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EU-China maritime dialogue a good template, say European Shipowners
The 12th Implementation Meeting of the China-EU Maritime Transport Agreement, hosted by the Polish government, was held in Szczecin, Poland from 21 […]
EU Member States show trust in IMO’s ability to deliver
“The EU Council’s decision to entrust the IMO with the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping is a vote of confidence in the international organisation’s ability to deliver” […]
Seafarer’s right to protection, information & consultation and fair & just working conditions endorsed by the European Parliament’s plenary session
Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Plenary session adopted the agreement reached in trialogue with the Council of the EU last May, on […]
MEPs support shipping industry’s call for stronger Member State action in the Mediterranean
ECSA, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) participated yesterday in a hearing on migration organised by the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, […]
Shipping industry part and parcel of West Africa security situation
ECSA, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations, organised on 29 June, in cooperation with the European External Action Service and the European Commission, […]
EU decision makers recognise key role of sectoral social dialogue for maritime transport
On 4 June, the Commission services DG MOVE and DG EMPL organized a joint High-Level Conference on “a social agenda for transport”.
The conference gathered EU decision-makers, experts and […]
EU shipping industry calls for an ambitious TTIP chapter on shipping
The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday 10 June on its much-debated recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The draft […]
ECSA and ETF share a common vision on social-related issues of the Commission’s Mid-Term maritime strategy review
On Friday 22 May, the European Social Partners for Maritime Transport – the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation […]
Clarity needed as new rules on reporting formalities loom over shipping community
In an effort to gather much needed information and to obtain some clarity regarding the situation on the ground, cargo owners, freight forwarders, port authorities, terminal operators, ship agents […]
Social partners welcome positive agreement in trialogue on social Directives
Following the adoption of the Council’s General Approach in December 2014 and the adoption of the European Parliament’s Employment Committee position in April 2015, both EU Institutions met with the European […]
