European Sea Ports Organisation

Europes ports play a crucial role in the transition towards greater circularity. ESPO therefore welcomes the intentions set out in the Clean Industrial Deal and views ports as key players in establishing the announced Trans-Regional Circularity Hubs. Ports can serve as important nodes in the circular economy by linking inland circular activities (such as urban mining or repair centres) with international markets.

ESPO welcomes the Industrial Accelerator Act as a tool to maintain and enhance Europes industrial competitiveness, achieve the EUs strategic autonomy while accelerating the development of net-zero technologies and industries in Europe. As indicated in the EU Ports Strategy , ports are vital for Europes security and strategic autonomy.

ESPO welcomes the Industrial Accelerator Act as a tool to maintain and enhance Europes industrial competitiveness, achieve the EUs strategic autonomy while accelerating the development of net-zero technologies and industries in Europe. ESPO welcomes the opportunity to provide further feedback to the proposal. As indicated in the EU Ports Strategy , ports are vital for Europes security and strategic autonomy.

ESPO welcomes the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act as a tool to accelerate net-zero efforts and welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Call for Evidence. Europes ports are pillars of economic, climate and geopolitical resilience.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the Commissions objectives for the upcoming revision of the EU public procurement framework, in particular to simplify and modernise the EU rules on public procurement and to pursue an investment strategy that strengthens EU competitiveness, resilience and economic security.

Ports are a unique interface between land and sea and are in that respect fundamental to many, if not all, ocean-related economic activities. Our key recommendations are : - The sea basin approach works well and should be continued - In any policy making, the specificity of each port will need to be considered. The development of the blue economy will vary from port to port.

Europes ports are pillars of economic, climate and geopolitical resilience. On top of their primary role as gateways to trade, linking maritime with the hinterland, many ports are also hubs of energy and clusters of industry and are a catalyst in Europes energy, industrial and climate ambitions.

Carbon Capture and Storage implies that the captured CO2 must be transported from the industry to the end destination, in many cases through a seaport, where it might be temporary stored. This transport usually requires a pipeline system and/or other modes of transport (rail, road, inland barge) and often liquefaction, unloading and loading facilities and dedicated CO2 terminals, all within, towards, and/or from the…

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the call for evidence on guidance on designating renewables acceleration areas which will be provided by the Commission as part of the revised Renewable Energy Directive. Overall, Europes seaports welcome the recently revised Renewable Energy Directive 2023/2413.

Europes ports are instrumental in ensuring energy security and stepping up Europes energy independence and are a crucial partner in the energy transition. In the light of the revision of the EU energy security framework it is important to recognise the role of ports in Europes resilience and competitiveness and to take the necessary measures to facilitate, reinforce this role and protect the ports in this role.

The European Sea Ports Organisation highly appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the Commissions call for evidence for the ex post evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020 (CEF1). In the attached document, ESPO shares a list of experiences, reflections and recommendations to the European Commission, both in light of the Commission's ex post evaluation as well as the Commission's preparatory work…

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the call for evidence in support of a new, comprehensive EU tourism strategy. Such a strategy should promote tourism that is competitive, sustainable, and inclusive throughout Europe.

The European Sea Ports Organisation highly appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the Commissions call for evidence for the interim evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027 (CEF2). In the attached document, ESPO shares a list of experiences, reflections and recommendations to the European Commission, both in light of the Commission's interim evaluation as well as the Commission's preparatory work…

ESPO Feedback EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) – Update to the List of Neighbouring Container Transhipment Ports The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the Commission’s proposal to expand the list of neighbouring container transhipment ports by adding Abu Qir and Damietta alongside Tanger Med and East Port Said.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)