First, rapporteur Knut Fleckenstein saw his report adopted by members of the European Parliament\u2019s transport committee \u2013 but, in a subsequent vote, he failed to secure a mandate to negotiate on the text with the European Council, which would have been the next stage in the process. He was just one vote short of a majority, with 24 out of 49 MEPs supporting taking it forward.<\/p>\n
Mark Watts, director at Luther Pendragon, which acts as consultant to the UK Major Ports Group, said: \u201cThere is a bit of an impasse, with opinion heavily divided on the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
This could be \u2018the beginning of the end\u2019 for Europe\u2019s third attempt at introducing port regulation, he suggested.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for Associated British Ports said: \u201cThe refusal of MEPs to give the rapporteur a mandate to begin negotiations with the Council shows that profound problems remain with this one-size-fits all approach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe text remains entirely inappropriate for private ports and consequently we shall continue our opposition. But it\u2019s clearly not just private ports that have concerns about the regulation; transient political expediency to get the regulation even this far has produced a text bound to create legal uncertainty and work against the interests of the wider ports sector across Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Watts said it was still possible the legislation could go ahead, but added: \u201cThe proposals have been holed below the water; they are in a very fragile state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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