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Ahead of next week’s Offshore Working Group meeting of the European Commission’s European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF), the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association (KBRV) sends a stark warning about the looming aberrations for the offshore shipping sector with next year’s ETS implementation.

De Koninklijke Belgische Redersvereniging (KBRV) verwelkomt de beslissing van de Vlaamse Regering om tot €2 miljard vrij te maken ter ondersteuning van duurzame industriële transitieprojecten. De aankondiging werd vandaag gedaan door Vlaams minister-president Matthias Diependaele tijdens het evenement ‘Klimaatsprong voor de industrie’, georganiseerd door Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO).

The Royal Belgian Shipowners Association (KBRV) applauds the outcomes of the Hamburg North Sea Summit on 26 January and welcomes the renewed political commitment to accelerate offshore wind development in the North Sea, including the new capacity targets and investment pact.

From 21-22 October, Antwerp will host the annual summit of the Global Maritime Forum.

Published in the latest edition of the European Transport Law (ETL) Review, the position paper entitled "Charting Uncertain Seas: Legal Ambiguities and Compliance Strategies in EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime Regulations" explores the legal and operational challenges introduced by the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on shipping, and the FuelEU Maritime initiative.

On behalf of its members, the Royal Belgian Shipowners' Association (KBRV) welcomes Belgium's takeover of the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which lasts six months until the end of June 2024.

With the extension of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) to maritime transport in 2024, the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association is organising a kick-off info session for its members this coming 27 October. Representatives of the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport will also take part in the event.

België is een belangrijke maritieme speler en heeft als dusdanig regelmatig schepen in de regio van de Perzische Golf. De Koninklijke Belgische Redersvereniging (KBRV) volgt de snel escalerende situatie in de Straat van Hormuz en de Perzische Golf met de grootste bezorgdheid. De KBRV staat in nauw en permanent contact met haar leden en de Belgische autoriteiten om de veiligheid van de Belgische scheepvaart in de regio te garanderen.

Exactly a year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. This major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War plunged Europe and the rest of the world into an energy and food crisis. This invasion surprised many who thought that armed conflicts of this degree would nowadays not be possible on European soil. Especially after a global pandemic that had just brought the whole world to its knees by incapacitating the supply chain of goods and raw material.