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  • Shipowners support Commission in extension of liner consortia block exemption

    Shipowners support Commission in extension of liner consortia block exemption

    The European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the World Shipping Council (WSC)  replied on Friday 28 March to a public consultation launched by the Commission […]

    Published On: March 31, 2014

  • Maritime community calls for a more judicious approach on the circulation of 45-foot containers

    Maritime community calls for a more judicious approach on the circulation of 45-foot containers

    The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of Private Port Operators (FEPORT) have issued today a joint letter urging […]

    Published On: March 20, 2014

  • EU Ports policy: time-out not an excuse to wind down efforts

    EU Ports policy: time-out not an excuse to wind down efforts

    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 today that the legislative procedure […]

    Published On: March 13, 2014

  • CO2 emissions from ships: a call to reason

    CO2 emissions from ships: a call to reason

    The European Commission issued a proposal last June for a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Regulation of CO2 emissions from ships calling at EU ports, which lays […]

    Published On: March 12, 2014

  • Shipowners’ hopes dashed over LNG infrastructures

    Shipowners’ hopes dashed over LNG infrastructures

    “Shipowners’ hopes for decisive action with regard to LNG refueling points have been shattered” said Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General.

    “While the […]

    Published On: March 11, 2014

  • Low sulphur norms: action needed at the eleventh hour

    Low sulphur norms: action needed at the eleventh hour

    Priorities must be set to smoothen the introduction of low sulphur norms in Northern Europe: establishing a fair level playing field is one of them. With the 1 January 2015 deadline elapsing […]

    Published On: March 7, 2014

  • EU Maritime security: a coming-of-age story

    EU Maritime security: a coming-of-age story

    In the recent years, the EU has incrementally increased its efforts to stem piracy, a phenomenon that has plagued the shipping industry for the better part of the last decade. The wide array of tools […]

    Published On: March 6, 2014

  • West African piracy should be nipped in the bud

    West African piracy should be nipped in the bud

    “Ideally, events such as this one should not be necessary” said MEP Anna Rosbach, host  of a maritime piracy photography exhibition organized in the European Parliament by ECSA and the Danish Shipowners’ […]

    Published On: March 4, 2014

  • Former ECSA President Hans Jakob ‘Jack’ Kruse passed away

    Former ECSA President Hans Jakob ‘Jack’ Kruse passed away

    fto jackkruseHans Jakob Kruse, one of the icons of the container shipping industry, passed away earlier this week at the age of 84. Mr Kruse, popularly […]

    Published On: February 7, 2014

  • Arctic shipping: future prospects depend on regulation and economics

    Arctic shipping: future prospects depend on regulation and economics

    The ambition to develop an Arctic ‘silk route’ to connect European or North American ports with Asia is by no means a novelty. Changing climate conditions have reduced the number of months […]

    Published On: February 6, 2014