Brussels, 21 October 2022 The undersigned associations representing European ports, private port companies and terminal operators and tugowners support an effective and robust maritime EU ETS that enables the green transition of the maritime sector. The three associations recognise and reiterate the need for the shipping sector to reduce emissions. Read more…
ETA, together with 9 EU associations signed a letter calling for a change of the legislative framework in which the container shipping lines are able to cooperate and therefore for a revision of the extension of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation. This 10 associations asked the EU Commission in July Read more…
The ETA, together with the European Maritime Pilots Association, has received the Safety Award at the 26th International Tug & Salvage Convention (ITS) for its Common Guidelines for Efficient and Safe Harbour Operations, which ETA and EMPA published in June 2019. The award recognizes the associations´ endeavours to drive up Read more…
The European Tugowners Association (ETA) celebrated its 59th Annual Meeting on the Spanish island of Tenerife. This year´s event was kindly hosted by ETA local member Boluda Towage. 140 participants among ETA full and associate members and guests attended the Annual Meeting, making this event another success when it comes to Read more…
The European Tugowners Association, together with the European Maritime Pilots Association, has been shortlisted for the Safety Award 2022 Category of the 26th International Tug & Salvage Convention, Exhibition & Awards (ITS2022). ETA and EMPA have been nominated to this award for their Guidelines for Efficient and Safe Harbour Operations, as they drive Read more…
On 9 August, the European Commission launched a call for evidence inviting feedback on the performance of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER). This EU law exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules under a series of conditions outlined in its text. ETA, together with its stakeholders in the Read more…
Ten trade organisations, representing the owners and forwarders of cargo, port terminal operators and other parts of the supply chain dependent on container shipping, are demanding an immediate start to the review of European Union’s Consortia Block Exemption Regulation for the container shipping industry. The Regulation exempts container shipping lines Read more…
The European Tugowners Association will celebrate its 59th Annual General Meeting in the island of Tenerife, Spain. The ETA 2022 AGM will take place from the 6th to the 9th of September at the Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque, on the south of Tenerife and it will be hosted by Read more…
In spite of the developments in the last 15 months, COVID-19 lockdowns are still affecting the maritime business. At the moment, there are a multitude of tankers and cargo ships awaiting to load and unload merchandise at the port of Shanghai. The port is being affected by the anti-COVID-19 measures Read more…
ETA organised its Conference Data Driven Sustainability on the 10th of March in Brussels. The event was dedicated to identifying what data is currently in existence and being collected by towage companies. The discussions, ably moderated by Simon Tatham, TugAdvise, focused on how the specific companies embrace sustainability within their operations, implementing measures Read more…