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  • Ports Regulation: text up for adoption in Parliament leaves a lot to be desired

    Ports Regulation: text up for adoption in Parliament leaves a lot to be desired

    Tomorrow, Members of the European Parliament will be voting on the EU Ports Regulation and, more specifically, on rapporteur Knut Fleckenstein’s report, which was previously adopted by […]

    Published On: March 7, 2016

  • European shipowners showcase Short Sea Shipping

    European shipowners showcase Short Sea Shipping

    During a high level meeting organised by the Dutch Presidency of the Council yesterday in Amsterdam, ECSA presented its new brochure on the merits of short sea shipping. The intention behind this new initiative is […]

    Published On: February 16, 2016

  • Environment Commissioner Vella’s scrubber visit in Ghent

    Environment Commissioner Vella’s scrubber visit in Ghent

    MIX 3606European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella visited last Friday the DFDS vessel “Magnolia Seaways” in the port of Ghent. The purpose of the ECSA-organised […]

    Published On: February 1, 2016

  • European shipowners support EU guidelines on places of refuge

    European shipowners support EU guidelines on places of refuge

    European shipowners endorsed yesterday the adoption of EU operational guidelines on places of refuge for ships in distress at sea, which were produced by the Cooperation Group on Places of Refuge, bringing […]

    Published On: January 28, 2016

  • TRAN ports report a first step but not reaching far enough on market access

    TRAN ports report a first step but not reaching far enough on market access

    On 25 January the Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted its report on the ports’ Regulation. Dating back to 2013, the Commission’s proposal went through a […]

    Published On: January 27, 2016

  • European shipowners welcome EP TiSA recommendations

    European shipowners welcome EP TiSA recommendations

    European shipowners welcome the European Parliament’s INTA Committee recommendations to the European Commission on the ongoing negotiations of the Trade in Services Agreement between some of the world’s leading economies.

    In it MEPs acknowledge […]

    Published On: January 19, 2016

  • Shipowners call for adequate and workable European port reception facilities

    Shipowners call for adequate and workable European port reception facilities

    European shipowners have issued a position paper on the upcoming revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive adopted in 2000 as a reaction to the […]

    Published On: January 11, 2016

  • ECSA is looking for a Director for Social and Fiscal Affairs

    ECSA is looking for a Director for Social and Fiscal Affairs

    The European Community Shipowners’ Associations is the umbrella organisation of the national shipowners’ associations of the EU and Norway. European shipowners control around 40% of the world’s shipping fleet. ECSA’s prime task […]

    Published On: January 7, 2016

  • In the wake of COP21, European shipowners call for solid action in IMO

    In the wake of COP21, European shipowners call for solid action in IMO

    European shipowners welcome the ambitious and forward-looking climate change agreement reached in Paris this weekend. They call on all actors involved to work together for decisive action in […]

    Published On: December 14, 2015

  • European shipowners want shipping reintroduced in COP21 text

    European shipowners want shipping reintroduced in COP21 text

    European shipowners join the European Commission, MEPs and various stakeholders in calling for shipping to be brought back in the text currently negotiated in the context of the COP21 climate talks in Paris.

    ‘The […]

    Published On: December 10, 2015