An analysis of the european union ports policy

Psaraftis, N

dc.contributor.author	Psaraftis, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:49:59Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:49:59Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/34852
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dc.subject.other	Broad spectrum	en
dc.subject.other	Current situation	en
dc.subject.other	EU Commissioner	en
dc.subject.other	European Parliament	en
dc.subject.other	European Union	en
dc.subject.other	Intermodal transport	en
dc.subject.other	Market access	en
dc.subject.other	Policy initiatives	en
dc.subject.other	Port industry	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental protection	en
dc.subject.other	Internet service providers	en
dc.subject.other	Laws and legislation	en
dc.subject.other	Natural resources	en
dc.subject.other	Ocean currents	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Tankers (ships)	en
dc.subject.other	Waterway transportation	en
dc.subject.other	Ports and harbors	en
dc.title	An analysis of the european union ports policy	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Less than a year after the Commission's proposal for a Directive on the market access for port services was rejected in the European Parliament, the submission of a revised version of the 'port package' by outgoing EU Commissioner Loyola de Palacio in October of 2004 was met by a widespread lack of enthusiasm by the European port industry and by dockers unions. Many people fear that if there is inadequate consultation this revised draft Directive will have the same fate as its predecessor. At the same time, the advent of the ISPS code has put in place an impressive array of regulations to safeguard EU ports from acts of terrorism and other unlawful acts. Also, the 'Prestige' tanker disaster has triggered important legislation that may affect ports, on top of existing safety and environmental protection policies and other measure. This paper takes stock at the broad spectrum of both current and proposed port safety, security, and environmental protection legislation, vis-à-vis the general policy thrust of the EU in the area of transport and discusses the situation faced by the port sector and EU intermodal transport in the new regime. Specifically, this paper tackles the following question: If one takes all important port-related policy initiatives under consideration, would he or she conclude that things are going well for the European ports sector? The impressive array of regulations that are in place or are planned for the EU port sector warrant an attempt to make an analysis of the collective effectiveness of such instruments. Without being encyclopedic, such an attempt is made in this paper, by trying to identify problems, challenges and opportunities, along with recommendations on how to improve the current situation. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group.	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean, IMAM 2005 - Maritime Transportation and Exploitation of Ocean and Coastal Resources	en
dc.identifier.volume	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	1371	en
dc.identifier.epage	1376	en