German Roads to Sea
Germanys Short Sea Shipping Promotion Centre anticipates that more than 150 million t/km of freight transport will shift from road to sea in that country over the next three years. The change will be driven by high fuel costs and the introduction of road tolls.
Ted Sangster of Milford Haven Port Authority said the planning regime too often gave disproportionate weight to environmental considerations, leading to costly delays and unreasonable rejections of development plans which ports wished to bring forward. He has called for improved dialogue between ports, politicians and statutory bodies to develop a better understanding of the needs of ports and of the high environmental standards that they work to.
MJ Information No: 19628
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