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 […]
Topic: Maritime
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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 takes note of the recent progress made at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) towards strengthening global action on marine plastic pollution from […]
The Port of Valencia, the Port of Santander, and the Port of Castellón have been recertified through the EcoPorts environmental management standard (PERS). The Port […]
European Shippers’ Council, in partnership with the PERMAGOV project, on 27 October 2025 co-organised a workshop titled “From Fragmented to Connected: Advancing the Green Deal […]
BALI, INDONESIA – The Global Shippers’ Alliance (GSA) and Asian Shippers’ Alliance (ASA) successfully convened their Annual Meeting 2025 in a hybrid format on November […]
To thrive in a fragmented global landscape, Europe must build resilient supply chains that reduce dependency on volatile markets while enhancing the security of its […]
The EU is a signatory to the International Maritime Organization’s Marpol Annex VI regulations on exhaust emissions. Through its Sulfur Directive, the Commission is committed […]
The Port Call Optimization Network (PCO Network) brings together a diverse range of stakeholders, including ports, terminals, shipping lines, nautical and ship service providers, and […]
Question for written answer to the Commission by Rosa Serrano Sierra (S&D, ES) In March 2025, the Commission adopted its first report on the implementation […]
The PERMAGOV online survey, see our news post earlier, is still open. The survey is examining how the integration of shipping (size 5000 GT+) into […]
ALICE is organising a workshop on “Supply chain innovation for inland waterways“. The workshop will be held during the upcoming Transport & Logistic fair in […]
PERMAGOV is a EU project which seeks to improve EU marine governance so that it can better meet the goals and objectives established in the […]
AUTOSUP is a European-funded project defining the transition path for transforming supply chain nodes such as ports and intermodal hubs into seamlessly operating multimodal automatic […]
Sulphur oxide emissions in the EU have decreased by approximately 70% since 2014, primarily due to the establishment of an Emission Control Area in Northern […]