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  • Improved Port Reception Facilities welcomed by European Shipowners

    Improved Port Reception Facilities welcomed by European Shipowners

    European shipowners welcome the Plastic Strategy adopted by the European Commission last week. The coherent and impressively first-ever Europe-wide strategy on plastic forming part of the transition towards a more circular economy […]

    Published On: January 23, 2018

  • A single market for shipping – time to make it happen

    A single market for shipping – time to make it happen

    The single market is one of the most celebrated successes of the EU. It is a central element of the EU growth agenda. It is, however, clear that the single […]

    Published On: December 22, 2017

  • European Shipowners’ President Niels Smedegaard hands over the Presidency to Panagiotis Laskaridis

    European Shipowners’ President Niels Smedegaard hands over the Presidency to Panagiotis Laskaridis

    ECSA, European Community Shipowners’ Associations held its Board of Directors’ meeting today and Niels Smedegaard of Danish Shipping and CEO of DFDS handed over ECSA Presidency to Mr. Panagiotis […]

    Published On: December 13, 2017

  • Shipowners urge for rapid and positive progress in the Brexit negotiations

    Shipowners urge for rapid and positive progress in the Brexit negotiations

    In view of the European Council deciding this week on whether the Brexit negotiations can enter the next phase, ECSA representing European shipowners calls for rapid and positive […]

    Published On: December 13, 2017

  • Council agrees to implement ECSA-ETF Agreement on decent work for seafarers

    Council agrees to implement ECSA-ETF Agreement on decent work for seafarers

    European shipowners and European transport workers speak together to warmly welcome today’s adoption of a Council Directive improving seafarers’ working conditions. This change will implement an agreement between the European […]

    Published On: December 7, 2017

  • European shipowners welcome the Council conclusions on the digitalisation of transport

    European shipowners welcome the Council conclusions on the digitalisation of transport

    European shipowners welcome the Transport Council’s conclusions on the digitalisation of transport adopted yesterday. It rightly underlines the importance of digitalisation for the European economy and competitiveness, and confirms the […]

    Published On: December 6, 2017

  • European Shipowners welcome the agreement reached on CO2 Emissions Trading System

    European Shipowners welcome the agreement reached on CO2 Emissions Trading System

    Intensive negotiations came to an end two weeks ago when the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the […]

    Published On: November 22, 2017

  • An ambitious proposal to ease the administrative burden on seafarers and operators is needed

    An ambitious proposal to ease the administrative burden on seafarers and operators is needed

    At the Digital Transport Days in Tallinn today, European shipowners (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) call for easing the administrative burden shipping […]

    Published On: November 9, 2017

  • European shipowners support the progress made at the IMO environmental meeting

    European shipowners support the progress made at the IMO environmental meeting

    30.10.2017

    ECSA representing the European shipowners believe that continuous progress was made last week at the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) intersessional meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). […]

    Published On: November 6, 2017

  • Martin Dorsman appointed as Secretary General of ECSA

    Martin Dorsman appointed as Secretary General of ECSA

    ECSA, European Community Shipowners’ Associations has appointed Mr. Martin Dorsman (56) as its new Secretary General in Brussels. Mr. Dorsman will start in his new position on November 1st 2017.

    Mr. Dorsman […]

    Published On: October 3, 2017