Press Release: One year after the Prestige, the Commission publishes the first list of ships banned from EU ports

The European Commission published in the Official Journal on 13 November 2003 the black list of ships banned from European Union ports. This list includes ships refused access during the period from 22 July to 1 November 2003. Publication of this information is required under the new European rules on port State control.
In addition, the Commission is firing a warning to the shipowners and flag States concerned by publishing on the Internet the list of ships which will be banned if they are detained one more time on safety grounds. This list should be taken as a final warning to the parties concerned regarding the risk they run if their ships are detained again following an inspection, as this would result in their being refused access to EU ports in future.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2003:272:0016:0016:EN:PDF http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2003:272:0016:0016:EN:PDF

European Commission: DG Energy and Transport: Maritime safety http://ec.europa.eu/comm/transport/maritime/safety/index_en.htm

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