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

    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 […]

    Published On: October 31, 2014

  • European Shipping Week receives patronage of the European Parliament

    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 […]

    Published On: October 27, 2014

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

    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 […]

    Published On: October 23, 2014

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

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

    Screen Shot 2014-10-16 at 15.10.40 1European Transport Commissioner and Vice President of the European Commission Siim Kallas has voiced his strong […]

    Published On: October 16, 2014

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

    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 […]

    Published On: October 15, 2014

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

    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 […]

    Published On: October 7, 2014

  • Social partners break labour deadlock

    Social partners break labour deadlock

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    Today, the social partners are pleased to announce that they have reached an Agreement on the issue of the exclusion of seafarers, […]

    Published On: October 3, 2014

  • Croatia joins the ranks of the European Shipowners’ Community

    Croatia joins the ranks of the European Shipowners’ Community

    mare-nostrum-4-logo-17552The Croatian Shipowners’ Association ‘Mare Nostrum’ decided to join ECSA as full member. The association counts ten members, who deploy a fleet of 141 ships, representing a tonnage […]

    Published On: October 2, 2014

  • Incoming Commissioner for Transport gives positive signals on shipping

    Incoming Commissioner for Transport gives positive signals on shipping

    SefcovicCommissioner-Designate for Transport and Space Maroš Šefčovič was scrutinised yesterday by the European Parliament’s (EP) Transport and Tourism and Industry, Research and Energy Committees […]

    Published On: October 1, 2014

  • The EU ports reform is losing its bearings

    The EU ports reform is losing its bearings

    In March, MEP Knut Fleckenstein, the rapporteur on the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on Market access to port services and financial transparency of ports announced that the legislative procedure for this […]

    Published On: September 23, 2014