EU rules are ‘make-or-break’ moment for shipping, new ECSA chief says

Decisions taken at the European Union level over the next months will deeply affect shipping and the industry should engage with policymakers to influence legislation in its favour, the new head of the bloc’s shipping lobby said.

“The challenge of the EU environmental regulations marks a make-or-break moment for the shipping sector, said Philippos Philis, who on 1 January became the new president of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA).