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Philippos Philis takes over as ECSA president with Karin Orsel as Vice-President

 

Philippos Philis has been appointed as new ECSA President by the General Assembly for a two-year term starting in January with Karin Orsel as new Vice-President. He succeeds Claes Berglund, who served as President since 2020.

“The beginning of the new ECSA Presidency comes at a very challenging time...

Monday, January 10, 2022 - 08:07

Supply chain partners in constructive dialogue to overcome logistics challenges

 

Brussels, 14 December 2021 - Shippers and carriers met yesterday to talk about the causes and effects of recent supply chain disruption coinciding with the COVID 19 pandemic. The meeting brought together a broad representation of members from the European Shippers Council (ECS) and the World Shipping Council (WSC)...

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 - 12:45

European Shipowners call for further action in the Gulf of Guinea

 

Latest incident involving Danish frigate highlights severity of piracy threat in the Gulf of Guinea

 

European shipowners are extremely concerned about piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. The latest incident in South Nigeria, which involved a suspected pirate vessel and Danish Frigate Esben Snare and resulted in...

Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 08:10

European shipowners support the uptake of clean fuels but fear FuelEU may become missed opportunity due to enforcement loopholes

 

ECSA supports the objective of the FuelEU Maritime proposal to foster the uptake of cleaner fuels in shipping. However, the proposal may become a missed opportunity. Using documents provided by non-EU fuel suppliers to calculate carbon savings contributing to the EU’s climate targets may create substantial enforcement loopholes. Making...

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 10:49

Management change

 

Having tangibly assisted in setting up and led the current Secretariat team at ECSA for 4 years, Martin Dorsman, Secretary General at ECSA, and in agreement with the ECSA Board of Directors, has decided to seek other work challenges, as of 1st of October 2021.
 
We warmly thank...

Monday, October 4, 2021 - 13:28