European shipowners and fuel suppliers join forces and propose amendments to FuelEU Maritime

ECSA, EWABA, eFuel Alliance, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels call on the Parliament and the Council to amend the Commission’s FuelEU Maritime proposal to ensure that shipowners and fuels suppliers together play a key role under the new system. For the Regulation to achieve its objectives, the associations call for...

Joint Statement of ECSA, EWABA, eFuel Alliance, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels on FuelEU Maritime

With this joint statement, the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), EWABA, eFuel Alliance, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels would like to express their support for the achievement of the objectives of the European Green Deal, EU Climate Law and the Paris Agreement. As an important part of the European...

European shipowners and T&E warn proposed EU shipping law could do more harm than good

ECSA and the green group Transport & Environment (T&E) have joined forces to call on EU countries and the members of the European Parliament to introduce necessary amendments to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation proposal, with the aim to align it with EU Climate Law and Paris Agreement goals. 

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Joint Statement of ECSA and T&E on FuelEU Maritime

With this joint statement, the European Community of Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European green transport group Transport & Environment (T&E) would like to express their support for the achievement of the objectives of the European Green Deal, EU Climate Law and the Paris Agreement. As an important part of...

ETS: ECSA welcomes European Parliament’s decisive vote on commercial operators and Ocean Fund

European shipowners welcome the strong cross-party support by the European Parliament for key provisions under the revised Emission Trading System for shipping. ECSA welcomes the Parliament’s commitment to enforce the ‘polluter-pays’ principle, by ensuring the mandatory pass-through of the ETS costs to the commercial operators of the vessels through contractual...

Resilient and Sustainable Ship Financing

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15 June 2022 | 11:00-13:00 CET | Hybrid

Registration for ECSA’s event on the role of Resilient and Sustainable Ship Financing in the transition towards fully decarbonised shipping is now open!

As the shipping sector strives to decarbonise, the need...

SAVE THE DATE – ECSA SHIP FINANCE ROUNDTABLE

SAVE THE DATE – ECSA SHIP FINANCE ROUNDTABLE

Resilient and Sustainable Ship Financing

15 June 2022 | 11:00-13:00 CET | Hybrid

ECSA is inviting stakeholders to discuss the role of Resilient and Sustainable Ship Financing in the transition towards fully decarbonised shipping.

As the shipping sector strives...

ECSA appoints Sotiris Raptis as Secretary General

Sotiris Raptis has been appointed by the General Assembly to lead the  European Community Shipowners’ Associations as its new Secretary General.

Sotiris Raptis (41) has extensive EU political and policy experience, having worked for different organisations in Brussels over the last 14 years. After joining ECSA  as Director...

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...

Maritime Security: ECSA welcomes extension of Coordinated Maritime Presence

The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to the strengthening of maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and North-Western Indian Ocean.

Two sets of Council Conclusions have been adopted on Monday to extend and enhance the EU’s Coordinated Maritime Presence (CMP) in the Gulf of...