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The Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association, the Antwerp Maritime Academy and CMB.TECH cordially invites you to their activity tent during the Tall Ships Races in Antwerp from 22-24 July.

It was a huge victory for the environment today when the Belgian Federal Parliament voted for the implementation of the “International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea“.

At the closed-door public-private event yesterday co-organised by the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association and the Getting to Zero Coalition, participants discussed how the EU could drive shipping’s transition to zero emission in Europe and globally through a dedicated Ocean Fund, Contracts for Difference, and Green Shipping Corridors.

Companies from across the maritime value chain are looking towards the EU as a global climate leader – and have high hopes that the EU Fit for 55 Package, to be finalized and voted on over the next few months, will be able to drive shipping decarbonisation in Europe and globally.

To celebrate the first international day of women in maritime on 18 May as decided by the IMO last year, the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association has featured a woman nominee each day since 13 May also to mark the 10th anniversary of WISTA Belgium.

The Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association has opened a temporary shelter where Ukrainian seafarers can reunite with their families who are fleeing the war-torn country after it has been invaded by Russia.

The Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association has signed a statement together with other leading shipowning associations condemning the attack on Ukraine

While it can be argued that the ELD is an ambitious framework that embeds some new and often challenging concepts, it may be less well-equipped to define, allocate and financially secure liability for environmental damages from the international shipping industry.

After months of being trapped at sea due to the pandemic, the current war in Ukraine is holding hundreds of thousands of seafarers hostage from the global merchant fleet. There are indeed many seafarers of both Ukrainian and Russian nationalities working on board ships. Many Ukrainian seafarers yearn to go home whilst the sanctions are making it harder to sign on Russian seafarers.