A workshop was organized by the Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association and MEP, M. Kyrkos, titled "Short Sea Shipping: Defining trends-removing bottlenecks" on 6 November 2018. The workshop focused on key parameters affecting the competitiveness of the Greek and Mediterranean shortsea industry.
Read moreDetailsCanadian Algoma Central Corporation announced that will enter into a 50/50 joint venture with Nova Marine Holdings Limited (Nova) of Switzerland, which will focus on short-sea dry-bulk shipping for global markets. This new joint venture is going to operate as NovaAlgoma Short-Sea Carriers.
Read moreDetailsThe European Parliament has finalized a three years legislative process concerning the Port Services Regulation, also known now as Ports Regulation, by adopting a report on the Regulation which establishes a framework for the organisation of port services and financial transparency of ports presented by the rapporteur MEP Knut Fleckenstein.
Read moreDetailsEuropean shipowners hope that the momentum created by the Dutch Presidency’s High Level Event on Short Sea Shipping held in Amsterdam last February will result in maritime directors putting Short Sea Shipping on the top priority list when they meet today in Brussels.
Read moreDetailsECSA 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
Read moreDetailsESPO is joining a group of transport stakeholder associations in addressing an open letter to European policymakers
Read moreDetailsThe Finnish cargo company Containerships, has ordered two additional new, state-of-the-art, dual-fuel engine-technology container ships
Read moreDetailsDNV GL developed "ReVolt", a vessel that is greener, smarter and safer than conventionally fuelled and operated vessels.
Read moreDetailsCongressional leaders heard Tuesday from shipping industry representatives Rod Jones, President and CEO of the CSL Group and Bill Terry, President and CEO of Eagle Rock Aggregates, about a well-intentioned new shipping fuel requirement from the Environmental Protection Agency
Read moreDetailsA new well-intentioned maritime fuel regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to crowd roads and increase onshore air pollution, maintain shipping industry leaders Rod Jones and Bill Terry, President and CEO of the CSL Group and of Eagle Rock Aggregates, respectively
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