Shortsea owners underline need for EU funding scheme
- Shipowners see glimmer of hope for ‘meaningful action’ in reset of European mindset after the Draghi report
- Enabling fleet modernisation using European yards and equipment will be boost for European economy as a whole, says European Shortsea Network president Charalampos Simantonis
- Despite strategy to shift cargo from roads to more environmental shipping routes, shipping component in logistics chain ‘taken for granted’ in Brussels
Concerns about ageing fleets, particularly in southern Europe, brought to attention of transport and tourism commissioner
