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Maritime interests and the EU port services directive
Pallis, Athanasios A.
Tsiotsis, George-Spiros P.
2008
Abstract
A key theme of the EU Port Policy has been the establishment of free market access to the provision of
port services in EU ports. However, two successive European Commission proposals for a relevant EU
port services directive (PSD) failed to produce a new policy regime. This paper examines the mobilisation
of maritime interests, aiming to identify stakeholders’ preferences and their contribution to the rejection
of this port policy proposal. The analysis suggests that, although they did not share the same perspective,
the views of organised maritime interests shared a common denominator: they were against the proposed
EU rule due to its structural deficiencies. Assisted by the industrial heterogeneity, the difficulties to
implement a ‘one size fits all ports’ policy, and the observed institutional tensions a variety of vested
interests frequently with monopolistic positions contributed to the produced policy output failure.
Series
European Transport / Trasporti Europei
XIV (2008) 38
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
ISTIEE Istituto per lo studio dei trasporti nell’integrazione economica europea
Source
Athanasios A. Pallis, George-Spiros P. Tsiotsis, "Maritime interests and the EU port services directive", in: European Transport / Trasporti Europei, XIV (2008) 38, pp. 17-31.
Languages
en
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