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

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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...

European Shipowners endorse the global commitment of the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility

The European Commission’s newly published communication on a European Strategy for low-emission mobility rightly points out that all transport sectors need to contribute towards reducing the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants.

“We believe that shipping obviously must be part of the global solutions to limit the increase in...

Main themes for European Shipping Week 2017 announced with European shipping’s competitiveness at the heart of the week’s debate

The themes for European Shipping Week 2017 have been formally announced with the competitiveness of European shipping globally and the strategies being developed by the European Union and its respective bodies to foster that competitiveness sitting at the heart of the week’s events and debate.

Digitisation and modernisation of...

Shipowners reject proposals for ships to pay for EU ship recycling licences

Proposals to compel ships, regardless of flag, to pay for European Union ship recycling licences when calling at EU ports, will undermine efforts by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to improve working and environmental conditions in developing nations, where most ship recycling yards are located.

If proposals to...

With global protectionism on the rise European shipowners call for a strong EU external maritime agenda

European shipowners observe with concern that protectionism in world trade is on the rise. That is the main conclusion from a very recent study by the European Commission’s Trade department. The study gives an overview of protectionist tendencies and main trade barriers in some of the EU's key economic partners...

More EU transport budget – more jobs and growth

“Efficient transport of people and goods are crucial to maintain the competitiveness of the EU economy. The economic growth and jobs of all European industries depend heavily on the well-functioning of the transport sector”, said ECSA Secretary General Patrick Verhoeven.

“That’s why we have to ensure the completion of the...

European Maritime Social Partners visit Captain Mangouras

The European Maritime Social Partners, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) together with the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) visited the Captain of the sunken Prestige oil tanker, Apostolos Mangouras in Athens on 24 June, to mark the International Day of the Seafarer.

Fourteen years after the Prestige disaster the...

CO2 emission reduction measures must be global and apply equally to all ships

“We believe that shipping, together with all other industry sectors, must be part of the solution to limit the increase in global temperature, as we clearly are a global contributor to carbon emissions”, said ECSA President Niels Smedegaard, addressing a symposium on decarbonisation of shipping held in Antwerp today.

“The...

Responsible recycling in Alang should be supported rather than dismissed

Alang, India is today one of the most important centers for ship recycling and is likely to remain so for many years to come. With close to 70% of all vessels being recycled in South Asia, it is of utmost importance to secure that responsible practices are encouraged. The EU

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European shipowners invite EU policy-makers to offshore study-trip

European shipowners last week organised a two-day study-trip to Bergen, Norway for a group of EU decision makers from the European Commission, the European oil rig final Parliament and Member States.

“Our aim was to give policy and decision makers hands on experience of offshore shipping as well as to develop participants’ appreciation...

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