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.
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.