Port towage is an essential sector for the EU economy, the industry assists 80% of cargo that arrives to European ports safely. This and other data are presented in the Economic impact of the European Towage sector, a study carried out by the Dutch consulting company ECORYS at the request Read more…
ETA February´s newsletter is dedicated to the next ETA conference on Data Driven Sustainability which will take place in a hybrid format, both online and in person in Brussels, in the morning of the 10th of March. Read the newsletter here. Subscribe to our newsletter
Brussels, February 10th, 2020 Associations representing shippers, freight forwarders and port service providers object to the inclusion in the Commission’s 2020 Work Programme of the decision of the Commission to extend the Consortia Block Exemption for another four years with the justification that it ‘will continue to simplify the Read more…
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