Geopolitical developments continue to create volatility in global energy markets. Conflicts, regional instability, and disruptions to energy supply chains can quickly translate into rising oil […]
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The EU Ports Strategy matters to shippers because ports are not just transfer points: they are critical to the reliability, cost, security, and sustainability of […]
11.03.2026. Update on recommendation for shippers. Sea Freight: Consider shipping by sea to ports in Oman or along the Red Sea, followed by onward transport […]
4 March 2026, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal to increase demand for low-carbon, European-made technologies and products. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) will […]
European Shippers’ Council participated in the European Ocean Days in Brussels, held from 2 to 6 March 2026. Policymakers, industry representatives, researchers, and financial institutions […]
The Council of the European Union has expressed concern over developments in Iran and the Middle East, emphasising the importance of maintaining maritime security and […]
European Shippers’ Council welcomes the formal adoption of the European Union’s Omnibus I package by the Council of the European Union as an important recalibration […]
The Spanish Government published a non-paper on European competitiveness: a sustainable growth strategy for an EU that leaves no one behind. The international environment on […]
European Shippers’ Council takes note of the recent progress made at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) towards strengthening global action on marine plastic pollution from […]
18 February 2026, the Council (at EU ambassadors level) adopted its position on a targeted amendment of the market stability reserve for the new emissions […]
The rollout of the Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 on electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) is entering a decisive phase. With the 2027 deadline approaching, both EU […]
There is an urgent need to achieve a true Single Market. To illustrate this issue, Ursula von der Leyen, during her intervention in Alden Biesen, […]
European Shippers’ Council welcomes the transport priorities set out by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union and believes that the focus […]
11 February 2026, the Council formally approved new customs duty rules for items contained in small parcels entering the EU, largely via e-commerce. The new […]
European Shippers’ Council has welcomed the full implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which came into force across all EU Member States on […]














