Within the framework of the Greek Presidency of the EU, the European Commission will organize the”Maritime Spatial Planning: Shipping” conference, which will be taking place on Thursday and Friday.

The meeting will be bringing experts, industries and NGOs together, in order to discuss the coexistence and synergies between shipping and other maritime sectors, in a context of increasing use of marine space.

The conference is scheduled to focus on current and future spatial needs for seaborne transport and port development, on managing competition and co-existence between transport and emerging maritime activities – including safety regulations – on the articulation between regional or national MSP processes and the international regulatory framework for shipping, as well as on representation of maritime transport and port interests in MSP.

Maritime spatial planning forms the basis for the application of the European Strategy on Blue Growth, which is jointly supported by the European Commission and the Greek Presidency.