Intermed presents its case to the EU

Led by Jean- Claude Terrier, director general of the Port of Marseilles and president of the association, the delegation explained that 75% (over 19m teu annually) of the increased international trade of containers in the Far East – Europe corridor in recent years, is currently channelled through the northern European ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg.

They claimed that a combination of maritime factors and connectivity explained this imbalance between the north and south of Europe. However, the delegation believes that this situation reduces the efficiency and sustainability of the European transport system, which, in the long-term, compromises the competitiveness of the European economy.

“If we do not rectify this imbalance, the European Union will fail in its objective to reduce emissions by the 60% established in the White paper on Transport”, stated Terrier.