ECSA's General Assembly: Claes Berglund and Philippos Philis as next President and Vice-President

At its meeting on 2 October that met in Athens, the General Assembly of ECSA decided on the organisation's President and Vice-President.

The President for the next 2 years is Claes Berglund. Mr Berglund is Director Public Affairs & Sustainability of Stena AB. He has been a senior executive...

Transport coalition stresses the need for more EU budget

More EU budget for transport is the best investment plan for Europe.

ECSA reiterates its call for strong financial support from the EU, in a joint campaign with more than 40 European associations and organisations.

To move towards a truly climate-neutral, green, integrated, digital, accessible-to-all, safer and more secure transport...

World Maritime Day 2019: We are committed to a strong, attractive, competitive, prosperous and socially sustainable shipping industry

Today, European shipowners are marking World Maritime Day. The theme this year is "Empowering Women in the Maritime Community”.

ECSA and its members are committed to make the shipping industry a more attractive and safer workplace for women and to promote equal opportunities for women and men in the transport sector...

ECSA considers the European State Aid Guidelines for maritime transport highly successful and key to maintaining a strong European shipping sector

Today, the International Transport Forum (ITF) published a report on Maritime Subsidies in OECD countries. The main conclusions mostly address the EU state aid guidelines (SAG) and their application in EU Member States. The ITF report questions the effectiveness of the SAG and makes recommendations for improvements. 

ECSA is of...

Revised Energy Taxation Directive should enable the transition to the decarbonisation of maritime transport

The European maritime industry partners - ECSA, INTERFERRY, EUDA and CLIA Europe - welcome the long awaited report on the evaluation of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) published by the European Commission yesterday. 

They agree that this directive needs updating and may  be seen as a means of enabling the...

ECSA welcomes the draft list of Commissioners-designate

On behalf of the shipping industry across the EU, ECSA warmly welcomes the draft list of the European Commission's College-designate presented by President-elect  Ursula von der Leyen yesterday. 

As the operator of the EU's international maritime transport of cargo, passengers and other services, the European shipping industry looks forward to...

ECSA Board meets in Brussels

The Board of ECSA met in Brussels on 26 June, to discuss the issues the European shipping industry is currently working on.

A broad discussion was held about how the industry will work with the incoming European Parliament and European Commission on the broad policy areas that the two EU...

ECSA celebrates the Day of the Seafarer

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25 June is the Day of the Seafarer, an annual global event coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation to recognise the unique contributions made by seafarers to international seaborne trade. ECSA, together with its members, celebrates the immense contributions made by seafarers to European shipping.

The Day of the Seafarer...

ECSA organises workshop on the shipping industry’s interests in the UN negotiations on international ocean governance

The next negotiating round on a new global legally-binding instrument to protect marine diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) will take place in August 2019.

In view of the forthcoming negotiations, ECSA organised a workshop on the subject...

Statement on suspected attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman

Regarding the report about the two tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman this morning, European shipowners are extremely concerned and are working with the authorities to better understand the situation on the ground.
 
ECSA is relieved that the crew is safe and unharmed, except for one...