European Commission must stop France and Spain from killing thousands of dolphins, warn NGOs NGOs warn that thousands of common dolphins in the Bay of Biscay face horrific deaths in…
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ECSA welcomes study on social aspects within the maritime transport sector
ECSA welcomes study on social aspects within the maritime transport sector ECSA welcomes the publication of the study conducted for the European Commission as it considers the social aspects of…
Commission takes legal action against France, Spain and Sweden to protect marine mammals
Commission takes legal action against France, Spain and Sweden to protect marine mammals Commission takes legal action against France, Spain and Sweden to protect marine mammals The European Commission has demanded today…
ECSA thanks the European Commission for the guidelines on seafarers, passengers and other persons on board ships
ECSA thanks the European Commission for the guidelines on seafarers, passengers and other persons on board ships On behalf of the European shipping industry, ECSA extends its heartfelt thanks to…
Top new speakers join the ESW 2020 Flagship Conference line-up
Top new speakers join the ESW 2020 Flagship Conference line-up European Shipping Week brings together the major players in the European shipping industry with the key legislators and policymakers of…
EU Commission prolongs Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry Maritime Transport scheme
EU Commission prolongs Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry Maritime Transport scheme Approved scheme bolsters the competitiveness of the EU maritime transport sector and ship registration in Europe CYPRUS, 17 December 2019:…
Countdown to European Shipping Week – book your place now
Countdown to European Shipping Week – book your place now European Shipping Week will bring together the major players in the shipping industry with the primary aim of promoting the…
Oslo Børs: Atlantic Sapphire wins Star of Innovation award in Brussels
Oslo Børs: Atlantic Sapphire wins Star of Innovation award in Brussels 13/11/2019 – Atlantic Sapphire was named Star of Innovation in the EU Commission’s awards to the best companies recently listed…
Revised Energy Taxation Directive should enable the transition to the decarbonisation of maritime transport
Revised Energy Taxation Directive should enable the transition to the decarbonisation of maritime transport The European maritime industry partners – ECSA, INTERFERRY, EUDA and CLIA Europe – welcome the long…
Von der Leyen begins in frail position, DZ BANK international capital markets conference
Von der Leyen begins in frail position, DZ BANK international capital markets conference Commentary: Von der Leyen begins in frail position By Joergen Oerstroem Moeller in Singapore Ursula von der…
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, December 20, 2018)
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by a further 25bps to a range of 2.25%-2.50% at this week’s two-day meeting which…
“K” Line: The European Commission Decision and Recording of Extraordinary Loss
February 22, 2018 : Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line”) announced today that the Company has received notification of a European Commission Decision imposing a fine on “K”Line of € 39,100,000 for infringement…
European Shipowners welcome the agreement reached on CO2 Emissions Trading System
Intensive negotiations came to an end two weeks ago when the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the…
EU-Turkey deal: Open letter from refugee community leaders to European government leaders
MARCH 15, 2017 / LEAVE A COMMENT EU-Turkey deal: Open letter from refugee community leaders to European government leaders To mark one year since the EU closed its borders, refugee…
European Shipping Week Welcomes the World’s Largest LEGO Ship
European Shipping Week will score a significant first today (Weds March 1st) when its flagship conference not only hosts the top echelon from European and global shipping, the European Commission,…
European Commission report recommends the introduction of a Ship Recycling License
European Commission report recommends the introduction of a Ship Recycling License Brussels, 6 July 2016 – Ships regardless of their flag should not be allowed to call at any EU port…
Greece: Public debt restructuring strategies & evaluation of the agreed framework for debt relief
Greece Macro Monitor (21 June, 2016) Summary in English The study presented herein has been motivated by the recent publications of the IMF’s updated DSA for Greece (May 2016), the…
Barriers, Drivers & Interaction of Wind Propulsion Technologies for Ships
Dagmar Nelissen, Senior researcher and consultant at CE Delft, will present the preliminary findings of the EU DG Clima study ‘Analysis of market potentials and market barriers for wind propulsion…
EU Commission concludes HSH Nordbank’s state aid proceedings
HAMBURG/KIEL The European Commission has concluded its state aid proceedings for HSH Nordbank. A resolution in this regard was adopted by the members of the Commission today. As a result,…
European shipowners support EU guidelines on places of refuge
European shipowners endorsed yesterday the adoption of EU operational guidelines on places of refuge for ships in distress at sea, which were produced by the Cooperation Group on Places of…
Union of Greek Shipowners Disagrees with EC on Taxation Issues
The Union of Greek Shipowners today responded to the European Commission’s recently published Decision (C(2015)9019 final / 18-12-2015) alleging that some provisions of the Greek shipping taxation regime are in…
NGO encourages ship recyclers to now apply for EU List
Brussels, 21 December 2015 – The European Commission has opened the application procedure for the European List of ship recycling facilities last Friday, 18 December. Facilities located outside EU Member States are…
Greece: Update on the Structural Reforms’ Implementation Progress
Global Economic & Market Outlook – Focus Notes (Tuesday, December 15, 2015) The Greek Government reached an agreement with the institutions (European Commission, Europen Central Bank, European Stability Mechanism and…
In an effort to provide the European Commission with constructive input ahead of the upcoming review of the EU shipping policy in 2017, European shipowners unveiled on Tuesday 16+1 proposals to highlight…
Shipowners’ holistic approach to maritime security
In a move intended to allow the European shipping industry to stay abreast of recent developments, European shipowners have widened the scope of the former ECSA Piracy Working Group, which…