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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 […]
European shipowners deeply concerned about looming prospect of global trade war
European shipowners, represented by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations ECSA, express their deepest concerns about recent developments on global bilateral trade relations. The result of the G7 meeting last weekend […]
European and International Social Partners in the Maritime Sector call for specific procedures for seafarers to obtain Schengen visas
The European and International Social Partners in the Maritime Sector; the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), […]
Shipping Sector’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy Discussed
The European shipowners together with MEP Wim van de Camp yesterday organised a seminar in the European Parliament to discuss the International Maritime Organization (IMO) initial Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction strategy for […]
European shipowners support the proposal for better waste handling Port Reception Facilities
The recently published proposal for a new Directive on Port Reception Facilities is welcomed by ECSA, as it addresses major issues with the current system in place. The new proposal […]
