Joint Statement: Recovery and Resilience Facility | Transport keeps us going forward

On 9 February, the European Parliament endorsed the agreement on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). With a budget of EUR 672.5 billion, the RRF is the EU’s main instrument to recover from the crisis caused by COVID-19.

While being hit hard by the...

ECSA welcomes pilot launch of new security concept in Gulf of Guinea but highlights continuing severity of piracy threat

The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa, but cautions that the situation remains very precarious for European and international merchant vessels and more needs to...

ECSA webinar on "Is the EU ETS the best way to decarbonise shipping?"

The lively discussions in the webinar held on 27 January further highlighted the importance of getting it right, so that shipping can reach its carbon-neutral objectives - a common goal shared by the industry, policymakers and civil society.  

The 1.5 hour panel was moderated by Martin Dorsman, Secretary General...

Neptune Declaration is shipping's urgent call to end crew change crisis

On behalf of the European shipping industry, ECSA fully supports the new global pledge to urge policymakers to end the deepening crew change crisis.  

In the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change launched today, the signatories comprise over 300 maritime industry and human rights leaders, who vow...

Open Letter: EU Member States must enable crew changes to take place without further delays and prioritise seafarers for vaccination

To: Heads of State and Government of EU Member States

Copied to:

• President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
• President of the European Council, Charles Michel
• Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides
• Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean
• Permanent Representations of the EU

Subject: EU Member States must enable crew changes...

The European shipping industry applauds Brexit deal, supporting the continued fluidity of EU-UK trade

Following the last-minute deal reached between the UK and the EU, the European shipping industry applauds the efforts of both EU and UK negotiators for their perseverance to secure this agreement.  

The European shipping industry has been urging policymakers on both sides to avoid a no-deal scenario at all...

Maritime social partners request the European Commission to follow up on prompt and predictable disembarkation of rescued people in distress at sea

ECSA, the ETF, the ICS and the ITF addressed a joint letter to Commission President Von der Leyen, Vice President Schinas, Commissioner Johansson and Commissioner Vălean reiterating their call for the European Commission to follow up on the promise to ensure prompt and predictable disembarkation of people in distress at...

ECSA welcomes European Commission's new Mobility Strategy and underlines competitiveness of the industry as prerequisite to achieving the goals

Welcoming the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy published today by the European Commission, ECSA, underlines the importance of maintaining and improving the competitiveness of the sector as the prerequisite to attaining the ambitions set in the document.

"Sustainable, connected and resilient European transport sectors are key to maintaining...

Crucial role of the EU Member States to ensure that crew changes are able to take place without further delays and seafarers are prioritized for vaccination

OPEN LETTER

Dear Ministers,

On the occasion of the Informal Videoconference of the Ministers of Transport on 8 December 2020 and the agenda item on crew changes, we, the European Social partners for maritime transport, would like to thank you for your commitment over the past months...

ECSA applauds UN resolution on seafarers as key workers and supports IMO call for priority vaccination

On behalf of the whole European shipping industry, ECSA welcomes the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, calling for all countries to designate seafarers and other maritime workers as key workers, to implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships, and...