In Focus: European Shipping Week 2015

European Shipping Week took place over the course of the week of 2-6 of March 2015 and will feature a variety of events. European Shipping Week is intended to be a platform where policy-makers from the main EU institutions will meet and engage with European shipowners and other stakeholders from the shipping sector. The focus will be on shipping, in all its different aspects.

European Shipping Week is the brainchild of the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) and is run by a Steering Group made up of Europe's main shipping organisations as well as the European Commission and Shipping Innovation. The shipping organisations involved on the Steering Group include: ECSA; Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Europe; European Community Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (ECASBA); Interferry; the European Dredging Association; the World Shipping Council, as well as the European Tugowners' Association.

Website: European Shipping Week http://www.europeanshippingweek.com/

EurActiv, 04.03.15: EU efforts to promote sea transport bring little progress http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-efforts-promote-sea-transport-bring-little-progress-312583

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/4557, 04.03.15: Full steam ahead: Europe needs a top-quality shipping sector that can compete internationally http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-4557_en.htm

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