Brussels, 21/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission adopted its communication on the maritime safety of oil tankers to be presented to the Transport Council on 28 March. As EUROPE expected, the Commission proposes: i) stepping up controls of vessels visiting Community ports, ii) tightening the selection criteria of classification societies, responsible for checking vessels for Member States, iii) banning single hull tankers according to the same timetable as the United...