A public consultation with stakeholders was launched by the European commission in order to prepare the revision of the current guidelines on maritime transport services.
The current guidelines for operators active in liner shipping and tramp vessel services states how to assess compliance of their business practices with EU competition rules. These temporary guidelines will come to an end on September 2013 and the future orientations are supposed to suppress progressively all sectorial exemptions. As a result, the public consultation focuses on whether there is still a need for sector specific guidelines in the maritime transport sector.
To take part in the consultation, please follow this link.