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The World Shipping Council (WSC) acknowledged the important milestone that has been reached following the adoption of the European Parliament’s position on the EU ETS proposal, but called for further improvements.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) Containers Lost at Sea Report covering 2020-2021 shows that containers lost overboard represent less than one thousandth of 1% (0.001%). However, the past two years have seen a worrying break in the downward trend for losses, with the average number of containers lost at sea per year since the start of the survey increasing by 18% to 1,629.

President Joe Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA). The law aims to stop “shipping companies taking advantage of American families, farmers, ranchers and businesses,” the president said.

The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio, Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal, and Congressman John Garamendi applauded House passage of  S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, considering key steps toward easing current supply chain challenges.

As the IMO MEPC 78 ended, the World Shipping Council (WSC) noted that they have seen good progress on several important topics, including on the next phase of the IMO greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) welcomed this step towards the achievement of the goals of the EU Green Deal but stresses that improvements to the ETS proposal are still needed.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) welcomed the vote by the European Parliament Transport Committee to adopt their opinion and proposed amendments as input to the Parliament’s ongoing consideration of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has identified six regulatory and economic pathways, all of which are critical for the nations of the UN International Maritime Organisation to address for a successful maritime energy transition.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) notes that the Senate has introduced its own bill, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, to amend the Shipping Act, saying that further regulating ocean carriers will not solve the deeper challenges in U.S. supply chains.

ECSA welcomed the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators and to ensure that the latter pay for the costs of the EU ETS.