Social partners welcome Council agreement on exclusions of seafarers

ECSA and ETF, the European Social Partners in the field of Maritime Transport, welcome the agreement (General Approach) reached yesterday […]

Shipowners welcome revamped EU anti-piracy naval mission that will run until 2016

EU Member States have decided to extend the mandate of the EU anti-piracy naval mission off the coast of Somalia both in terms of scope and duration. EU Navfor […]

All eyes on IMO as Europe moves ahead with CO2 monitoring regime for ships

EU co-legislators reached an informal agreement last week on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions of maritime […]

European Shipowners launch ESSF sulphur survey

European shipowners have launched a survey to monitor the economic impact of the 0.1% sulphur requirements for shipping in the European Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs), which are due to enter into force on 1 […]

European Shipowners Call for Free Transport of International Cargo between Chinese Ports

The 11th Implementation Meeting of the China-EU Maritime Transport Agreement, hosted by the Water Transport Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Transport, was held in Haikou from 20 to […]

European Shipping Week receives patronage of the European Parliament

European Shipping Week has been granted the European Parliament’s official patronage by its President, Mr Martin Schultz. Both the European Commission and the European Parliament have now actively expressed their support for […]

European ports reform: making the most of the EU’s capabilities

European shipowners have been closely following developments on the Commission’s third attempt to liberalise market access to port services and improve the financial transparency of ports. Throughout the legislative process, the […]

European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas welcomes the launch of the European Shipping Week

European Transport Commissioner and Vice President of the European Commission Siim Kallas has voiced his strong […]

MRV: Shipowners ask EU co-legislators not to preempt CO2 progress at global level

European shipowners are concerned by the intention of the Italian Presidency of the Council to move full steam ahead with an inter-institutional agreement on the EU Regulation for […]

Scrubbers: Shipowners urge for clarity and legal certainty at the eleventh hour

In a position paper published today, European shipowners ask EU Member States to adopt a clear, long-term and above all harmonised position on the […]