European ports agencies merge lobbying efforts
The European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) last week signed an agreement to set up a joint office in Brussels.
Under the agreement the secretarial services of both organizations will be coordinated by ESPO, but the organizations will remain separate legal entities with independent decision-making structures.
'The agreement is an extension of the Platform of European Sea and Inland Ports which both associations established two years ago to underline the increased cooperation between sea and inland ports in the European logistical landscape and to reinforce the voice of European port authorities in Brussels,' the organizations said in a statement.
'I am convinced that it will strengthen the lobby power of port authorities in Brussels,' said ESPO Chairman Victor Schoenmakers.
European ports agencies merge lobbying efforts
