The members of the European Tugowners Association (ETA) met again in Denmark for its 61st Annual General Meeting. This year, the event was held in Helsingør and was kindly hosted by ETA local member Svitzer. The Annual General Meeting took place at the fantastic Marienlyst Hotel were 140 delegates gathered 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 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 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…
The European Tugowners Association supports the European Commission’s (EC) endeavours to reduce emissions. Furthermore, as a sector, it is doing its utmost to reduce emissions of the industry. As the EC rightly points out in its consultation, the term “offshore ships” can lead to various interpretations among the stakeholders, which 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…
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 Nautical Technical Committee has worked together with the European Maritime Pilots Association in order to define a series of recommendations for tugboat captains, pilots and harbour masters which will help them optimise the energy efficiency on the tugs and the assisted vessels during harbour towage operations. These recommendations 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…