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  • EU Should Seize Momentum to Make IMO CO2 Roadmap Work

    EU Should Seize Momentum to Make IMO CO2 Roadmap Work

    ECSA facilitated a debriefing in the European Parliament this morning on the latest decisions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regarding global regulation of greenhouse gas emissions of shipping.

    Focus of the discussion was […]

    Published On: November 9, 2016

  • European shipowners welcome IMO decisions on global regulation of ship emissions

    European shipowners welcome IMO decisions on global regulation of ship emissions

    The 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded today with a decision on defined tasks and timelines to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions […]

    Published On: October 28, 2016

  • CETA will greatly benefit maritime transport

    CETA will greatly benefit maritime transport

    European shipowners have worryingly followed the negotiations thriller of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, and feel very relieved today as the Belgian regional authorities reached an agreement.

    “We welcome the outcome after the lengthy and intense […]

    Published On: October 27, 2016

  • African States, the European Union and European shipowners endorse maritime security

    African States, the European Union and European shipowners endorse maritime security

    African Heads of State and Government met in Lomé, Togo, on 15 October for a high level summit on maritime security. As the outcome of the summit they agreed on the ‘Lomé […]

    Published On: October 21, 2016

  • The Polar Code will protect the environment of the Arctic

    The Polar Code will protect the environment of the Arctic

    The International Code for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code) will enter into force on January 2017 and applies to ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters. It covers the various environmental […]
    Published On: October 19, 2016

  • Parliament’s Industry Committee Confirms IMO Regulatory Role on CO2 Emissions

    Parliament’s Industry Committee Confirms IMO Regulatory Role on CO2 Emissions

    The Industry Committee, ITRE, of the European Parliament today reached an important agreement concerning the revision of the EU emission trading system (ETS) directive. The report of MEP Fredrick Federley (ALDE / Sweden) […]

    Published On: October 13, 2016

  • New European Border and Coast Guard Agency to strengthen EU’s maritime borders

    New European Border and Coast Guard Agency to strengthen EU’s maritime borders

    European shipowners are pleased with the recent launch of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. ECSA supports the creation of this new Agency allowing efficient […]

    Published On: October 12, 2016

  • European shipowners welcome CO2 deal for aviation and look forward to positive decisions at IMO

    European shipowners welcome CO2 deal for aviation and look forward to positive decisions at IMO

    European shipowners welcome the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) agreement reached yesterday on a new global market-based measure to control Green House Gas (GHG) […]

    Published On: October 7, 2016

  • Review of EU shipping policy: no time for business as usual

    Review of EU shipping policy: no time for business as usual

    The future of European shipping policy was debated on Wednesday in a seminar held in Valletta, Malta, a few days after the European Commission published the implementation report of its mid-term Review […]

    Published On: October 6, 2016

  • ECSA appoints Director Social, Legal and Fiscal Affairs and a Policy Advisor in Shipping and Trade policy

    ECSA appoints Director Social, Legal and Fiscal Affairs and a Policy Advisor in Shipping and Trade policy >9.9.2016

    ECSA appoints Director Social, Legal and Fiscal Affairs and […]

    Published On: September 9, 2016