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ETA Newsletter July 2024
ETA July´s newsletter is dedicated to the rising voices in Member States that call for changes in the implementation of the ETS. Read the newsletter here. Subscribe to our newsletter
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IMO reaches historical agreement on shipping greenhouse gas emissions
The International Maritime Organization reached a historical agreement at the 80th Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 80) on a revised emissions reduction global strategy for the shipping sector. The 175 members agreed on a text that aims to peak green house gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible while promoting Read more…
Events
ETA 60th Annual Meeting, a summary
The members of the European Tugowners Association (ETA) met in Alicante for its 60th Annual General Meeting. This year´s event was kindly hosted by ETA local member Boluda Towage and took place at the splendid Asia Gardens Hotel. 140 delegates attended a special Annual General Meeting which was marked by Read more…
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The EC presents its legislative package with the aim of improving maritime safety
The European Commission presented a set of legislative proposals to update the EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution. These initiatives will align EU rules with international regulations and improve the cooperation and information-sharing between flag States, while strengthening the implementation and enforcement through digital tools and a Read more…
Events
ETA 60th Annual Meeting, 13th – 16th June, Alicante
The European Tugowners Association will meet again to celebrate its 60th Annual General Meeting in the coast of Alicante (Spain). The ETA 2023 AGM will take place from the 13th to the 16th of June at the Asia Gardens Hotel, in Benidorm (Alicante) and it will be hosted by ETA Read more…
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ETA Newsletter April 2024
ETA April´s newsletter focuses on the kick-off of the EU project Greenport Alliance and the dissemination of an online survey to identify training gaps in order to carry out a sectorial need analysis. Read the newsletter here. Subscribe to our newsletter
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European Tugowners Association’s position on the maritime ETS
The European Tugowners Association (ETA) favours initiatives that would help decarbonise and mitigate the effects of climate change. Indeed ETA supports and shares the ambitions of the European Union for 2050 in terms of the Green Deal. Nonetheless, ETA notes that the ETS emissions scheme for the maritime sector, which Read more…
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ETA-EMPA Recommendations for Energy Efficient Harbour Towage
The ETA Nautical Technical Committee has worked together with the European Maritime Pilots Association in order to define a series of recommendations for tugboat captains, pilots and harbour masters which will help them optimise the energy efficiency on the tugs and the assisted vessels during harbour towage operations. These recommendations Read more…
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ETA supports TUGTECHNOLOGY´23
The European Tugowners Association is supporting the organisation of the upcoming TUGTECHNOLOGY ’23, taking place in Rotterdam on the 22-23th of May. TUGTECHNOLOGY is unquestionably the tug community’s leading conference, firmly established as the must-attend event in the collective diary. The programme and the papers to be presented and discussed Read more…
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ETA members discussed the feasibility of electrification in the towage sector
ETA organised its Sustainable Conference Electrification and Digitalization of the towage industry on the 2nd of February in Brussels. 55 delegates attended the event, which was dedicated to explore the realities linked to the electrification of tugs, its state of play and the necessary actions policy makers and the industry need to Read more…