Press Releases

Press Releases 2024

04.12.2024

Press release: FEPORT applauds Greece’s commitment to undertake the necessary changes in its tonnage tax scheme opening a new “era of compliance” and EU enforcement on tonnage taxPress release: FEPORT applauds Greece’s commitment to undertake the necessary changes in its tonnage tax scheme opening a new “era of compliance” and EU enforcement on tonnage tax 

26.09.2024

Press Release: ESPO and FEPORT call for an EU wide mandatory tax exemption for OPS

31.05.2024

Press release: FEPORT calls for a focus on competitiveness and sufficient time for regulatory implementationPress release: FEPORT calls for a focus on competitiveness and sufficient time for regulatory implementation

02.04.2024

Joint Press Release: EU TRANSPORT SECTOR: Europe more than ever in need of more EU budget for transport

13.03.2024

Joint Press Release: EU's waterborne transport sector Declaration

22.02.2024

Maritime and Port Industry Stakeholders Welcome the IMCO vote on UCC Reform, urging further efforts to secure a smart, safe, and competitive Customs Union

02.02.2024

Innovation Fund is key to support the transition to zero-emission waterborne transport

30.01.2024

UCC reform: FEPORT welcomes IMCO’s understanding of the challenges relating to temporary storage of goods

Press Releases 2023

30.11.2023

FEPORT, ETA, EMPA and ECASBA members call on the EU Commission to immediately commission a study on the risks of cargo diversion from European ports and possible solutions to prevent the diversion

23.11.2023

FEPORT members reiterate their concerns about EU ETS for shipping related real risks of cargo diversion and welcome Port of Lübeck as a new FEPORT member

17.03.2023

FEPORT welcomes 2023 amendment of the General Block Exemption Regulation and reiterates the need for AFIR to be consistent

08.03.2023

EU ETS Maritime: Managing bodies of Europe’s ports and Private Port Operators welcome Commission monitoring of carbon and business leakage, but call for early and robust action against evasion

17.02.2023

Deployment of OPS: the level playing field between EU ports is at risk if co-legislators do not adopt consistent pieces of legislation

Press Releases 2022

30.11.2022

FEPORT calls for smart and fair regulation that will preserve EU ports' competitiveness and guarantee a real level playing field within the maritime logistics chain

22.11.2022

ETS shipping revenues should finance investments onboard ships and in ports

18.11.2022

FEPORT calls for continuous monitoring of ETS and FuelEU impacts on business activity and employment in EU ports

21.10. 2022

ETS maritime should be workable and consistent avoiding carbon and business leakage

29.09.2022

ETS: Maritime industry unites to call for earmarking of ETS revenues

22.07.2022

Container shipping customers and service suppliers call for immediate start to review of competition rules

 05.07.2022

EU ETS: FEPORT supports EU co-legislators’ efforts to address evasive port calls, but underlines the need for additional action to safeguard the competitive position of European seaport terminals

04.07.2022

ESPO and FEPORT call for OPS where it makes sense in AFIR and FuelEU Maritime 

10.06.2022

FEPORT welcomes SEINEPORT Union as a new member and calls on policy makers for more support to solve bottlenecks in the maritime logistics chain

11.05.2022

Press Release - Provision of OPS in ports: FEPORT calls on the TRAN Committee to clearly define the role of each port stakeholder

27.04.2022

Press Release - Closure and delays in the Port of Shanghai: FEPORT calls for an urgent initiative from the EU Commission to gather all interested parties to discuss contingency plans

Press Releases 2021

08.12.21

“Fit for 55 proposals”: Joint Contribution of the Waterborne and intermodal transport organizations

30.11.21

Press Release - FEPORT calls for a real factual debate with respect to the causes of the current disruption in the maritime logistics chain

15.07.2021

Press Release - FEPORT welcomes the “Fit for 55” proposals but underlines the need to acknowledge and support the efforts of port stakeholders

10.06.2021

Press Release - FEPORT welcomes G7 agreement on minimum taxation of multinationals and calls on OECD countries to include cargo handling in the scope of BEPS Pillar 2

02.03.2021

Press Release - Successful vessel call optimization combines port and ship centric approaches

10.02.2021

Joint Press Release - Social Dialogue for Ports is more than “ticking boxes” in the framework of EU consultations

10.02.2021

Joint Press Release - Recovery and Resilience Facility | Transport keeps us going forward

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