44 European transport organisations, among which ETA, representing the key spectrum of Europe’s transport network, are launching a campaign urging the Council and the European Parliament to increase the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget for transport in the upcoming review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework. The transport sector is of Read more…
ETA is participating in its first EU-funded project, Greenport Alliances, which is funded under the ERASMUS + programme. This EU action will support universities, maritime academies, and other vocational training providers in the definition and testing of new educative materials and assist seafarers and prospective marine personnel in developing new Read more…
The EU’s waterborne transport sector is dynamic, featuring a diverse array of public and private stakeholders. This includes maritime and inland waterways shipowners and operators, shipyards, equipment manufacturers, ports and terminals along with public and private infrastructure and service providers, universities, research institutes and social partners. Each of these actors Read more…
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…