IMO has selected “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community” as the World Maritime Day theme for 2019. The organization´s aim is to raise awareness within the sector on the importance of gender equality and to Read more...
ETA 55th Annual Meeting took place in Antwerp where it returned after 19 years. More than 150 delegates and guests attended the annual event, making this edition one of the biggest in the history of Read more...
Over 170 countries reached agreement on Friday (13 April) to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping at the last IMO MEPC meeting. After two weeks of negotiations, developing and developed countries signed a compromise to diminish Read more...
More EU Budget for Transport, the coalition of more than 40 EU transport associations supporting a strong EU budget for transport after 2020 launched its own website, twitter account and change.org petition. With this action Read more...
The EU Commission has presented its first Strategy for plastics as part of its efforts to reduce waste and promote the development of a circular economy. The strategy presents key commitments for action at EU level as Read more...
ETA participated in the first European Ports Forum (EPF) meeting, which was held on the 11th December in Brussels. The EC-launched group of experts in the field of maritime policy brings together 16 representatives of specific sectors Read more...
The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the EU post-2020 emissions policy, giving IMO time and support to define a global shipping emissions reduction strategy. This compromise concludes the revision of the Read more...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented the 2017 edition of its review of Maritime Transport. The publication examines the current situation of the sector and the long-term prospects for seaborne trade. Read more...
21 September 2017 An alliance of 30 EU transport organizations presented today a campaign to increase Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding to improve EU transport infrastructure. With the slogan “More EU budget for transport, the Read more...
Estonia replaced Malta at the helm of the EU Council. Being an insular nation and a shipping power, Malta gave great relevance to maritime policy during its 6 months Presidency. Estonia, for its part, as Read more...