Joint open letter on seafarers still trapped in Ukraine

As we approach the one-year mark since the start of the war in Ukraine, ECSA has joined over 30 associations and companies in co-signing a letter to His Excellency António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, highlighting the plight of 331 seafarers still trapped on vessels in the Black Sea and the...

ECSA statement on FuelEU Maritime negotiations

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) supports the objectives of the European Green Deal, EU Climate Law and the Paris Agreement. As an important part of the European economy, shipping has a key role to play to achieve the EU’s climate objectives. The FuelEU Maritime Regulation is crucial for promoting...

ECSA SHIP FINANCE ROUNDTABLE – Agenda announced!

The role of private alternative ship financing

15 February 2023 | 10.00 – 12.00 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 restarts in 2023. As the...

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...