Translation of "Section de la réglementation des transports maritimes " (French → English) :

Therefore the term ‘Union carrier’ should, for the purposes of this Regulation, be interpreted as broadly as possible, but without affecting other legal acts of the Union, such as Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 of 22 December 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 of 7 December 1992 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime ...[+++] cabotage)

Allow me to just mention the following: deploying Europe’s strengths to combat climate change through research and innovation, through more sophisticated planning for vulnerable coastlines and by taking the lead in international discussions; a European strategy for marine research and a commitment to excellence in marine research technology and innovation to help meet the Lisbon goals for growth and jobs and to fully exploit the opportunities that lie in new technologies; better regulation of maritime transport to help create a tr ...[+++]ue, barrier-free European maritime transport space in the internal market and to support Europe’s external trade in this era of globalisation; respect for the crucial role in driving economic growth and an examination of how EU funding can best reinforce sustainable growth and boost prosperity in remote and disadvantaged regions; ensuring that all forms of development take account of the environmental impact by fostering environmentally friendly shipping, reducing pollution risks and promoting ecosystem-based fisheries; better use of planning tools, data networks and horizontal coordination to support decision-making for marine spaces and coastal areas and to ensure international compliance with rules; backing maritime clusters and regional centres of maritime excellence to raise Europe’s competitiveness.

This agreement is important because it not only governs maritime cargo transport, including the intermodal transport associated with it, but also guarantees that wholly-owned subsidiaries can be founded in either State party to this agreement.

Only a few months ago, the Prestige disaster highlighted the urgent need to protect the marine environment and review the rules on maritime transport.

In order to make these transport chains as flexible as possible, we want to extend the scope of the regulation to short sea shipping.

12. Believes that short sea shipping is an environment friendly and safe alternative to road transport and therefore that an increase in the proportion of goods transported by short sea shipping is essential; calls on national governments to introduce effective measures to increase the proportion of goods carried by short sea shipping, including investment aid to launch short sea shipping projects demonstrating the contribution which this transport mode can make to the overall efficiency of multimodal transport systems and the removal of all kinds of barriers; calls on the Commission also to promote short sea activities by providing so ...[+++]me launching aid from the already existing European funds and to organise schemes to assist combined transport in such a way as to enable them to be applied without difficulties to short sea shipping;