Joint Press Release Stakeholders in the Maritime Logistics Supply Chain urge the Commission to reconsider its decision and to proceed to a proper objective evaluation of the Consortia BER Brussels, January 17th, 2020 CLECAT, ETA, EBU, ESC, FEPORT, GSF, GSA and UIRR representing users of liner shipping services and service Read more…
A year ago the European Commission invited all interested parties to comment on a proposal to prolong the existing block exemption of liner shipping consortia (i.e. the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation, “Consortia BER”) from the application of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This existing Read more…
ETA is participating in the organization of the 3rd European Shipping Week. The week, conceived and organised by the European Community Shipowners Association will feature an array of various events with high-profile speakers representing the shipping sector and policy makers at the EU and IMO level. The European Shipping Week is Read more…
Brussels, 29th November 2019 The European Tugowners Association expresses its regret that the European Commission proposal has decided to prolong the current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (BER), which is due to expire on 25 April 2020, by four years, without taking into consideration the concerns of the maritime sector. The BER Read more…
ETA 2nd Autumn Conference was a big success with more than 100 attendants representing the towage industry and its suppliers. The event gathered ETA full and associate members and stakeholders from the maritime and logistics sectors. The presentations and debates focused on successful business models in these two industries. The Read more…
ETA January´s newsletter is dedicated to the new Sec. General´s New Year´s message, “Looking to 2022 with more optimism”. Read the newsletter here. Subscribe to our newsletter
ETA October´s newsletter is dedicated to the new TugTechnology Conference and the active participation of the ETA members in it. Read the newsletter here. Subscribe to our newsletter
Ahead of the European Parliament’s hearings of the EU members appointed commissioners, a coalition of more than 40 European associations renewed their call for a strong transport budget. The European Parliament and the Council had agreed on the proposal for the Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027 (CEF II), but as part Read more…
ETA September´s newsletter is dedicated to the new Tugtechnology Conference, which will take place in London on the 25-26th of October. Read the newsletter here. Subscribe to our newsletter
ETA August´s newsletter focuses on the ETA 58 Annual General Meeting, which took place in Turku and which brought together 85 ETA delegates. Read the newsletter here. Subscribe to our newsletter