This version of the directive has the support of the ports, because it means that their investments in this type of facility will not put them at a competitive disadvantage, which has unfortunately been the case at times, since some ports have made considerable efforts and others have not.
Havnene støtter det, fordi det vil gøre det muligt for dem at undgå, at deres investeringer i installationer af denne type betyder en konkurrencemæssig ulempe, som det desværre har vist sig at være nogle gange, eftersom der er havne, som gjorde sig store bestræbelser og andre, der ikke gjorde det.