Brussels, 13/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - The way European ports function is becoming increasingly modernised but there remain great differences between northern and southern Europe when it comes to development, according to the fifth report on port governance published recently by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO). Analysing the characteristics of the port sector, the report states that: - in most ports, the operator function has made way to landlord and regulatory functions; - the...