IMO ICS SUBSTANDARD SHIPPING CONTROLS ERIKA UNSAFE SHIPS
January 1st, 2006
BY DEIRDRE MASON
THE LATEST round of European Union (EU) proposals to tighten up laws fighting the use of illegally unsafe commercial shipping, announced on November 23, 2005, will place shippers who want to continue operating in EU-controlled waters under closer scrutiny than ever, says the European Commission. Can the Third Maritime Safety Package (Erika III) live up to its promise? Deirdre Mason reports.
IF the seven directives proposed under the package survive the next couple of years of debates at the European Parliament and EU Council of Ministers and ...
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