European Shortsea Network

The European Shortsea Network is a co-operation between all national shortsea promotion centres. The ESN has no legal status, but is an agreement between the members.

Membership of the ESN is not exclusively  for European Union member states but is, in principle, open to all shortsea promotion centres from European countries

Promotion centres from non-EU countries will be associate members.

Although membership is in principle open to all European shortsea promotion centres, the criteria is that the centres have to be active on a national basis or at least active in a federal state such as Flanders.

Co-operation with local shortsea centres is possible and should be co-ordinated through the national bureau.

The ESN should encourage European countries to establish a shortsea promotion centre, especially those countries that are eligible for EU membership.

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