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  • 16+1 proposals to boost the EU’s shipping policy

    letter pics-1-3 1In an effort to provide the European Commission with constructive input ahead of the upcoming review of the EU shipping policy […]

    Published On: December 9, 2015
  • Niels Smedegaard takes ECSA helm

    Smedegaard

    Niels Smedegaard, President and CEO of DFDS, has been elected as the new President of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations, with Mr Panagiotis Laskaridis, founder and […]

    Published On: December 9, 2015
  • Global cooperation is the bedrock of a successful European shipping policy, shipowners say

    Global cooperation must remain an absolute priority of European shipping policy. That was the principal message of ECSA’s contribution to the Senior Maritime Forum of

    Published On: December 3, 2015
  • EU shipowners want IMO leadership in efforts to reduce GHG emissions from shipping

    As world leaders from 147 countries gather in Paris for the long-awaited UNFCCC COP 21, European shipowners reiterate their support for the EU Member States’ negotiating position adopted […]

    Published On: November 30, 2015
  • Shipowners raise awareness about offshore shipping

    letter pics-1-19European shipowners organised last week a seminar on offshore shipping in the European Parliament. The event specifically targeted European policy makers in an effort to […]

    Published On: November 16, 2015
  • Shipowners’ holistic approach to maritime security

    Jakob Paaske LarsenIn a move intended to allow the European shipping industry to stay abreast of recent developments, European shipowners have widened the scope of the former […]

    Published On: November 9, 2015
  • MEPs’ 2016 climate deadline for IMO unrealistic, shipowners say

    European shipowners note Wednesday’s European Parliament resolution, which constitutes the mandate for the EP delegation to the Paris COP 21 meeting in December, and issue a warning call. MEPs call for all […]

    Published On: October 16, 2015
  • Simplification of port regulation proposal justifies re-inclusion of all services

    Members of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament are considering substantial simplifications to the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on market access to port services and financial transparency […]

    Published On: October 12, 2015
  • Investments in recycling facilities should be rewarded, irrespective of geography

    The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) welcome the fact that the classification society ClassNK has issued statements of compliance to two ship recycling facilities in India and, thus, verified that the […]

    Published On: October 5, 2015
  • Shipping sector receives Seafarer of the Year award for role in migrant rescues

    Seafarer of the year

    The Lloyd’s List Global Award for Seafarer of the Year, usually reserved for […]

    Published On: October 2, 2015