Karin Orsel takes the helm as ECSA President, with Mikki Koskinen appointed Vice-President

Karin Orsel has been appointed the first female President ever in the history of ECSA, starting on 1 January 2024 for a two-year term, with Mikki Koskinen joining as the new Vice-President.  She succeeds Philippos Philis, who has held the position since January 2022.

Commenting on her appointment, new...

ECSA welcomes enhanced EU engagement and international cooperation in the Red Sea

European shipowners welcome the announcement from the EU to contribute to US Operation Prosperity Guardian through Operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta, by intensifying information sharing and by increasing presence with additional naval assets. This decision is a positive step to address the security challenges in the Red Sea and the Gulf of...

ECSA and ETF express deep concerns over recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

European shipowners and seafarers’ unions are deeply concerned by the recent surge in attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea area and the Gulf of Aden.

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) call for immediate action to urgently address this alarming situation...

EVENT | Ensuring a people-centred transition: Upskilling and reskilling in the Shipping industry

ECSA invites you to a Parliamentary Breakfast on:

"Ensuring a people-centred transition: Upskilling and reskilling in the Shipping industry"

When: 6 December 2023 | 8:30 - 9:30 CET

Where: European Parliament, MEP Salon

Co-hosted by: MEP Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP) and MEP Josianne Cutajar (S&D)

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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) for trucks. The introduction of a CCF would artificially increase demand for biofuels and RFNBOs for trucks.

Although the CCF was voted down, the...

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 need to make clean affordable fuels available for shipping. Sufficient quantities of sustainable and scalable renewable fuels are key for the energy transition of the shipping industry. However, the current lack...

ESS2023 Session: Financing the Green Transition

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

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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 Human Centred Decarbonisation for Seafarers"

European Shipping Summit, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Auditorium 490, Rue du Musée 5, 1000 Bruxelles

From 09.30 to 10.30 CET

As...

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 a cornerstone of the single market and European international trade. It is vital for fulfilling...