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EU Transport and Environment Ministers meet 14-15 April in Amsterdam for an informal joint Council meeting . The agenda features a discussion on how Member States could make a positive and constructive contribution to achieve an international framework of CO2 reduction commitments.

European shipowners welcome the own-initiative report of the European Parliament to be adopted this week on migration. The report outlines in detail how the EU should respond to the current migration challenge. Covering topics from human trafficking to asylum and EU external borders management, it also discusses the “search and rescue” operations at sea.

ECSA presented its new brochure on the merits of short sea shipping with the aim to revitalise the EU’s short sea policy. Short sea shipping is currently facing a host of legislative and administrative issues that curtail its effectiveness, limit its popularity and restrict its role in today’s EU transport system

ECSA organised visit on board DFDS vessel ''Magnolia Seaways'' in the port of Ghent to demonstrate how a scrubber functions onboard a modern day vessel and explain the challenges arising from the operation of such equipment.

European shipowners have issued a position paper on the upcoming revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive adopted in 2000 as a reaction to the recently published ‘inception Impact Assessment’ by the European Commission. In the paper, the shipping industry calls among others for adequate and sufficient port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and harmful cargo residues, a more transparent and fair fee system as well as an efficient monitoring and enforcement mechanism.

European shipowners welcome the ambitious and forward-looking climate change agreement reached in Paris this weekend. They call on all actors involved to work together for decisive action in the IMO, which is the appropriate international body to address greenhouse gas emissions from ships engaged in international trade.

ECSA recommends a checklist for better and smarter shipping regulation.

European shipowners join the European Commission, MEPs and various stakeholders in calling for shipping to be brought back in the text currently negotiated in the context of the COP21 climate talks in Paris.

In an effort to provide the European Commission with constructive input ahead of the upcoming review of the EU shipping policy in 2017, European shipowners unveiled on Tuesday 16+1 proposals to highlight the industry’s point of view and priorities.

Global cooperation must remain an absolute priority of European shipping policy. That was ECSA's principal message in Marintec 2015