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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…