Press Release: Safety of passenger ships: EU Transport Commissioner receives commitment from Cruise industry to fully engage in review of passenger ship safety rules at EU and IMO

Vice-President Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for Transport was briefed by the board of the European Cruise Council about cruise ship safety.

Vice President Kallas announced that the Commission strongly supports a passenger ship safety review at IMO (International Maritime Organisation) to ensure that European citizens can expect state of the art safety measures in place - no matter where they board a passenger ship.

The EU Transport Commissioner outlined the need for a twin-track approach with the IMO. Following its ongoing passenger ship safety review, the EU will either propose re-enforcing recent IMO standards or propose new EU minimum norms, some of which could form the basis for new IMO standards.

ESO: Background Information: Safety of passenger ships – Costa Concordia accident and Commission review of safety legislation http://www.europeansources.info/record/safety-of-passenger-ships-costa-concordia-accident-and-commission-review-of-safety-legislation/

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