FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview with European Maritime Space (EMS), Gesine Meissner, the European Coordinator for EMS under the revised Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Regulation, outlines key priorities, emphasizing the focus on short sea shipping to reduce congestion and emissions while ensuring robust trade flows. EMS supports the development of green corridors not only through funding but also by promoting smart port-side measures as incentives. For example, ships using low- or zero-carbon fuels may benefit from reduced port charges or faster turnaround times. Additionally, Meissner highlights that the forthcoming EMS work plan—currently in development—will emphasize digital solutions aimed at making short sea shipping more user-friendly and ultimately a more attractive alternative to road transport. RelatedNews ECSA: European shipping represents 34.5% of the global fleet EU Ministers endorse Lefkosia Declaration, putting people at the centre of maritime policy var jnews_module_21337777_0_6a02db07e2f3b = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21337777","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"36,4157,1613,101,2977,1277","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","