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SEA EUROPE – ECSA JOINT PRESS RELEASE
European Shipowners and Maritime Technology Industry call for decisive actions against unfair trade practices and in favour of global playing field
SEA Europe and ECSA, the trade associations representing respectively European shipbuilding and maritime equipment […]
BIMCO ECSA leadership meeting in Athens
The BIMCO President, Mr Anastasios Papagiannopoulos and ECSA President, Mr Panos Laskarides met in Athens recently to discuss areas of cooperation and further alignment between the two leading associations representing shipowners globally and in Europe […]
European shipowners welcome the extension of EU Operation Atalanta against piracy
The European shipowners are pleased with the European Council’s decision of 30 July to extent the mandate of EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta until 31 December 2020. The objectives of […]
ECSA welcomes the signature of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
The EU and Japan yesterday signed the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement during the 25th EU-Japan summit in Tokyo. The European Shipowners welcome the signing of a highly ambitious trade agreement […]
ECSA welcomes Denmark’s recent ratification of the International Liability and Compensation Regime for Pollution Damage from Ships
European shipowners welcome Denmark’s recent ratification of the 2010 HNS Convention. After Norway, Canada and Turkey, Denmark became the fourth country to ratify the 2010 International […]
European social partners eager to make shipping more attractive for women seafarers
European Transport Workers Federation, (ETF) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have today discussed possible solutions to increase women’s participation in the shipping industry in Europe. Currently only […]
European shipowners call upon authorities to disembark the migrants on board the Alexander Maersk as soon as possible
ECSA, the European Community shipowners’ associations, expressed on the 12th of June its concern about the problems the Aquarius vessel faced to disembark […]
Shipping associations vow to support seafarers’ mental health needs
Monday 25th June marks the IMO Day of the Seafarer, which this year has a particular focus on seafarer well-being.
In response, members of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations; UK Chamber of Shipping […]
European Shipowners encourage the European Commission to have sufficient recycling capacity on the EU approved ship recycling yards list
All vessels sailing under an EU flag will eventually be required to use an approved ship recycling facility, once the EU Ship […]
European shipowners: Italian policy of refusing migrants to enter its ports alarming
ECSA finds it very alarming that Italy recently refused a humanitarian ship to disembark rescued persons in Italian ports. The passengers included children, pregnant women and persons needing medical […]
