Definition: European short sea shipping

Category: Transport

Movement of cargo by sea between ports situated in Europe as well as between ports in Europe and ports situated in non-European countries having a coastline on the enclosed seas bordering Europe.

Note: Included in the enclosed seas bordering Europe are the Mediterranean, the Baltic and the Black Seas. Traffic to and from ports in Iceland is also included. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-BI-03-002-__-N-EN.pdf