Clarkson study sheds light on tramp shipping

In shipping, an industry unknown to many and invisible to most, tramp shipping is arguably one of its least known segments.

Although deriving its name from the unflattering British meaning of "tramp" as itinerant beggar or vagrant, designating ships that do not have a fixed schedule or published ports of...

Shipping industry proclaims European Shipping Week a total success

Last week’s inaugural European Shipping Week (ESW) has been heralded a massive success with the cream of shipping’s decision-makers rubbing shoulders and networking with officials from the European Commission, European Parliament and EU member states at over 40 industry events held throughout the week.

Just short of 1 million tweets...

Joint industry statement on the mid-term review of the EU's Maritime Transport Policy

In June 2014, the Council invited the European Commission to present a mid-term review of the EU's Maritime Transport Policy until 2018 and outlook to 2020. Eager to provide the Commission with valuable input, ECSA, ECASBA, ETA, EuDA, CLIA Europe, Interferry and WSC have decided to make the review exercise...

Updated study highlights the economic importance of shipping

At a press conference today, ECSA presented the results of a recent update of the Oxford Economics study on the economic value of the EU shipping industry, which highlights the industry’s important contribution to the EU economy based on new and more reliable data.

According to the study, the overall...

Commissioner Bulc meets shipowners in Antwerp as a prelude to European Shipping Week

“From up there it all makes sense” commented European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc following a helicopter flight above the port of Antwerp in the context of a visit jointly organised yesterday by ECSA, Grimaldi Group, the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association and Antwerp Port Authority. This initiative, together with the European...

Intermanager and ECSA to hold seminar on migrants at sea during European Shipping Week

Intermanager and ECSA have taken the initiative to organise a seminar on the escalating humanitarian crisis involving migrants at sea during the upcoming European Shipping Week. Commission officials, MEPs and Member States’ representations will meet with industry representatives and other stakeholders to exchange views and discuss possible ways forward.

According...

Three more confirmations for European Shipping Week

Kaspars Ozoliņš, State Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Transport, Nikolaos Tsakos, CEO and Director of Tsakos Energy Navigation EU and Chairman of INTERTANKO and John C. Lyras, President, Paralos Maritime Corporation S.A, Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Member of the Boards of the...

Guy Verhofstadt to address shipowners and EU officials at ECSA gala dinner

Mr Guy Verhofstadt, former Belgian Prime Minister and leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), will be delivering a keynote speech at ECSA’s 50th anniversary gala dinner on March 4th - one of the European Shipping Week’s major events.

His confirmation comes only weeks after Ms...

European Shipping Week welcomes more keynote speakers and panellists

Adam Goldstein, President and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Pierfrancesco Vago, Chairman of CLIA Europe and Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises, and Paolo Tonon, Vice-President and Head of Maersk Technology join an impressive list of key industry shipping personnel and EU regulators at European Shipping Week in Brussels 2-6 March...

The Council of the European Union backs European Shipping Week

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union has granted official patronage to the forthcoming European Shipping Week (ESW) which will be held in Brussels during March 2‐6, 2015. This support joins the European Parliament’s official patronage by its President, Mr Martin Schulz, and that of the European Commission...