ECSA Press Release: EU shipowners call for fund coupled with targets for fuel suppliers to decarbonise shipping
The European Commission should address fuel suppliers by introducing sub-targets to make low- and zero carbon fuels available for shipping and by increasing the multiplier for renewable fuels used in the maritime sector under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). A...
#Transport4EURecovery – Recovery and Resilience Facility Transport keeps us going forward
10 February 2021 On 9 February, the European Parliament endorsed the agreement on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). With a budget of EUR 672.5 billion, the RRF is the EU’s main instrument to recover from the crisis...
ECSA welcomes pilot launch of new security concept in Gulf of Guinea but highlights continuing severity of piracy threat
The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa, but cautions that the situation remains very precarious for European and...
ICS: G20 business body chooses International Chamber of Shipping as official partner
ICS selected as network partner for taskforces on trade, energy, and finance & infrastructure Inclusion highlights key role of shipping in global trade and need to end ‘crew change crisis’ ICS will present report outlining the benefits of ending protectionism...
ECSA: Monthly Monitoring Report – January 2021
Il Monthly Monitoring Report January 2021 dell’ECSA è disponibile nella sezione News dell’area riservata del sito.
Neptune Declaration is shipping’s urgent call to end crew change crisis
26 January 2021 Neptune Declaration is shipping's urgent call to end crew change crisis. On behalf of the European shipping industry, ECSA fully supports the new global pledge to urge policymakers to end the deepening crew change crisis. In the Neptune Declaration on...
ICS Press Release: ICS launches new flag state table
21 January 2021 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021) which finds that many of the largest flag states – including the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong (China), Singapore as well as the Bahamas and...
Il Presidente Mattioli incontra l’Amm. Treu
Prosegue la collaborazione tra Marina Militare e Confitarma: il 21 gennaio, Mario Mattioli, presidente di Confitarma, ha incontrato l’Amm. Paolo Treu, Comandante in Capo della Squadra Navale, per un confronto sulle principali tematiche di interesse comune.
Open Letter: EU Member States must enable crew changes to take place without further delays and prioritise seafarers for vaccination
21 January 2021 To: Heads of State and Government of EU Member States Copied to: President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Council, Charles Michel Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean...
Il cluster marittimo chiede al Governo di valutare l’istituzione di un Ministero del Mare
Roma, 20 gennaio 2021 - Il cluster marittimo guarda con grande attenzione all’attuale situazione politica del Paese ed auspica che nell’ambito della riorganizzazione dell’esecutivo venga tenuto in debita considerazione il ruolo dell’economia del mare per il Paese....