FEPORT welcomed the European Parliament’s TRAN (Transport and Tourism) Committee’s adoption of Provision Agreement on proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window Environment.
Specifically, FEPORT believes that the agreement provides a solid basis for cutting the administrative burden on ships, while also respecting existing investments in reporting channels. In fact, it believes that the focus of the provisional agreement on data harmonization is the right approach, as well as the best means to reduce the administrative burden on ship calls.
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What is more, FEPORT supported the fact that the provisional agreement remains technology neutral and ensures that potential new systems are not rapidly outdated by new developments, while also ensuring that industry does not need to needlessly re-invest in regulatory compliance, in order to focus on innovation and improved services.
Lamia Kerdjoudj-Belkaid, FEPORT Secretary General, highlighted that the provisional agreement is a good result for all players in the maritime logistics chain and FEPORT believes it is a win-win approach for all actors involved in maritime logistics.
Ms. Kerdjoudj-Belkaid also thanked the rapporteur, Deirdre Clune, the Romanian Presidency and the European Commission, for ensuring ‘a clear and future-proof legal framework for ship reporting formalities.’
Concluding, FEPORT asked for the formal adoption of the Regulation by the European Parliament.
The final text of the report includes an agreement that provides security for Port Community Systems in relation to the public National Single Windows that have to act as a ‘mailbox’ for reports to authorities.
Namely, Port Community Systems that meet the requirements of the European reporting interface module must be allowed by member states as a reporting system.
According to the the final text, the Port Authority will examine the consequences of the European Maritime Single Window Regulation for the reporting process in European ports and discuss this with, among others, the ministry responsible for the elaboration at Member State level.
ECSA, WSC, and ESPO have also welcomed the agreement, while the ports of Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam urged the European Transport Committee to vote against the European Maritime Single Window.
