UK port industry calls to vote against EU ports regulation

Representatives from UK port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) and union Unite have travelled to Strasbourg to argue against proposals for EU ports regulation one day before voting on a directive will take place.

The European Parliament voted against EU ports legislation twice in the past, but on March 8, MEPs are due to vote on a revised EU Ports Services Regulation (PSR), which aims to increase the transparency of EU ports.

ABP, which said in a statement that the UK ports industry is united in urging MEPs to vote against the regulation, believes that privately-financed ports would be undermined by the PSR.