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...

MapMar - ETF and ECSA are ready to deliver better responses for future challenges of the workforce in maritime transport.

We are proud to announce that the final report of the EU-wide project MapMar is out!

Based on the outcomes of this final report, we can happily say that the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) together with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) are better prepared to explain...

World Maritime Day 2021 - Seafarers: at the core of shipping's future

World Maritime Day is dedicated this year to “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”. The spotlight will be on the heroism of sea professionals who keep global supply chains moving in pandemic times and uninterruptedly run vessels to bring essential goods like food, medicines and energy all over the...

Mapping of Maritime Professionals – MapMar final conference (30 September)

European Social Partners ECSA and ETF set out on an EU-wide project MapMar to breach the gaps and inconsistencies in the way data on employment of maritime professionals is collected.

Millions of maritime professionals contribute to the functioning of maritime transport every day. As the sector develops and employment patterns and practices...

ECSA F.I.T. webinar - Transition (September 9)

ECSA F.I.T. webinars - Finance, Innovation, Transition

The shipping and financial services stakeholders are meeting online to discuss the current opportunities and challenges of ship financing.

ECSA is organising an event to bring together regulators, maritime experts and the financial services stakeholders to discuss the currently ongoing finance initiatives and to find practical...

Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions in the EU – Report on national transposition

The report on the transposition of the Directive 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union is designed to assist Member States with the transposition of the Directive into national law and contains useful clarification about the application of the Directive - which aims at improving...

Mapping of Maritime Professionals – MapMar final conference (30 September)

European Social Partners ECSA and ETF set out on an EU-wide project MapMar to breach the gaps and inconsistencies in the way data on employment of maritime professionals is collected.

Millions of maritime professionals contribute to the functioning of maritime transport every day. As the sector develops and employment patterns and practices...

ECSA and ETF welcome WHO decision to prioritise seafarers’ vaccination

The World Health Organisation has included seafarers that should be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination in the context of limited supplies.

On July 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its updated guidance for the organisation's vaccine roadmap in order to provide a framework for overall programme...

European shipowners welcome the Fit for 55 climate package but fear lack of consistency among proposals may undermine increased climate ambition

ECSA welcomes the increased climate ambition of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package published today, recognising that the climate crisis is one of the greatest humanitarian, economic and environmental challenges our societies are facing. However, European shipowners notice a lack of consistency among some of the proposals of the package...

Day of the Seafarer: “European shipowners voice their support for SeaFairerFuture”

June 25th is the International Day of the Seafarer. Today everyone should be reminded the strenuous efforts of over 1.6 million seafarers, men and women at sea in Europe and all around the world.  

Every year, European shipping contributes around €149 billion to the EU’s GDP and...