Parliament vote on trucks CO2 standards: more support needed for clean affordable fuels for shipping

ECSA welcomes the outcome of yesterday’s European Parliament vote on the new CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles and the rejection of the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) […]

European shipowners call for clean affordable fuels for shipping before Parliament vote on trucks CO2 standards

Ahead of the plenary vote on CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles, European shipowners highlight once more the urgent […]

ESS2023 Session: Financing the Green Transition

ECSA and Danish Ship Finance S/A invite you to a European Shipping Summit session on

ESS2023 Session: Shipping for Net-Zero Europe

ECSA, Transport and Environment and the International Association of Class Society invite you to a European Shipping Summit session on

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ESS2023 Session: Fair Transition and Human Centred Decarbonisation for Seafarers

ECSA, European Transport Workers’ Federation and the International Chamber of Shipping invite you to a European Shipping Summit session on

“Fair Transition and […]

Joint statement: Call for pragmatic and consistent EU guidelines

Joint statement supporting petition N° 0276-2022 to retain the broad application of economic VAT exemption for transport and other services directly linked to export of goods

Transport and, more generally, the supply chain industry is […]

Basel III Rules: Recognition of ship finance positive, but further action is needed

European shipowners welcome the agreement on the Basel III rules reached between the European Parliament and the Council yesterday that gives explicit recognition to ship finance.

The new rules […]

European shipowners welcome ratification of the Hong Kong Convention as a major breakthrough

14 years since the adoption by the International Maritime Organization, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention) was ratified yesterday. […]

New ETS law: Earmarked revenues can mark a turning point for shipping’s decarbonisation

European shipowners welcome the formal approval of the new EU ETS law today by the plenary of the European Parliament. Earmarking around 2 billion Euro of the revenues of the […]

ECSA and ICS warmly welcome EU decision to recognise training and certification of Filipino seafarers

The European Commission decided today to continue to recognise the Philippines’ training and certification system. ECSA and ICS welcome this positive development, as Filipino seafarers play a central […]