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Grimaldi Lines - New services effective from 16th January 2011

Sullivan Maritime Limited on behalf of Grimaldi Group are pleased to announce up...
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Indications that sea transport will increase

A call for tenders for an eight-year contract to provide a scheduled ferry servi...
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4.1 million used ferry last year

The Gozo ferry made fewer trips last year when compared to 2010 but carried more...
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Exports main source of optimism for 2012

Export markets are the main source of business optimism in Malta for 2012, other...
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Exports go up 46 per cent by August

In the first eight months of 2011, Malta exported €600 million worth of goo...
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US sanctions on Iranian firms based in Malta

The US government has imposed sanctions on 10 Malta-based shipping and front com...
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Commission makes €200 million available for key TEN-T projects

The European Commission has launched a Call for Proposals under the Trans-Europe...
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EU transport in figures, Statistical Pocketbook 2011

This publication provides an overview of the most recent and most pertinent annu...
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From CO2 to CO3

During the NDL / HIDC seminar "Together we are strong" the project CO3 (Collabor...
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Passenger rights: Commission publishes a Communication on all transport modes and moves forward on air passenger rights

The European Commission has published a Communication which provides a general o...
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MARCO POLO II

The Marco Polo II programme has just been launched and offers are invited from i...
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Speech at the Joint EESC-EC Conference on the White Paper on Transport – The viewpoint of the European Civil Society

Siim Kallas Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport Challenges ahead for a...
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Malta re-elected on IMO council

Malta has been re-elected on the International Maritime Organisation council for...
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CMA-CGM transfers half of its freeport shares to Turkish group

French company CMA-CGM has transferred half of its shares in Malta Freeport to t...
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New ferry service offers bridge with war-torn Libya

The first post-conflict shipping line between Libya and Malta was launched on We...
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Maritime safety: Commission sends reasoned opinion to four Member States

Brussels, 24 November 2011 – The European Commission sent reasoned opinion...
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TEN-T Days 2011: Decision makers meet to discuss how infrastructure investment can get the economy moving

Decision makers and business leaders met in Antwerp, Belgium on 29th and 30th N...
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Second set of LIFE-MOS course completed in November

Between the 5th and 8th of November the last LIFE MOS course of 2011 took place ...
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Annual report ECSA

The European Community Shipowners’ Association has published its 2010 annual report. Please click here to download the report. More information: www.ecsa.be
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Sullivan Shipping new member of MSPC

MSPC is pleased to announce a new member Sullivan Shipping. Following find a bri...
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Malta-Sicily link included in EU’s infrastructure priorities

The increase of maritime links between Malta and Sicily and better infrastructur...
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Call for proposals for modal shift, catalyst, motorways of the sea, traffic avoidance and common learning actions under the second Marco Polo programme

(Regulation (EC) No 1692/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council &mda...
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Container Transport via Northern Seaports into Central Europe is Efficient

Research conducted by the independent research agency, NEA indicates that the no...
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Connecting Europe: The new EU core transport network

The Commission adopted on 19 October a proposal to transform the existing patchw...
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EU and Eastern Partnership region move forward with transport cooperation

Following adoption of the Commission's communication on renewed approach to ...
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Awarded EUR 25 million EC Support from Motorways of the Sea funds

The Baltic ports of Aarhus (Denmark), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Tallinn (Estonia) have been awarded EUR 25 million (USD 35 million) EC support from Motorways of the Sea funds for their project aiming at creating a so-called smart network to promote door-to-door growth in a huband-spoke model.
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Gozo Channel will not increase prices in the next six years - minister

Gozo Channel ticket prices are not expected to increase in the next six years, F...
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Ship Reporting Formalities

Maritime transport must comply with complex administrative procedures conce...
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Ferrying passengers and cargo across the Med

Since 2001, the Motorways of the Sea have developed into a network, linking the ...
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European Commission to bring forward new package of measures for ports in 2013

Brussels, 8 September 2011 - Visiting the port of Rotterdam on 8th September 20...
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Commission welcomes the International Maritime Organization agreement to tackle CO2 emissions

Brussels, 15 July 2011 - The European Commission congratulates the International...
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European Shortsea Network publishes its ESN Annual Report 2010

The European Shortsea Network (ESN), a networking platform for Shortsea Promotio...
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Announcement FP7 Transport Work Programme 2012

Ahead of the official publication of the new Transportation call on 20 July 2012...
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180 million euros for TEN-T projects

In the framework of the multi annual program TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Net...
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EVO pleads for delay Sulphur Directive shipping

Mid-July, the European Commission has introduced a number of amendments to meet ...
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Facts and figures on mode-by-mode transport emissions

CE Delft has updated the facts and figures of the original STREAM study on the s...
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21.7 billion euros, plus another 10 billion euros for transport projects in the Cohesion Fund

Speech from Vice-President Siim Kallas Commissioner for transport at the Centre ...
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Mobility and Transport Newsletter

Dear Readers, This is the last Newsletter before the summer break. The next o...
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IMMEDIATE Call for Applicants for Maritime Navigation Safety Fee study

During the the last GTMO 5+5 meeting in Barcelona, it was agreed that the Call f...
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Information Seminar: Ship Reporting Formalities

Maritime transport must comply with complex administrative procedures concerning...
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Towards a European maritime transport space without barriers: Ship Reporting Formalities under Directive 2010/65/EU

Malta Shortsea Promotion Centre (MSPC) will hold a seminar called “Towards...
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MSPC Seminar - Reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community

The MSPC is organizing a seminar on the new Directive 2010/65/EU of the European...
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Pre-feasibility study on Gozo tunnel proposal

A pre-feasibility study has been commissioned on the proposed subsea tunnel betw...
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TRAN Committee meeting - March

The European Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) issued a newsletter following the latest TRAN Committee meeting on 14-16 March 2011 in Brussels. Click on the following link to view this newsletter:  http://www.shortsea.org.mt/userFiles/20110314_en.pdf
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TEN-T policy presented and discussed at Committee of the Regions event on "Moving Europe's Regions and Cities – Perspectives of the EU Transport Policy and Trans-European Networks"

Four TEN-T European Coordinators – Péter Balázs, Carlo Secch...
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Transport 2050: Commission outlines ambitious plan to increase mobility and reduce emissions

The European Commission adopted a comprehensive strategy (Transport 2050) for a ...
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Shortsea Journal - March 2011

The Shortsea Promotion Centre recently published the first ShortSea Journal of 2...
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LNG as short-sea shipping’s green fuel of the future

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an environmentally- and climate-friendly fuel tha...
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'Marco Polo Annual Work Programme'

Every year, the Marco Polo work programme outlines the main themes, priorities a...
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Marco Polo 2010 call for proposals - projects selected

Following Commission Decision C(2011) 2529 of 5 April 2011, the projects listed below were selected for funding under the 2010 Marco Polo call for proposals: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/about/in-law/2010-projects/index_en.htm
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Gozo Channel sole bidder to run islands’ ferry service

A consortium formed of two companies that run the Gozo ferry service was the onl...
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Exports up €95.5m in January

The visible trade gap narrowed by €31.6 million in January when compared to...
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TRAN Committee meeting

The European Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) issued a newsletter following the latest TRAN Committee meeting on 14 February 2011. Click on the following link to view this newsletter: Link: http://www.shortsea.org.mt/userFiles/TRAN%20newsletter.pdf
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EU grants €170 million to vital infrastructure projects across Europe

The European Commission announced the projects selected to receive a total of &e...
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Commission launches consultation on

The European Commission launched a public consultation in February on the "Europ...
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Commission decision concerning the 2011 Work Programme in the field of mobility and transport

This Work Programme is divided into two parts: A. Grants awarded without a basi...
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Core ports in TEN-T reviewed

At an informal meeting in Budapest earlier this month the European Commission ha...
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Shipping firms required to submit advance electronic cargo info

Shipping companies are now required to electronically provide EU Customs authori...
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IMO - Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation

The IMO Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation (FSI) held its 19th session fr...
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Supply chain optimization will reduce shipping emissions and benefit the environment

Together with partners in the MARLEN project, DNV recently completed the develop...
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Report on ports and their connections with TEN-T

This study presents new results providing a picture of how the European port sec...
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Report on Trans-European transport network planning methodology

The Trans-European Network (TEN-T) policy is part of the central planning guidel...
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H&S Container Line and Haeger & Schmidt join SPC Germany

The ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC), based in Bonn (Germ...
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New Marco Polo video

The Marco Polo II programme has added a new video to its website.  You can watch the three currently available videos (including one on the Motorways of the Sea) via this link: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/promotional-tools/videos/index_en.htm
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Fuel of the future for shortsea shipping? The vision of ECSA

The volatile oil market, doubts about the politics of the oil supply and the use...
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Reports and studies - European Commission

Further down you will find the reports and studies of the European Commission. T...
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Call for tenders for Gozo ferry service

A European call for tenders for the provision of a maritime transport service fo...
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Report raises short sea shipping concerns

The environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) released a report detailing t...
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OOCL becomes first maritime shipping line to join SPC

The Bremen-based German national branch of the Orient Overseas Container Line (O...
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Ministers Want to Raise Profile of Waterborne Transport

Role and Efficiency of Ports Must be Reinforced During the first week of Decemb...
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Commission Suspends Marco Polo Support for Motorways of the Sea

On 10 December, a joint Short Sea Shipping and Motorways of the Sea Focal Points...
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Advanced Cargo Declaration Mandatory as of 1 January

As of 1 January 2011, the EU advanced cargo declaration regime will become manda...
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Statistics

The statistics on the MSPC website have been updated recently, and can be viewed on the following link: http://www.shortsea.org.mt/statistics
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VGT – Introduction of Electronic Payment System

VGT have recently introduced the Electronic Payment System to their customers an...
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Rimorchiatori Malta Offshore vessel A.H. Valletta sets sail for Brazil

Rimorchiatori Malta Offshore Ltd, a sister company to Tug Malta Ltd, has taken d...
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Commission launches pilot "blue belt" project to make shipping within Europe more attractive

The European Commission has launched a pilot project designed to reduce administ...
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ECAs to trigger big LNG switch: Wartsila

The number of ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) may increase tenfold ...
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Container shipping rates continue to fall

For the 18th consecutive week, global container shipping rates have continued to...
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Shipping industry updates flag state performance table

The Round Table of international associations (BIMCO, International Chamber of S...
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EU Advance Cargo Declaration Clauses Published

BIMCO has released to the industry two new standard clauses to address the impen...
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European Shortsea Network (ESN) publishes Annual Report 2009

The European Shortsea Network (ESN), a networking platform for Shortsea Promotio...
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Special edition 2E3S

During the first weekend of November the Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping, i...
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Carmelo Caruana Company Limited

It is with pleasure that we welcome Carmelo Caruana Company Limited as a new mem...
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General Marine Services and Consultancy

We would also like to welcome General Marine Services and Consultancy, which has...
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Maritime Safety: Commission proposes updated mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency

The European Commission adopted today a proposal modifying the mandate of the Eu...
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Shortsea Shipping welcomes SPC Estonia

The European Shortsea Shipping is pleased to announce the establishment of the E...
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European maritime transport space without barriers - Short Sea Shipping

The European Commission has published a video on Short Sea Shipping. This form o...
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Ships should cut CO2 emissions - European climate commissioner

Sea shipping needs a global agreement on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions similar ...
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IMSBC Code

Members are reminded that on 1 January 2011, the International Maritime Solid Bu...
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EU renews push for ship emissions caps

The European Union has reinforced its push for greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions ca...
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Imports growing much faster than exports

The visible trade gap in September stood at €146.9 million, up by €72....
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Grimaldi Lines – Cargo Services

Grimaldi Lines, whose subsidiary Malta Motorways of the Sea are members of the MSPC, have recently issued a cargo brochure which can be viewed in the following link: http://www.shortsea.org.mt/userFiles/2117Grimaldi%20Cargo%20Services.pdf
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Motorways of the Sea course

The 2e3s school (Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping) in Barcelona is arranging...
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Transport Council in Antwerp to enhance Waterborne Transport role

The Informal Transport Council on the full integration of waterborne transport i...
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CMA CGM launches Malta-flagged ship worth €107m

French shipping giant CMA CGM launched its largest Malta-registered containershi...
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New shipping line service

USTICA Lines has introduced a new shipping line service between Malta, Augusta, ...
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Grimaldi launches new route and ships

Italian shipping company Gri­maldi started operating a new roll-on roll-off ...
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New EU rules to "name and shame" shipping companies

New rules to enhance and improve the safety performance of ships were adopted by...
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Eurostat shortsea shipping figures in 2008

Recently Eurostat has published 2008 shortsea statistics for the 27 memberstates...
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Shortsea shipping figures show substantial growth compared to first half of 2009

Compared to the first half of last year, the figures of the tonnage handled by s...
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New Med sailing schedules for Hamburg Süd

Hamburg Süd has thoroughly altered its services between Northern Europe and...
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New member European Shortsea Network - ESN

The European Shortsea Network (ESN) is an informal cooperation of shortsea pro...
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Flinter starts conventional service to Libya

Shipping company Flinter started a conventional service between Antwerp and Liby...
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Virtu Ferries' new catamaran on schedule

The super high speed catamaran being built for Virtu Ferries, the operators of t...
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Mepa to discuss Grand Harbour quays extension

The Mepa Board discussed a development application submitted by Transport Malta ...
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New EU rules up for inbound cargo vessels

The upcoming EU requirements for inbound cargo on vessels destined to EU ports w...
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DNV teams up to assist tanker owners with ship to ship (STS) Operations Plans

  Oil tankers involved in the ship to ship transfer (STS) of oil cargo wil...
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Imports grow faster than exports in July

The trade gap widened by €27.8 million in July as the growth in imports gal...
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MSPC updates

  In recent days, the MSPC website has updated an interactive page that gi...
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Interview with MSPC Chairman

  On Thursday 26th August, an interview with Chairman Mr. Abela concerning...
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MEUSAC

  The centre has recently been communicating with MEUSAC to enquire about ...
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CMA CGM reports 41% increase in half-yearly revenue

France-based CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group a...
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New Building by Grimaldi Group

The Grimaldi Group, in line with its policy of development and enhancement of th...
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CMA CGM registers leviathan in Malta

CMA CGM has taken delivery of Leo, the fifth of a series of twelve 11,400 TEU ...
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Malta tops EU exports list

Malta posted the biggest increase in exports within the EU in the first four m...
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Transport Malta Announces Revision of Towage Tariffs

Transport Malta notifies that the Towage (Tariff of Rates) Regulations (S.L. 499...
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45ft containers - Destinations Map

The Shortsea Promotion Centre recently published a map on the website about the ...
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Malta Maritime Pilots

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Specialised Research Simulator on Fri...
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e-Maritime

The e-Maritime stakeholder conference in Brussels, held on 1st July 2010, demons...
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Commission welcomes EU Parliament approval for maritime passenger rights

On 6th July 2010, the European Commission welcomed the European Parliament votin...
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Ships’ arrival / departure directive

On 27 February 2009 the Council decided to consult the European Economic an...
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Ocean and Sky Logistics

A new member has joined the MSPC - namely Ocean and Sky Logistics – a loca...
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Shortsea shipping is ideal case for LNG fuel

Heavy fuel oil is not an option for future shipping within Emission Control Area...
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Future perspectives of the European Maritime Transport Policy

Please click on the link below to view speech by Siim Kallas, Vice-President of ...
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European Parliament endorses agreement on boat passengers

With approval of the report by Ignes Ayala Sender (S&D, Spain) on Tuesday 6 ...
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Short Sea Shipping of Goods - 2008

Publication data in focus (DIF) "Short sea shipping of goods - 2008" has been issued and is available on eurostat web site: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-QA-10-026/EN/KS-QA-10-026-EN.PDF
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission makes €85 million available for funding motorways of the sea

On Wednesday 19 May, the European Commission announced that three new calls for ...
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Success for TEN-T Agency 2010 Info Day and Seminar on Project Finance & PPPs

The 2010 Info Day organised by the TEN-T Executive Agency on 31 May successfully...
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More Mediterranean fruit for the North of England

MacAndrews, a subsidiary of the French shipping company CMA CGM, operates ships ...
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Government in discussions with EU regarding extension of Gozo Channel’s exclusivity agreement

Gozo Channel Ltd's six-year exclusivity agreement, which expired on April 21, ha...
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Grimaldi Naples open new services and links

Grimaldi Group Naples have announced the launching of additional maritime links ...
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MedaMoS project seminar in Malta

The MedaMoS/Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea project is an EU funded initiat...
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2010 TEN-T Calls launched!

The European Commission has launched today three new 2010 TEN-T Calls for P...
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Public consultation: E-Maritime initiatiative

INTRODUCTION International maritime transport is the “life blood” of...
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Maritime Safety: Port State Control

The European Commission sent today a reasoned opinion to the Maltese authorities...
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European Commission launches Customs Portal

The European Commission has launched a web portal that explains companies the pr...
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Website Improvements

In recent days the centre has concentrated its effort on the website for it to b...
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New UFS Service: Malta/Tunis/Naples

A new service has been added in United Feeder schedules which will be operated w...
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CSAV Norasia own feeder to Adriatic

CSAV Norasia announces the starting of its own operated feeder service Malta to ...
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Press Release – May 2010

The Malta Shortsea Promotion Centre which was launched in November 2006 has its ...
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Official Journal - Marco Polo

Marco Polo: launching of call for proposals for the ion procedure 2010 under the...
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Marco Polo Info Day

The European Commissions Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EA...
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West Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea Maste

West Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea Master Plan - Call for Proposals Extension until 31st Dec.2009
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Shortsea Conference

For further information on the Shortsea Conference, which will be held in Bruges between the 1st-2nd October 2009, please consult the following website: http://www.lloyd.be/nl/company/evenementen/shortseaconference2009/index.php
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Maritime sector:

Commission looking for joint actions to tackle economic crisis
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Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals - West Med Corridors
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West Med Cooridors Motorways of the Sea

1st Call for Proposals
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EastMed-MoS - 2nd Call for Proposals

EastMed-MoS - 2nd Call for Proposals
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The ESN Annual Report 2008

The ESN Annual Report 2008
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Extension of the East Med Mos Call Deadline

The East Med MoS Call for Proposals deadline has been extended by one month. The new deadline has therefore been set on the 20th May 2008, which date has been approved by the EC.
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Green Paper - TEN-T: A Policy Review

Green Paper "TEN-T: A policy review - Towards a better integrated trans-European transport network at the service of the common transport policy"
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EU Policy

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
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EU Policy

Communication and action plan with a view to establishing a European maritime transport space without barriers
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Three new Shipping Line Services

New ‘Low Cost’ passenger connections to further develop tourism and cargo/passenger traffic between Italy, Sicily and Malta
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ESN Annual Report 2007

ESN Annual Report 2007
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SHORTSEA XML workshops in Rotterdam

SHORTSEA XML workshops in Rotterdam
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Call for Projects Proposals

Call for Projects Proposals
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Public Consultatio

Amendment of the second Marco Polo regulation.
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MEDA-MoS Project

Communication released by the MEDA-MoS Team
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Meda-Mos Call for Projects

Call For Proposals - October 2007
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Membership Options and Fees

Membership Options and Fees
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Transport & Services

Transport & Services - EU seeks to shift freight to rail and shipping [http://n...
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SPC-Intermodal Report-MTCP-Final

PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY ON EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF SHORTSEA PROMOTION CENTRES INTO INTERMODALITY
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Marco Polo II 2007 Call for proposals

The first call for proposals of the Marco Polo II programme was published on 28.03.2007 on DG TRENs website, together with an announcement in the OJ. The deadline for applications is 22.06.07.
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Sustainable Surface Transport Calls Content

EU Transport Research: FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1 FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1 FP7 Info Days - Transport 14/02/2007
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