ETA is organizing a conference dedicated to Data Driven Sustainability on the 10th of March. The event will take place at the Royal Library of Belgium in the very center of Brussels. In order to strengthen the Green Deal and its efforts to make Europe the world´s first climate-neutral continent by Read more…
Brussels, December 8th, 2021 The undersigned associations representing different segments of the transport and logistics sector welcome the European Commission’s Fit for 55 proposals as a key step to reach the EU’s enhanced climate goals for 2030. The associations consider that the proposals are a necessary building block to Read more…
The European Tugowners Association was a supporting organization to the TugTechnology 2021 Conference, which took place in London on the 25-26 of October. The presence of ETA full and associate members was quite prominent, not only as participants but also participating in the debates that addressed the future of the sector. This Read more…
IMO´s World Maritime Day is dedicated this year to “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”. With this theme the International Maritime Organization pays tribute and tries to give visibility to the sacrifice and heroism of sea professionals, which have been an essential element to keep our economies running during Read more…
The members of the European Tugowners Association (ETA) assembled in Turku for its 58th Annual General Meeting. This year´s event was kindly hosted by ETA local member Alfons Hakans. In spite of the difficult conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 85 participants among ETA full and associate members attended the Read more…
The EU Commission presented the ‘Fit for 55’ package, which puts Europe at the vanguard of the fight against emissions and climate change. This package puts into law the increased EU climate ambitions, involving all polluting sectors in a common effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping sector as Read more…
The European Tugowners Association will celebrate its 58th Annual Meeting in a special way, as the times require. The ETA 2021 AGM will take place from the 1st to the 3rd of September in the Finish city of Turku and it will be hosted by ETA member Alfons Håkans. The Read more…
The European Commission published its Communication on a New Approach for a Sustainable Blue Economy in the EU. This document underlines the essential role that all maritime and marine sectors play in order to reach the EU green and digital transition goals. Europe’s blue economy provides 4.5 million direct jobs Read more…
ETA organised its first 2021 webinar on the 17th of February. The event was dedicated to the sector experiences with LNG and hybrid tugs. 90 participants representing the towage industry and its suppliers could follow a rich discussion on the adoption of these greener technologies. The discussions, ably moderated by Steve Dougal Century Marine Read more…
On 8 February, the European Parliament endorsed the agreement on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). With a budget of EUR 672.5 billion, the RRF is the EU’s main instrument to recover from the crisis caused by COVID-19. While being hit hard by the Read more…