Maritime cabotage of passenger liner transport in Croatia after EU accession

Maritime cabotage of passenger liner transport services in the EU is regulated by the regulations that all member states are obligated to comply, as well as the Republic of Croatia after becoming full member of EU. Passenger liner transport services in the Republic of Croatia, according to the data of Agency for coastal maritime liner transport, is at the moment carried out by 12 different marine companies: Jadrolinija Rijeka, National Line Voyage Inc. Split, Mediterranean cruise Inc. Korcula, Rapska Plovidba Inc. Rab, G&V Line Ltd. Dubrovnik, U.T.O. Captain port Krilo Jesenice, Miatrade Ltd. Zadar, T.U.O. Mankul Zadar, PRZ "Vrgada" Vrgada, Bura line & Offshore Slatine, Agricultural Cooperative Komiža, City of Sibenik. Liner passenger transport in Croatia is regulated under the Act on liner maritime transport and the Resolution on determining the state lines for public transport in coastal liner maritime transport from year 2008. The transitional period, to begin implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) no. 3577/92 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) in the coastal public passenger liner transport, is until December 31, 2016. All concessions for public transport in coastal maritime line transport signed before the Croatian accession may remain in force until 31 December 2016. After that date new tenders will be published on which all interested ship companies from the European Union will be able to equally compete.