1. EP Plenary Sessions on 7th March (discussion) + 8th March 2016 (vote) On 25th of January 2016 the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament (“TRAN”) adopted the Draft Report following compromise amendments of Rapporteur Knut Fleckenstein (S&D, Hamburg) on the proposal for a regulation establishing a legislative Read more…
On 25th of January 2016 the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament (“TRAN”) adopted the Draft Report following compromise amendments of Rapporteur Knut Fleckenstein (S&D, Hamburg) on the proposal for a regulation establishing a legislative framework for port services and ports. The voting outcome resulted into 29 votes in Read more…
Members of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament have started to discuss the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports following over 700 amendments tabled and compromise amendments proposed by Rapporteur Knut Fleckenstein (S&D) for the Read more…
Hosted by its member Alexander G. Tsavliris & Sons Maritime Co the European Tugowners Association gathered in Athens for its highly attended 52nd Annual Meeting. The programme included a meeting of the Supervisory Committee, the Annual General Meeting of Members, a Conference and a Social Day. The Supervisory Committee and the Read more…
This document is intended to portray tug’s operational safety issues for the attention of all those concerned, mainly Pilots, Masters of vessels being assisted, their bridge teams and mooring parties. In February 2011, the European Tug owners’ Association (ETA) and the European Maritime Pilot’s Association (EMPA) jointly issued a document Read more…
This newsletter informs on the publication of the ETA Guidelines for Safe Harbour Towage Operations compiled by the ETA Technical Nautical Committee. You can find the newsletter here
The ETA’s Executive Committee has repeatedly rejected the European Commission’s initiative to launch a “Port Package III” by way of a new Regulation proposal on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports. In its 2013 Position Papers (find here and here) the ETA reflected the outcome of Read more…
This edition of the newsletter contains practical information on the next ETA Annual Meeting plus summarizes the new developments in the EU Parliament . Find the newsletter here
ETA 3rd Newsletter summarizes the discussions and activities that took place during its 51st Annual Meeting, which this year was hosted by Multraship Bulgaria in Bourgas. Find more information here
ETA 2nd Newsletter includes the Association position on the EC proposal for a Regulation on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide emissions. Find its contents here