The European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) 6th Plenary Meeting was held in Brussels on 28th June 2016 to discuss the way forward with regards to the Port Reception Facilities. MedCruise is appointed among the expert groups to continue providing expertise to the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF), following a selection procedure by the European Commission.
The ESSF brings together EU Member States, maritime industry and environmental stakeholders and the relevant Commission services. It enables a structured dialogue, exchange of best practices and coordination, thus providing the opportunity to discuss practical issues that could be encountered during the implementation process of the EU legislation, activities and programs with the aim to foster sustainable maritime transport in general.
MedCruise has participated to the ESSF since its establishment, assisting the Forum to contribute towards achieving sustainable and competitive EU maritime transport.
Meanwhile, issues related to implementation and operation of Directive 2000/59 referring to Port Reception Facilities (PRF) and the need and scope of its possible revision were among the key themes discussed by the experts during the 6th plenary session of the ESSF experts group, held in 28 June in Brussels, Belgium, with the active participation of MedCruise.
MedCruise will continue to monitor and shape discussions of the ESSF PRF sub-group on Port Reception Facilities (PRF), the main task of which is the provision of a stakeholder platform to share expertise and best practices, and to discuss:
- Interpretative implementation guidelines and technical recommendations
- Results of the ex-post evaluation study that has been commissioned by the European Commision.
- Analysis and evaluation of cost recovery systems
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