Merchant shipping industry repeats call for urgent and immediate collective action by EU member states

Following the meeting of EU Foreign and Interior Ministers in Luxembourg on 20 April the European and global shipping industries have welcomed the increased attention that all EU Member States are giving to the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean. This includes the ’10 Point Plan’ adopted as a result of the impetus provided by the terrible tragedy involving the loss of hundreds of lives at the weekend (18/19 April.)