“The EU Council’s decision to entrust the IMO with the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping is a vote of confidence in the international organisation’s ability to…
In an effort to gather much needed information and to obtain some clarity regarding the situation on the ground, cargo owners, freight forwarders, port authorities, terminal operators, ship agents and…
In a position paper published earlier this week, European shipowners call for a swift ratification of the 2009 IMO Hong Kong Convention (HKC), which is aimed at ensuring that ships,…
European shipowners are concerned by the intention of the Italian Presidency of the Council to move full steam ahead with an inter-institutional agreement on the EU Regulation for Monitoring, Reporting…
At its meeting in Varna today, the General Assembly of the European Sea Ports Organisation appointed Isabelle Ryckbost as the organisation’s new Secretary General. Ms Ryckbost succeeds Patrick Verhoeven in…
Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas (photo) announced today the publication of a regulation proposal on market access to port services and financial transparency, as well as a new communication on ports…