Timed to coincide with the start of European Shipping Week 2017 in Brussels, the group endorses the emphasis on better regulation, saying, 'absolute priority must in this respect be given to a fundamental overhaul of the EU Reporting Formalities’ Directive.'
According to the statement, 'the revision should lead to a true European single window environment for maritime carriers that fully ensures the "reporting once" principle and which shares all necessary cargo and conveyance data between governments and all relevant authorities thereby reducing the administrative burden for ship crews, shipping companies and ship agents.
'More simplifications of procedures and requirements are, however, needed to put shipping on an equal par with land-based transport modes, which already benefit from a Single Market.'
The European shipping industry is calling upon the EU institutions and member states to go beyond a regulatory fitness check of existing legislation. A new shipping strategy is needed for the next decade, beyond 2018 they state
'The future EU shipping strategy should be ambitious and aim at promoting Europe as a globally leading, high-quality region for shipping to do business in. This requires investment in an attractive business climate, a highly skilled European workforce, consistent implementation of international environmental and safety standards as well as policies which are truly relevant and conducive to facilitating trade. The strategy should firmly put shipping in its diversity at the heart of the maritime cluster.'
The statement also calls for the EU to help the IMO shape a global strategy to ensure the shipping industry meets its climate obligations in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable way.Over 350 leaders from shipping and across the regulatory and political sectors will attend the European Shipping Week running from February 27 to March 3. CLIA Europe's chairman Kerry Anastassiadis and secretary general Tom Fecke are attending.
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