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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Shipping has taken important steps on its decarbonisation journey in recent years but concrete action, certainty over investments, political leadership, and importantly, collaboration, are needed to reach…

European shipowners welcome the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause…

Brussels, 14 December 2021 – Shippers and carriers met yesterday to talk about the causes and effects of recent supply chain disruption coinciding with the…

Written by: Sinan Dalli, Article No. 81 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°92 – Fourth Quarter 2021] International shipping accounts for 2-3% of global…

London, 26 November 2021: Following the conclusion of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have…

The global trade association for ship operators, the International Chamber of Shipping, (ICS) has put forward a comprehensive proposal for a global levy on carbon…