Raptis Sotiris

Raptis Sotiris

Sotiris took his first steps in the world of shipping as a policy advisor in the European Parliament back in 2010. The following year, he participated in the first expert group of the Commission on the inclusion of the sector in the EU ETS and coordinated the position of the Parliament at staff level on the proposal on the EU MRV Regulation. Some years later during his time at the NGO Transport & Environment, he set up and coordinated the campaign for the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS. He has also worked for the European Sea Ports Organisation where he strived to increase the transparency  of the environmental footprint of the sector.

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Career Paths: Sotiris Raptis, ECSA

In our special column this month, we are glad to host an interview with Mr. Sotiris Raptis, Director - Maritime Safety & Environment at ECSA European Community Shipowners' Associations, who notes that working from home during the pandemic has helped him find a new way of balancing professional and private life, acknowledging the value of technology.

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Sustainable policies of EU ports

Sotiris Raptis, ESPO, refers to the sustainable policies of EU ports and says that EcoPorts has become the main environmental initiative of the European port sector to address current environmental challenges. It has provided a system developed by ports for ports, specifically designed to put ESPO’s policies into practice by encouraging the free exchange of experience on environmental issues among its members.

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20 years of EcoPorts: Green your Port, Join EcoPorts

Sotiris Raptis, Senior Policy Advisor for Environment & Safety, EcoPorts Coordinator, cites how EcoPorts network, initiated in 1997 in the year the Kyoto Protocol was signed, has become a successful initiative for ports to raise awareness, exchange information and promote better environmental management. After 20 years, this initiative has transformed into a solid network of around 100 European ports within ESPO.

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