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Grimaldi Lines - New services effective from 16th January 2011Sullivan Maritime Limited on behalf of Grimaldi Group are pleased to announce up... Read More
Indications that sea transport will increaseA call for tenders for an eight-year contract to provide a scheduled ferry servi... Read More
4.1 million used ferry last yearThe Gozo ferry made fewer trips last year when compared to 2010 but carried more... Read More
Exports main source of optimism for 2012Export markets are the main source of business optimism in Malta for 2012, other... Read More
Exports go up 46 per cent by AugustIn the first eight months of 2011, Malta exported €600 million worth of goo... Read More
US sanctions on Iranian firms based in MaltaThe US government has imposed sanctions on 10 Malta-based shipping and front com... Read More
Commission makes €200 million available for key TEN-T projectsThe European Commission has launched a Call for Proposals under the Trans-Europe... Read More
EU transport in figures, Statistical Pocketbook 2011This publication provides an overview of the most recent and most pertinent annu... Read More
From CO2 to CO3During the NDL / HIDC seminar "Together we are strong" the project CO3 (Collabor... Read More
Passenger rights: Commission publishes a Communication on all transport modes and moves forward on air passenger rightsThe European Commission has published a Communication which provides a general o... Read More
MARCO POLO IIThe Marco Polo II programme has just been launched and offers are invited from i... Read More
Speech at the Joint EESC-EC Conference on the White Paper on Transport – The viewpoint of the European Civil SocietySiim Kallas Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport Challenges ahead for a... Read More
Malta re-elected on IMO councilMalta has been re-elected on the International Maritime Organisation council for... Read More
CMA-CGM transfers half of its freeport shares to Turkish groupFrench company CMA-CGM has transferred half of its shares in Malta Freeport to t... Read More
New ferry service offers bridge with war-torn LibyaThe first post-conflict shipping line between Libya and Malta was launched on We... Read More
Maritime safety: Commission sends reasoned opinion to four Member StatesBrussels, 24 November 2011 – The European Commission sent reasoned opinion... Read More
TEN-T Days 2011: Decision makers meet to discuss how infrastructure investment can get the economy movingDecision makers and business leaders met in Antwerp, Belgium on 29th and 30th N... Read More
Second set of LIFE-MOS course completed in NovemberBetween the 5th and 8th of November the last LIFE MOS course of 2011 took place ... Read More
Annual report ECSAThe European Community Shipowners’ Association has published its 2010 annual report.
Please click here to download the report.
More information: www.ecsa.be Read More
Sullivan Shipping new member of MSPCMSPC is pleased to announce a new member Sullivan Shipping. Following find a bri... Read More
Malta-Sicily link included in EU’s infrastructure prioritiesThe increase of maritime links between Malta and Sicily and better infrastructur... Read More
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... Read More
Container Transport via Northern Seaports into Central Europe is EfficientResearch conducted by the independent research agency, NEA indicates that the no... Read More
Connecting Europe: The new EU core transport networkThe Commission adopted on 19 October a proposal to transform the existing patchw... Read More
EU and Eastern Partnership region move forward with transport cooperationFollowing adoption of the Commission's communication on renewed approach to ... Read More
Awarded EUR 25 million EC Support from Motorways of the Sea fundsThe 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. Read More
Gozo Channel will not increase prices in the next six years - ministerGozo Channel ticket prices are not expected to increase in the next six years, F... Read More
Ship Reporting FormalitiesMaritime transport must comply with complex administrative procedures conce... Read More
Ferrying passengers and cargo across the MedSince 2001, the Motorways of the Sea have developed into a network, linking the ... Read More
European Commission to bring forward new package of measures for ports in 2013Brussels, 8 September 2011 - Visiting the port of Rotterdam on 8th September 20... Read More
Commission welcomes the International Maritime Organization agreement to tackle CO2 emissionsBrussels, 15 July 2011 - The European Commission congratulates the International... Read More
European Shortsea Network publishes its ESN Annual Report 2010The European Shortsea Network (ESN), a networking platform for Shortsea Promotio... Read More
Announcement FP7 Transport Work Programme 2012Ahead of the official publication of the new Transportation call on 20 July 2012... Read More
180 million euros for TEN-T projectsIn the framework of the multi annual program TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Net... Read More
EVO pleads for delay Sulphur Directive shippingMid-July, the European Commission has introduced a number of amendments to meet ... Read More
Facts and figures on mode-by-mode transport emissionsCE Delft has updated the facts and figures of the original STREAM study on the s... Read More
21.7 billion euros, plus another 10 billion euros for transport projects in the Cohesion FundSpeech from Vice-President Siim Kallas Commissioner for transport at the Centre ... Read More
Mobility and Transport Newsletter
Dear Readers,
This is the last Newsletter before the summer break. The next o... Read More
IMMEDIATE Call for Applicants for Maritime Navigation Safety Fee studyDuring the the last GTMO 5+5 meeting in Barcelona, it was agreed that the Call f... Read More
Information Seminar: Ship Reporting FormalitiesMaritime transport must comply with complex administrative procedures concerning... Read More
Towards a European maritime transport space without barriers: Ship Reporting Formalities under Directive 2010/65/EUMalta Shortsea Promotion Centre (MSPC) will hold a seminar called “Towards... Read More
MSPC Seminar - Reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the CommunityThe MSPC is organizing a seminar on the new Directive 2010/65/EU of the European... Read More
Pre-feasibility study on Gozo tunnel proposalA pre-feasibility study has been commissioned on the proposed subsea tunnel betw... Read More
TRAN Committee meeting - MarchThe 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 Read More
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... Read More
Transport 2050: Commission outlines ambitious plan to increase mobility and reduce emissionsThe European Commission adopted a comprehensive strategy (Transport 2050) for a ... Read More
Shortsea Journal - March 2011The Shortsea Promotion Centre recently published the first ShortSea Journal of 2... Read More
LNG as short-sea shipping’s green fuel of the futureLiquefied natural gas (LNG) is an environmentally- and climate-friendly fuel tha... Read More
'Marco Polo Annual Work Programme'Every year, the Marco Polo work programme outlines the main themes, priorities a... Read More
Marco Polo 2010 call for proposals - projects selectedFollowing 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 Read More
Gozo Channel sole bidder to run islands’ ferry serviceA consortium formed of two companies that run the Gozo ferry service was the onl... Read More
Exports up €95.5m in JanuaryThe visible trade gap narrowed by €31.6 million in January when compared to... Read More
TRAN Committee meetingThe 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 Read More
EU grants €170 million to vital infrastructure projects across EuropeThe European Commission announced the projects selected to receive a total of &e... Read More
Commission launches consultation onThe European Commission launched a public consultation in February on the "Europ... Read More
Commission decision concerning the 2011 Work Programme in the field of mobility and transportThis Work Programme is divided into two parts:
A. Grants awarded without a basi... Read More
Core ports in TEN-T reviewedAt an informal meeting in Budapest earlier this month the European Commission ha... Read More
Shipping firms required to submit advance electronic cargo infoShipping companies are now required to electronically provide EU Customs authori... Read More
IMO - Subcommittee on Flag State ImplementationThe IMO Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation (FSI) held its 19th session fr... Read More
Supply chain optimization will reduce shipping emissions and benefit the environmentTogether with partners in the MARLEN project, DNV recently completed the develop... Read More
Report on ports and their connections with TEN-TThis study presents new results providing a picture of how the European port sec... Read More
Report on Trans-European transport network planning methodologyThe Trans-European Network (TEN-T) policy is part of the central planning guidel... Read More
H&S Container Line and Haeger & Schmidt join SPC GermanyThe ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC), based in Bonn (Germ... Read More
New Marco Polo videoThe 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 Read More
Fuel of the future for shortsea shipping? The vision of ECSAThe volatile oil market, doubts about the politics of the oil supply and the use... Read More
Reports and studies - European CommissionFurther down you will find the reports and studies of the European Commission. T... Read More
Call for tenders for Gozo ferry serviceA European call for tenders for the provision of a maritime transport service fo... Read More
Report raises short sea shipping concernsThe environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) released a report detailing t... Read More
OOCL becomes first maritime shipping line to join SPCThe Bremen-based German national branch of the Orient Overseas Container Line (O... Read More
Ministers Want to Raise Profile of Waterborne TransportRole and Efficiency of Ports Must be Reinforced
During the first week of Decemb... Read More
Commission Suspends Marco Polo Support for Motorways of the SeaOn 10 December, a joint Short Sea Shipping and Motorways of the Sea Focal Points... Read More
Advanced Cargo Declaration Mandatory as of 1 JanuaryAs of 1 January 2011, the EU advanced cargo declaration regime will become manda... Read More
StatisticsThe statistics on the MSPC website have been updated recently, and can be viewed on the following link:
http://www.shortsea.org.mt/statistics Read More
VGT – Introduction of Electronic Payment SystemVGT have recently introduced the Electronic Payment System to their customers an... Read More
Rimorchiatori Malta Offshore vessel A.H. Valletta sets sail for BrazilRimorchiatori Malta Offshore Ltd, a sister company to Tug Malta Ltd, has taken d... Read More
Commission launches pilot "blue belt" project to make shipping within Europe more attractiveThe European Commission has launched a pilot project designed to reduce administ... Read More
ECAs to trigger big LNG switch: WartsilaThe number of ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) may increase tenfold ... Read More
Container shipping rates continue to fallFor the 18th consecutive week, global container shipping rates have continued to... Read More
Shipping industry updates flag state performance tableThe Round Table of international associations (BIMCO, International Chamber of S... Read More
EU Advance Cargo Declaration Clauses PublishedBIMCO has released to the industry two new standard clauses to address the impen... Read More
European Shortsea Network (ESN) publishes Annual Report 2009The European Shortsea Network (ESN), a networking platform for Shortsea Promotio... Read More
Special edition 2E3SDuring the first weekend of November the Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping, i... Read More
Carmelo Caruana Company LimitedIt is with pleasure that we welcome Carmelo Caruana Company Limited as a new mem... Read More
General Marine Services and ConsultancyWe would also like to welcome General Marine Services and Consultancy, which has... Read More
Maritime Safety: Commission proposes updated mandate of the European Maritime Safety AgencyThe European Commission adopted today a proposal modifying the mandate of the Eu... Read More
Shortsea Shipping welcomes SPC EstoniaThe European Shortsea Shipping is pleased to announce the establishment of the E... Read More
European maritime transport space without barriers - Short Sea ShippingThe European Commission has published a video on Short Sea Shipping. This form o... Read More
Ships should cut CO2 emissions - European climate commissionerSea shipping needs a global agreement on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions similar ... Read More
IMSBC CodeMembers are reminded that on 1 January 2011, the International Maritime Solid Bu... Read More
EU renews push for ship emissions capsThe European Union has reinforced its push for greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions ca... Read More
Imports growing much faster than exportsThe visible trade gap in September stood at €146.9 million, up by €72.... Read More
Grimaldi Lines – Cargo ServicesGrimaldi 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 Read More
Motorways of the Sea courseThe 2e3s school (Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping) in Barcelona is arranging... Read More
Transport Council in Antwerp to enhance Waterborne Transport roleThe Informal Transport Council on the full integration of waterborne transport i... Read More
CMA CGM launches Malta-flagged ship worth €107mFrench shipping giant CMA CGM launched its largest Malta-registered containershi... Read More
New shipping line serviceUSTICA Lines has introduced a new shipping line service between Malta, Augusta, ... Read More
Grimaldi launches new route and shipsItalian shipping company Grimaldi started operating a new roll-on roll-off ... Read More
New EU rules to "name and shame" shipping companiesNew rules to enhance and improve the safety performance of ships were adopted by... Read More
Eurostat shortsea shipping figures in 2008Recently Eurostat has published 2008 shortsea statistics for the 27 memberstates... Read More
Shortsea shipping figures show substantial growth compared to first half of 2009Compared to the first half of last year, the figures of the tonnage handled by s... Read More
New Med sailing schedules for Hamburg SüdHamburg Süd has thoroughly altered its services between Northern Europe and... Read More
New member European Shortsea Network - ESN
The European Shortsea Network (ESN) is an informal cooperation of shortsea pro... Read More
Flinter starts conventional service to LibyaShipping company Flinter started a conventional service between Antwerp and Liby... Read More
Virtu Ferries' new catamaran on scheduleThe super high speed catamaran being built for Virtu Ferries, the operators of t... Read More
Mepa to discuss Grand Harbour quays extensionThe Mepa Board discussed a development application submitted by Transport Malta ... Read More
New EU rules up for inbound cargo vesselsThe upcoming EU requirements for inbound cargo on vessels destined to EU ports w... Read More
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... Read More
Imports grow faster than exports in JulyThe trade gap widened by €27.8 million in July as the growth in imports gal... Read More
MSPC updates
In recent days, the MSPC website has updated an interactive page that gi... Read More
Interview with MSPC Chairman
On Thursday 26th August, an interview with Chairman Mr. Abela concerning... Read More
MEUSAC
The centre has recently been communicating with MEUSAC to enquire about ... Read More
CMA CGM reports 41% increase in half-yearly revenueFrance-based CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group a... Read More
New Building by Grimaldi GroupThe Grimaldi Group, in line with its policy of development and enhancement of th... Read More
CMA CGM registers leviathan in Malta
CMA CGM has taken delivery of Leo, the fifth of a series of twelve 11,400 TEU ... Read More
Malta tops EU exports list
Malta posted the biggest increase in exports within the EU in the first four m... Read More
Transport Malta Announces Revision of Towage TariffsTransport Malta notifies that the Towage (Tariff of Rates) Regulations (S.L. 499... Read More
45ft containers - Destinations MapThe Shortsea Promotion Centre recently published a map on the website about the ... Read More
Malta Maritime PilotsOn the occasion of the inauguration of the Specialised Research Simulator on Fri... Read More
e-MaritimeThe e-Maritime stakeholder conference in Brussels, held on 1st July 2010, demons... Read More
Commission welcomes EU Parliament approval for maritime passenger rightsOn 6th July 2010, the European Commission welcomed the European Parliament votin... Read More
Ships’ arrival / departure directiveOn 27 February 2009 the Council decided to consult the European Economic an... Read More
Ocean and Sky LogisticsA new member has joined the MSPC - namely Ocean and Sky Logistics – a loca... Read More
Shortsea shipping is ideal case for LNG fuelHeavy fuel oil is not an option for future shipping within Emission Control Area... Read More
Future perspectives of the European Maritime Transport PolicyPlease click on the link below to view speech by Siim Kallas, Vice-President of ... Read More
European Parliament endorses agreement on boat passengersWith approval of the report by Ignes Ayala Sender (S&D, Spain) on Tuesday 6 ... Read More
Short Sea Shipping of Goods - 2008Publication 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 Read More
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission makes €85 million available for funding motorways of the seaOn Wednesday 19 May, the European Commission announced that three new calls for ... Read More
Success for TEN-T Agency 2010 Info Day and Seminar on Project Finance & PPPsThe 2010 Info Day organised by the TEN-T Executive Agency on 31 May successfully... Read More
More Mediterranean fruit for the North of EnglandMacAndrews, a subsidiary of the French shipping company CMA CGM, operates ships ... Read More
Government in discussions with EU regarding extension of Gozo Channel’s exclusivity agreementGozo Channel Ltd's six-year exclusivity agreement, which expired on April 21, ha... Read More
Grimaldi Naples open new services and linksGrimaldi Group Naples have announced the launching of additional maritime links ... Read More
MedaMoS project seminar in Malta
The MedaMoS/Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea project is an EU funded initiat... Read More
2010 TEN-T Calls launched!The European Commission has launched today three new 2010 TEN-T Calls for P... Read More
Public consultation: E-Maritime initiatiativeINTRODUCTION International maritime transport is the “life blood” of... Read More
Maritime Safety: Port State ControlThe European Commission sent today a reasoned opinion to the Maltese authorities... Read More
European Commission launches Customs PortalThe European Commission has launched a web portal that explains companies the pr... Read More
Website ImprovementsIn recent days the centre has concentrated its effort on the website for it to b... Read More
New UFS Service: Malta/Tunis/NaplesA new service has been added in United Feeder schedules which will be operated w... Read More
CSAV Norasia own feeder to AdriaticCSAV Norasia announces the starting of its own operated feeder service Malta to ... Read More
Press Release – May 2010The Malta Shortsea Promotion Centre which was launched in November 2006 has its ... Read More
Official Journal - Marco PoloMarco Polo: launching of call for proposals for the ion procedure 2010 under the... Read More
Marco Polo Info DayThe European Commissions Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EA... Read More
West Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea MasteWest Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea Master Plan - Call for Proposals Extension until 31st Dec.2009 Read More
Shortsea ConferenceFor 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 Read More
Maritime sector:Commission looking for joint actions to tackle economic crisis Read More
Call for ProposalsCall for Proposals - West Med Corridors Read More
West Med Cooridors Motorways of the Sea1st Call for Proposals Read More
EastMed-MoS - 2nd Call for ProposalsEastMed-MoS - 2nd Call for Proposals Read More
The ESN Annual Report 2008The ESN Annual Report 2008 Read More
Extension of the East Med Mos Call DeadlineThe 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. Read More
Green Paper - TEN-T: A Policy ReviewGreen Paper "TEN-T: A policy review - Towards a better integrated trans-European transport network at the service of the common transport policy" Read More
EU PolicyCOMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Read More
EU PolicyCommunication and action plan with a view to establishing a European maritime transport space without barriers Read More
Three new Shipping Line ServicesNew ‘Low Cost’ passenger connections to further develop tourism and cargo/passenger traffic between Italy, Sicily and Malta Read More
ESN Annual Report 2007ESN Annual Report 2007 Read More
SHORTSEA XML workshops in RotterdamSHORTSEA XML workshops in Rotterdam Read More
Call for Projects ProposalsCall for Projects Proposals Read More
Public ConsultatioAmendment of the second Marco Polo regulation. Read More
MEDA-MoS ProjectCommunication released by the MEDA-MoS Team Read More
Meda-Mos Call for ProjectsCall For Proposals - October 2007 Read More
Membership Options and FeesMembership Options and Fees Read More
Transport & ServicesTransport & Services
- EU seeks to shift freight to rail and shipping [http://n... Read More
SPC-Intermodal Report-MTCP-FinalPRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY ON EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF SHORTSEA PROMOTION CENTRES INTO INTERMODALITY Read More
Marco Polo II 2007 Call for proposalsThe 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. Read More
Sustainable Surface Transport Calls ContentEU Transport Research:
FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1
FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1
FP7 Info Days - Transport 14/02/2007 Read More
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