Shipping’s open letter calls for EU measures on prompt predictable disembarkations for persons rescued by merchant vessels

Dear President Von der Leyen, Dear Vice President Schinas,
Dear Commissioner Johansson, Dear Commissioner Vălean,

Open Letter: Shipping industry calls on Commission to ensure the EU Migration Pact […]

Transport sector calls for an EU framework on the governance of B2B data

Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail, manufacturing and logistics sectors call on European decision makers to adopt an EU framework on the governance of business-to-business (B2B) data that ensures […]

Open Letter: Shipping industry calls for action to ensure prompt and predictable disembarkations for persons rescued at sea by merchant vessels

Dear President Von der Leyen, Dear Vice President Schinas,
Dear Commissioner Johansson, Dear Commissioner Vălean,

Open Letter: Shipping industry calls for action to ensure […]

24 September, World Maritime Day: UN Event on Crew Change Crisis

A special online event will be organised on World Maritime Day this Thursday, 24 September 2020, in the opening week of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, specifically on the […]

EU’s 2030 climate target: ECSA publishes study on implications of EU ETS for shipping

With the European Commission announcing an increased climate target for 2030 and aiming to extend the EU’s Emission Trading System (EU ETS) to the shipping sector, ECSA is publishing […]

EP proposal for shipping without impact assessment risks regulatory patchwork and international trade tensions without delivering climate objectives

ECSA regrets a decision of the plenary today in the European Parliament to draft a proposal to include shipping under the EU’s Emission Trading System […]

European Maritime Social Partners call for EU to coordinate talks on a swift and solidary solution for the rescued persons on board the Maersk Etienne

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) wrote to EU Vice President […]

ECSA: Sustainable recovery requires a well-balanced recovery package

Following the special European Council meeting of 17-21 July, EU leaders agreed on a €750 billion recovery fund to help the EU tackle the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement will now go […]

Joint statement: European employers are committed to create the conditions for return to employment, job creation and better skills matching as part of the recovery

With this statement, BusinessEurope and the signatory European sectoral employers express the clear message to public authorities and […]

European and international maritime social partners, together with 9 other international maritime associations demand immediate action from governments on the crew change humanitarian crisis

The European and international maritime social partners together with 9 international maritime associations, are writing to the leaders of […]