benefits and of logistic".

"This - the document continues - is one of the reasons for which the European industry of the shipping it invites the institutions of the EU and the Member States to go beyond a verification of the suitability of the enforced legislation. There is need of a new strategy for the shipping valid for the next decade, that it goes to beyond 2018. The initiative of the Maltese presidency of the EU to adopt a ministerial declaration on politics for the marine transport - they have agreed CLIA Europe, EBA, ECASBA, ECSA, EMPA, ETA, ETF, EuDA, Interferry and WSC - represents therefore a first positive step. We hope that the next presidencies continue on this road".

Moreover, for the ten European associations of the shipping, "the future strategy for the marine transport of the EU would have to be ambitious and to aim to promote Europe as leader world-wise and region qualitatively favorable to the investments of the shipping. This demands investments in an attractive context for the companies, a highly qualified force European job, a coherent implementation of the international let alone political environmental standards and safety that are truly appropriate and times to facilitate the commercial exchanges. The strategy would have to place the shipping solid, in its with, to the heart of the marine cluster".

For CLIA Europe, EBA, ECASBA, ECSA, EMPA, ETA, ETF, EuDA, Interferry and WSC, moreover, "the future strategy for the marine transport of the EU would have in particular to carry out a role guides in assisting the industry of the shipping to face the total challenges. In front of the increasing political uncertainty all over the world, the EU would have to assert its role of world-wide champion of the free trade and fair. Moreover the International Maritime Organization would have to help to define a total strategy in order to assure that the field of the marine transports you respect own engagements on the climate in way ambientalmente, social and economically sustainable".

Associations CLIA Europe, EBA, ECASBA, ECSA, EMPA, ETA, ETF, EuDA, Interferry and WSC therefore have confirmed the their "full absolute engagement in the course of the next year to define the strategy for the marine transport of EU 2019-2028 and - they have specified - we are ready to work with the EU commission, the European Parliament and the Member States in order to return its performance smash hit".