It consists in setting up regular high-quality maritime connections between different European Union seaports, to form a fully-integrated multimodal chain which will overcome road transport bottlenecks while at the same time better integrating the EU's outlying regions and islands.
Merekiirteede eesmärk on luua mitmeliigilise tarneahela raames regulaarne ja kvaliteetne laevaühendus ELi sadamate vahel, et vältida maanteetranspordi ülekoormust ning kaasata paremini äärealasid ja saari.