The measures taken by the EU Shipping Industry to achieve the goal of zero emissions from ships by 2050 through a comprehensive climate strategy being prepared by European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), was among the agenda items of the ESCA’s Board of Directors Meeting which was held in Limassol ahead of the of international “Maritime Cyprus 2022” which kicks off on Monday.
According to a press release issued by the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) the board meeting of the ESCA, which represents national shipowners’ associations of EU Member States was held under the Presidency of the Cypriot Past President of the Shipping Chamber, Philippos Philis following an invitation by the CSC. This was the third time the ESCA held its board meeting in Cyprus.
The Cyprus delegation, which represented the Cyprus Shipping Industry, included the Cyprus Shipping Chamber’s President, Themis Papadopoulos and its Director General, Thomas A. Kazakos, as President of the ECSA State Aid Committee and Nicolaos Hadjioannou, from the Cyprus Union of Shipowners.
Apart from the EU measures aiming at zero emissions in EU shipping, the agenda also included the Organisation’s overall Strategy was completed aiming to further strengthen its competitiveness and the representation of European shipowners’ interests toward EU policy makers, the CSC added.
Source: Cyprus News Agency