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The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) is the voice of the European shipping industry. Founded in 1965 under the name ''Comité des Associations d'Armateurs des Communautés Européennes'' (CAACE), ECSA promotes the interests of 19 member associations of the EU and Norway. As a trade association, ECSA strives for a regulatory environment that fosters the international competitiveness of European shipping. ECSA works through a permanent secretariat in Brussels, a Board of Directors and a number of specialised committees and working groups. ECSA’s current President is Philippos Philis, its Vice-President is Karin Orsel. The organisation is recognised by the European Institutions as the representative body of the European shipping sector, and is registered in the European Commission’s Transparency Register for Interest Representatives since 23 June 2008.http://ec.europa.eu (pdf)
/ref> ECSA’s strategic priorities are: * Climate and Sustainability * Trade * Competitiveness * Internal Market * Innovation & Digitalisation * Human Resources * Safety * Legal Affairs * Taxation * Better Regulation


Member Associations

(in alphabetical order) * Belgium: Royal Belgian Shipowners' Association * Cyprus: Joint Cyprus Shipowners' Association * Denmark: Danish Shipping * Estonia: Estonian Shipowners' Association * Finland: Finnish Shipowners' Association * France: Armateurs de France * Germany: Verband Deutscher Reeder * Greece: Union of Greek Shipowners * Ireland: Irish Chamber of Shipping * Italy: Confederazione Italiana Armatori * Lithuania: Lithuanian Shipowners * Luxembourg: Fedilshipping * Malta: Malta International Shipping Council * Netherlands: Koninklijke Vereniging van Nederlandse Reders * Norway: Norwegian Shipowners' Association * Portugal: Associacao de Armadores da Marinha de Comercio * Slovenia: Slovenian Association of Shipowners * Spain: Asociacion de Navieros Espanoles * Sweden: Swedish Shipowners' Association Many ECSA members are also members of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).


The European shipping industry

The European shipping industry controls 39.5% of the global merchant fleet. This amounts to 810 million deadweight tonnes or 550 million gross tonnes and 23,400 vessels. Shipping is a valuable economic and geopolitical asset of the European Union. In 2018, it delivered €54 billion to the EU's GDP. This translates into €78,000 GDP per worker, compared to the EU average of €63,000. Its direct economic impact is significant, with 685,000 persons employed in both sea- and land-based jobs in the same year. Taking into consideration the indirect and induced impacts, the total economic impact of European shipping amounts to €149 billion and 2 million jobs. For every €1 million GDP the European shipping industry creates, another €1.8 million is supported elsewhere in the EU economy.


See also

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International Chamber of Shipping The International Chamber of Shipping is one of the world's principal shipping organisations, representing around 80% of the world's merchant tonnage through membership by national shipowners' associations. It is concerned with maritime regulatory, ...
*
International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...
(the
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...
agency with responsibility for the
safety of life at sea The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships. The International Maritime Organization c ...
and the protection of the marine environment ) *
International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...
* UNCTAD review of maritime transport (annual
UNCTAD The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the ...
publication) *
European Transport Workers' Federation The European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) represents over 5 million transport workers from more than 200 transport unions across Europe, from the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Central and Eastern Europe, in over 30 countri ...


References


External links


Official website of ECSA2020 Report of the ‘Economic Value of the EU Shipping Industry” by Oxford Economics
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