As a trade association, ECSA strives for a regulatory environment that fosters the international competitiveness of European shipping.
[1] ECSA’s current President is Philippos Philis, its Vice-President is Karin Orsel.
[6] The European shipping industry controls 39.5% of the global merchant fleet.
[7] Shipping is a valuable economic and geopolitical asset of the European Union.
Its direct economic impact is significant, with 685,000 persons employed in both sea- and land-based jobs in the same year.