European Sea Ports Organisation

Mission & Goals

ESPO’s mission is to influence public policy in the EU in order to achieve a safe, efficient and environmentally sustainable European port sector, operating as a key element of a transport industry where free and undistorted market conditions prevail, as far as practicable. ESPO key objectives are: To ensure that the economic importance of European ports is recognised in the EU and its Member States and that the sector is consulted substantively on any measure likely to affect it; To promote free and fair competition in the port sector; To ensure that European ports play their full part in delivering economic efficiency; To promote the highest possible safety standards in European ports; To encourage ports to be proactive in protecting the environment.