▁as ▁result ▁pan - Europe an ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁was ▁changed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁Some ▁local ▁residents ▁are ▁concerned ▁about ▁losses ▁( c . ▁£ 2 0 ▁million ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁port . ▁A ▁pet ition ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Th an et ▁District ▁Council ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁stating : ▁“ We ▁the ▁unders igned ▁pet ition ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁accept ▁we ▁have ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁Council ’ s ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Har bour ▁and ▁Port . ▁So ▁we ▁demand ▁that ▁Th an et ▁District ▁Council ▁create ▁an ▁independent ▁working ▁party ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁losses ▁and ▁bring ▁forward ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁reg ener ation ▁plan ▁within ▁six ▁months ”. ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁pet ition ▁would ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Channel ▁Port s ▁ ▁R ams gate ▁Mar itime ▁Museum ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Har bour ▁Academy ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Port ▁of ▁R ams gate ▁ ▁R ams gate ▁lif eb o at ▁ ▁T ran se uropa ▁Fer ries ▁( R ams gate - O ost ende ) ▁ ▁S ally ▁line ▁and ▁R ams gate ▁ ▁Category : Mar inas ▁in ▁England ▁Category : Port s ▁and ▁har b ours ▁of ▁Kent ▁Category : R ams gate <0x0A> </s> ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁Little ▁W itch ▁Academia ▁ ▁W itch ▁Academy ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9