However, as the Commission report and the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism point out, short sea shipping is suffering from a poor public image in terms of its cost, slowness and inefficiency.
Som det understreges i Kommissionens rapport og i betænkningen fra Udvalget om Regionalpolitik, Transport og Turisme, har Short Sea Shipping i øvrigt et dårligt renommé, da det har ry for at være dyrt, langsomt og ineffektivt.