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European Commission launches investigation into French tonnage tax scheme
The European Commission has opened a formal in-depth investigation to examine whether changes to the French tax rules for maritime companies are in line with EU state aid guidelines to maritime transport.The […]
EU Member States agree on ratifying Hong Kong Convention for the safe and sound recycling of ships
On 30 October 2013, the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER I) agreed on a compromise text for a Council decision supporting the ratification of the […]
European Parliament adopts proposal for new Ship Recycling Regulation
The European Parliament (EP) adopted today at its plenary sitting in Strasbourg a legislative resolution on a new Ship Recycling Regulation by a large majority of the votes. The adopted text is […]
European Commission earmarks 1.6 billion Euros to support key TEN-T infrastructure projects
On Wednesday 16 October, the European Commission announced that 1.6 billion Euros of EU co-funding will be granted to trans-Euroepan transport network (TEN-T) projects. In total, 172 projects were […]
ECSA welcomes Member States’ approval to further enhance the status of Regular Shipping Service
ECSA has been advised of and very much welcomes the fact that EU Member States have recently endorsed the Commission’s proposal to grant further customs facilitations to […]
ICAO agrees on global-market based mechanism to tackle emissions
On 04 October, Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed, at its 38th Assembly in Montreal, to develop a global market-based measure (MBM) for international aviation.
ECSA welcomes the continuation of State Aid Guidelines to Maritime Transport.
Commission Vice-President Joaquín Almunia, responsible for competition policy, recently decided to continue the 2004 Guidelines on State Aid to Maritime Transport without revision.
ECSA President Juan Riva welcomed Commissioner Almunia’s […]
European Commission sets up dedicated forum to tackle upcoming sulphur requirements
On 25 September, the European Commission announced the creation of the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) to assess the developments towards compliance with the IMO 0.1% sulphur content in marine fuel, which […]
IMO moves to make container weighing mandatory
On 20th September, the IMO backed a compromise proposal for verifying the weight of containers before they are loaded on board ships. The amendment to existing regulation that was adopted will effectively make it mandatory for […]
