2 Amendments of Knut FLECKENSTEIN related to 2009/2230(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of short sea shipping in the Baltic Sea and its contribution to an efficient, environmentally-friendly transport network; points out that the competitiveness of short sea shipping links must be ensured in order to support a modal shift from road to sea; believes for this reason that the Commission needs to provide the European Parliament, as quickly as possible, but by the end of 2010 at the latest, with an impact assessment of the effects of the revised Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention on the designated sulphur limit value of 0.1% as from 2015 in the areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea where sulphur emissions are being monitored;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the need for specific measures in support of this objective, including the appropriate use of nautical pilots or demonstrably experienced seafarers for the most challenging straits and ports and the establishment of reliable financing schemes for research and development on the sustainable operation of ships;