— continue reform of the ports sector with a view to introduction of an independent port authority responsible for regulation and control and adoption of the ‘Land Lord’ management system. Ensure, in the context of the up-coming negotiations on liberalisation of trade in services, on the basis of the Marrakech ministerial declaration in March 2006, the elimination of discriminatory treatment to Community vessels in Egyptian Ports, — assess and examine the possibility of extending VTMIS to the Mediterranean, — effectively enforce maritime safety standards and ensure effective enforcement in the areas of Port State Control and Flag State implementation. Step up cooperation on maritime security with a view to combating terrorism, in the context of implementing the SOLAS/ISPS code, — speed up the phasing-out of single-hull oil tankers and apply the changes recently agreed in the IMO Marpol Convention taking into consideration the relevant recommendation of the High Level Group on the extension of the trans-European transport network to neighbouring countries and regions, —