ETA is returning to Denmark after 41 years. The European Tugowners Association is organizing its 61st Annual Meeting between the 11th and the 14th of June in the picturesque city of Helsingør, in the Marienlyst Strandhotel Hotel. This year the event will be hosted by Svitzer. Helsingør, also known as Read more…
ETA supports again the International Tugs & Salvage Convention, which this year is celebrating its 27th edition. The event will take place in Dubai, between the 21st and 23rd of May. The International Tug & Salvage Convention, Exhibition & Awards is the world’s premier biennial gathering of the tug, towage Read more…
Brussels, November 30th, 2023 FEPORT, ETA, EMPA and ECASBA members call on the EU Commission to immediately commission a study on the risks of cargo diversion from European ports and possible solutions to prevent the diversion. As risks of cargo diversion to the detriment of EU ports are indeed becoming Read more…
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…
The ETA held its Sustainable Conference in Rotterdam during the Europort Convention. The event focused on the potential use of Low-energy nuclear reactors (LENR) in the towage industry as a possible solution to green the fleets and reduce the emissions. These reactors could be installed on large tugs to drive Read more…
The European Commission (EC) has decided not to extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) beyond April 2024. This EU law allows for the establishment of liner shipping consortia under certain conditions, exempting them from the EU general antitrust rules. CBER had been extended in 2014 and 2020. This last Read more…
The risk of cargo diversion as a result of the inclusion of shipping in the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) that is coming into force next January, is becoming a reality. This affects directly the competitiveness of European ports and all the supply chain related to these ports. ETA supports Read more…
ETA is organizing its 2023 ETA Sustainable Conference on the morning of the 9th of November in Rotterdam, within the context of the Europort Maritime Exhibition. The conference will delve into the less known parts of innovation related to nuclear, the low energy nuclear reactions (LENR). Many a times nuclear Read more…
ETA together with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA Europe) and the Shipyards’ & Maritime Equipment Association of Europe (SeaEurope) is organizing a workshop on the Challenges and Opportunities for the Competitiveness and Resilience of the Maritime Technology Industry in the light of geopolitics and the twin green/digital transition. The Read more…
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…