Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-10-21-Speech-4-041"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-10-21"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20101021.4.4-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-10-21-Speech-4-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Saïd El Khadraoui2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2009-09-17--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij.Anders (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my group I would like to second the comments and questions put forward by the Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, Mr Simpson. The loss of containers – as well as their contents, of course, since we must not forget that we are also talking about that – is without doubt an underestimated and neglected problem. As has been said, this concerns as many as 2 000 containers a year in European waters alone, with all the consequences for the environment, consequences possibly for the crews, for other ships and for the coastal regions, which of course are fairly often left with the task of clearing up the debris. This is therefore an issue that we must tackle. There are various reasons for this problem: bad weather, speed, poor securing and stacking of containers, excessive weight, and so on. My group believes that this problem has a European dimension which justifies an initiative by the Commission. We should not stand back passively and wait for International Maritime Organization (IMO) measures. In particular, initiatives could be taken to register such incidents and raise awareness of this issue in European ports. In the context of the social dialogue – the European social dialogue in the port sector – the Commission could also broach the subject and propose solutions such as new procedures for loading containers or modified training. Mr Riquet has emphasised, and I too believe, that it is very wise to ensure that containers are traceable: not only in this context but also in the context of monitoring the entire logistics chain. Commissioner, I therefore expect some slightly more concrete initiatives over the coming months and years."@en1
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