Basel III: Parliament vote positive step towards competitive ship finance in Europe

The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs adopted last week its position on the implementation of the latest Basel prudential requirements into EU law (Basel III). ECSA welcomes the outcome of the Committee’s vote, which recognises the need to safeguard the competitiveness of the European shipping industry by...

Croatian shipowners join ECSA as full member

European shipowners are proud to welcome Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum as a full member of ECSA from 1 January 2023.

Mare Nostrum represents 10 members among the leading Croatian shipping companies.

“We are proud to welcome Mare Nostrum to the ECSA membership” said ECSA President Philippos Philis – “Having...

SAVE THE DATE – ECSA Ship Finance Roundtable

SAVE THE DATE – ECSA SHIP FINANCE ROUNDTABLE

"The role of private alternative ship financing"

15 February 2023 from 10.00 CET - ECSA office & online

ECSA is pleased to invite stakeholders to the first of two seminars dedicated to alternative ship financing.

ECSA’s Finance, Innovation and Transition (FIT) series...

New advisory committee launched to address major maritime issues impacting Filipino seafarers

JOINT PRESS RELEASE

• Shipping industry leaders form part of newly created advisory board, the ‘International Advisory Committee on Global Maritime Affairs’ (IACGMA).
• Creation of advisory board initially recommended by His Excellency Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr during a meeting with shipping industry leaders on 13 December 2022 in Brussels.
• The...

Provisional ETS agreement: Earmarking of revenues can mark turning point for European shipping’s decarbonisation

European shipowners welcome the outcome of yesterday’s trilogue negotiation and the provisional agreement on the EU ETS maritime. The Parliament and the Council have embraced the calls of the industry stakeholders to earmark  EU ETS revenues back to the maritime sector to support its energy transition.

At least 20 million...

Industry calls for earmarking of shipping ETS revenues in final negotiating round

As negotiations on the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS enter the final stretch, European shipowners, ports and port operators, the cruise and ferry sector, shipyards and equipment manufacturers, fuel suppliers, shippers and forwarders reiterate their call to regulators to earmark ETS revenues from shipping back to the maritime sector...

Statement: Industry calls for earmarking of ETS revenues in final negotiating round

As the negotiations on the revision of the EU ETS enter their final stretch tomorrow, European shipowners, ports, the cruise and ferry sectors, shipyards and equipment manufacturers, fuel suppliers, shippers, forwarders, port operators, ship managers and the European maritime clusters call on the European Parliament and the Council to...

WESS Final Conference – Agenda

30 November 2022 | 09:00 – 17:00 CET | De Warande, Brussels

ECSA and the ETF are excited to announce the line-up of speakers for the WESS final conference!

Shipping is a key contributor to the European economy. It is a sector in fast transition towards decarbonisation and digitalisation. The...

RED III: EU shipowners call for fuel supply requirements to align with FuelEU

As the trilogue negotiations on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) are progressing, ECSA calls on the Parliament and the Council to ensure that the requirements on fuel suppliers in RED III match the requirements placed on shipowners by FuelEU Maritime. This is crucial to ensure...

WESS Final Conference – Registrations are open!

30 November 2022 | 09:00 – 17:00 CET | De Warande, Brussels

Registrations are now open for the final conference of the WESS project – promoting an attractive, smart and sustainable Working Environment in the Shipping Sector.

Shipping is a key contributor to the European economy. It is a sector in...