SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport

Shipowners' five port waste treatment proposals

Brussels, 11/01/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) has highlighted many deficient areas in port reception facilities for waste. On Monday 11 January, the organisation made five proposals as part of the revision of the 2000/59/EEC directive on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and harmful cargo residues (PRF directive) that the Commission intends to introduce at the end of this year.

First and foremost, shipowners are calling on...