EU Should Seize Momentum to Make IMO CO2 Roadmap Work

ECSA facilitated a debriefing in the European Parliament this morning on the latest decisions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regarding global regulation of greenhouse gas emissions of shipping.

Focus of the discussion was the roadmap that IMO agreed end of October. The roadmap foresees the adoption of an initial...

European shipowners welcome IMO decisions on global regulation of ship emissions

The 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded today with a decision on defined tasks and timelines to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships. The agreed roadmap complements the decision to have a mandatory global GHG data collection system in...

CETA will greatly benefit maritime transport

European shipowners have worryingly followed the negotiations thriller of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, and feel very relieved today as the Belgian regional authorities reached an agreement.

“We welcome the outcome after the lengthy and intense negotiations”, said ECSA Secretary General Patrick Verhoeven.

This trade agreement between EU...

African States, the European Union and European shipowners endorse maritime security

African Heads of State and Government met in Lomé, Togo, on 15 October for a high level summit on maritime security. As the outcome of the summit they agreed on the ‘Lomé Charter’ that should be a next step in ensuring maritime security in Africa.

European shipowners strongly welcome this...

The Polar Code will protect the environment of the Arctic

Parliament’s Industry Committee Confirms IMO Regulatory Role on CO2 Emissions

The Industry Committee, ITRE, of the European Parliament today reached an important agreement concerning the revision of the EU emission trading system (ETS) directive. The report of MEP Fredrick Federley (ALDE / Sweden) was adopted with a clear majority of 45 against 13 votes.

European shipowners support the balanced report...

New European Border and Coast Guard Agency to strengthen EU’s maritime borders

European shipowners are pleased with the recent launch of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. ECSA supports the creation of this new Agency allowing efficient European border management as the merchant fleet has in the past years met increasingly demanding security and safety challenges in the Mediterranean Sea. The...

European shipowners welcome CO2 deal for aviation and look forward to positive decisions at IMO

European shipowners welcome the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) agreement reached yesterday on a new global market-based measure to control Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from international aviation.

Review of EU shipping policy: no time for business as usual

The future of European shipping policy was debated on Wednesday in a seminar held in Valletta, Malta, a few days after the European Commission published the implementation report of its mid-term Review of EU Maritime Transport Policy.

“The seminar organised by ECSA comes at the right time. The European Commission...

ECSA appoints Director Social, Legal and Fiscal Affairs and a Policy Advisor in Shipping and Trade policy

ECSA appoints Director Social, Legal and Fiscal Affairs and a Policy Advisor in Shipping and Trade Policy

ECSA, European Community Shipowners’ Associations has appointed Ms. Claudia Vella Casagrande to join its team in Brussels as its new Director Social, Legal and Fiscal Affairs.

Originally from Malta, Claudia worked for the...