Environment Commissioner Vella’s scrubber visit in Ghent

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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

Niels Smedegaard takes ECSA helm

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 […]