- The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of the Hellenic Republic, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), will be co-hosting the high-level ‘Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit’ in Athens in June.
- The Summit will bring together Ministers and high-level members of the maritime value chain, including Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, the Hellenic Republic, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner for...
ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Association)
European shipping key for Europe’s security with 35% of global fleet, studies find
Ahead of the European Shipping Summit, European Shipowners release today a Deloitte study on the EU Shipping Competitiveness and a CE Delft study on the economic value of European shipping.
European shipping represents a geopolitical asset for Europe facilitating the export and import of goods, food and energy, a Deloitte study finds.
Whilst the EU represents around 15% of the global GDP, the European shipping fleet is one of the largest in the world, representing around 35% of the world fleet in...
EU shipowners highlight importance of seafarers in Ukraine crisis
EU shipowners highlight importance of seafarers in Ukraine crisis
ECSA urges regulators to guarantee seafarers’ mobility and their rights as essential workers.
European shipowners are following very closely the impacts of the events in Ukraine on the crews and the safe continuation of shipping operations.
The EU fleet relies heavily on Ukrainian and Russian seafarers, which make up a significant percentage of the current shipping workforce. Ukrainian and Russian...
European shipowners support EU parliamentary proposal on commercial operators and a sector-dedicated fund
European shipowners support EU parliamentary proposal on commercial operators and a sector-dedicated fund
European shipowners welcome the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators and to ensure that the latter pay for the costs of the EU ETS. ECSA also supports the proposal of the Rapporteur to...
Philippos Philis takes over as ECSA president with Karin Orsel as Vice-President
Philippos Philis takes over as ECSA president with Karin Orsel as Vice-President
Philippos Philis has been appointed as new ECSA President by the General Assembly for a two-year term starting in January with Karin Orsel as new Vice-President. He succeeds Claes Berglund, who served as President since 2020.
“The beginning of the new ECSA Presidency comes at a very challenging time as the global economy is sailing through the unchartered waters of the COVID pandemic. In parallel, the...
Supply chain partners in constructive dialogue to overcome logistics challenges
Supply chain partners in constructive dialogue to overcome logistics challenges
Brussels, 14 December 2021 – Shippers and carriers met yesterday to talk about the causes and effects of recent supply chain disruption coinciding with the COVID 19 pandemic. The meeting brought together a broad representation of members from the European Shippers Council (ECS) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) and the Secretariat of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA). This is the...
ECSA at UN climate change conference COP26
ECSA at UN climate change conference COP26
ECSA is a shipping association partner of the shipping conference organised by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) on the 6th of November on the margins of UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow. The ‘Shaping the future of Shipping’ conference will bring together ministers, key policy-makers as well as industry leaders.
Attendees will identify ways to increase investment in...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/05/ecsa-at-un-climate-change-conference-cop26/
European shipowners support commercial operators to bear the costs of EU ETS and call for a sector-dedicated fund
European shipowners support commercial operators to bear the costs of EU ETS and call for a sector-dedicated fund
ECSA published today its policy paper on the EU ETS proposal. European shipowners welcome the increased climate ambition of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, recognising that the climate crisis is one of the greatest economic and environmental challenges our societies have faced.
European shipowners...
ETF and ECSA are ready to deliver better responses for future challenges of the workforce in maritime transport.
ETF and ECSA are ready to deliver better responses for future challenges of the workforce in maritime transport.
| We are proud to announce that the final report of the EU-wide project MapMar is out! Based on the outcomes of this final report, we can happily say that the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) together with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) are better prepared to explain the requirements for any EU-wide data collection system to foresee the needs of... |
European shipowners welcome the Fit for 55 climate package but fear lack of consistency among proposals may undermine increased climate ambition
European shipowners welcome the Fit for 55 climate package but fear lack of consistency among proposals may undermine increased climate ambition
ECSA welcomes the increased climate ambition of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package published today, recognising that the climate crisis is one of the greatest humanitarian, economic and environmental challenges our societies are facing. However, European shipowners...